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try floating a few bags of sealed ice? i did that today in my 2x4 flat pan. Shutdown last night and want to boil anything i get today and tomorrow.
I've seen a few guys freeze water bottles and...

I'm in Monroe. Valley, swamp, and hillside trees. I've noticed full Sun really gets them going. We just haven't had ideal conditions. Waiting to get above freezing today and its almost noon. They'll...

Trees blew open today. You should have had a good run. Even my hillside trees produced today.

Hate to tell you. But still not great. Only 6g and that came from 10 of my 28 taps. Go figure

I just added a fourth stream pan to my setup. I only take one pan out when I'm done with the boil. I go to syrup in my final pan. I use the flat scoop to consolidate my pans and flush with fresh sap....

Same issues here. With the deep snow pack, ground is still frozen. Rain should have helped last night. It will happen.
It's hard to be patient when everyone else it's hauling loads of sap

I'm in the same boat.
28 taps and only 16 gal since Sat.
Trees are in a valley as well. Some are giving a gal/day
and others hardly a cup. Driving me crazy. Maybe the snow? Hoping tonight's...

tapped in monroe.

Should be good tomorrow and starting this weekend.

Never made it into the woods but checked 1 close to the house that was dry. wed is the day

yup. not sure if i should head out today and check taps. should be a small run today????

Finally! Thought this season was never going to start.

The deep Snow Sucks!

Good luck and fun to all!

Can you burn with wood? More btu's.

I use block arch and 3 steam trays. get about 7gph when the fire is real hot with hard wood.
And Batch is the way to go. Syrup always gets darker as you...

Get ready boys and girls. I plan on an early tap this year. This deep freeze will give us a few over the top runs this year. Just don't be afraid to tap in a bit early!
I love the first few early...

well said hodorskib!

wow. that's pretty good. I had pulled taps 2 weeks ago and thought about putting a few back in for that cold snap.

how was the sugar content? was it a dark syrup?

congrats on hanging in...

My big trees are "Bleeding" as my father in law stated this weekend.
I feel the need to collect that and boil it off...but resisting the urge.

all done. Taps were dry as a bone today. now the tough decision. dump the 15 gal i have or a quick little boil.

So i did not have time to pull my taps this weekend. Had a decent run sunday into monday but today was poor. Pulled a few taps. hope to get 20g by friday for my last boil.
Looking at the trees,...

5g today. but only from my bigger trees. I started pulling taps on my smaller trees and the tap holes were dry as a desert.
Hoping to get 5 gal more by friday for a quick boil of only 20g.

the...

funny story. Tough one to learn but at least you saw the humor in it.
They say you won't remember every season, but you'll always remember your first.

The cost of making maple syrup while...

Hey Outdoorsman,

I'm in monroe. let's talk about wood. I pull mine out of the woods but always looking for an easier way.
sent you a pm

Collected today from sunday night. 10g with a slight...

No. I just use the 3 prefilters. i pour a gallon of boiling water through them just prior to filtering, let that sit until I'm ready to take off. Dump the water and pour the hot syrup through the...

I planned my last boil this past weekend but didn't pull taps as i ran out of daylight. I'll see what's in the buckets tomorrow. I think it's going to dry up pretty quick down here to the south. ...

thanks guys. but my cone filter always clogged...even with fairly clear syrup.
those bottles have yet to haze up.

Will try with 4 prefilters for the last boil. Last weekend, I didn't filter off...

Finally! My first season, I used cone orlon filters....clogged, always.
well, tonight, I used 3 prefilters only. Right off the evap. filter through in 10 min and crystal clear.


yeah for...