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    Nice website, Uncle John. This is my second...

    Nice website, Uncle John. This is my second winter of not tapping since I moved to a property without sugar maples. I must say, I've been thinking about how hard it would be to decide when to tap...
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    Thanks! I'll look for that.

    Thanks! I'll look for that.
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    Selling Equipment

    As I mentioned earlier this year, I'm moving to a little farm that doesn't have any sugar maples. So I've got my maple syrup equipment for sale on Craigslist. If you live anywhere close to St Louis,...
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    Well, I reckon my tapping days are over. I was...

    Well, I reckon my tapping days are over. I was getting ready to tap last week and got a call from my well driller. He needed to meet me at my new house site. That led to a couple days of work to get...
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    So did your trees start gushing sap yesterday...

    So did your trees start gushing sap yesterday before it re-froze?
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    2018 Missouri Tapping Season

    Well, we're certainly getting the cold temps this year. Hopefully this is priming the trees for a long flow.

    This will probably be my last year making maple syrup because I'm building a cabin an a...
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    Yep, we may need a few good cold winters here...

    Yep, we may need a few good cold winters here before I'm convinced it's worth the time, money, and effort.
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    I recently bottled a batch of mead that contained...

    I recently bottled a batch of mead that contained maple syrup. I also just started a new batch that included even more maple syrup. I'm a beekeeper so naturally I combine the two.

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    Hopefully this isn't the new normal.

    Hopefully this isn't the new normal.
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    Yeah, it's crazy. Typically I get one boil in...

    Yeah, it's crazy. Typically I get one boil in early March. This year we barely made it to mid-February.
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    Thanks, Dr. Tim. I never even thought about lead...

    Thanks, Dr. Tim. I never even thought about lead being an issue. I do use some old collection buckets and spiles...gonna have to switch to plastic now that I know about the lead leaching.
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    I've been saving my heavily-nitered syrup to...

    I've been saving my heavily-nitered syrup to include in the ferment next time I make mead. My thought is it will provide flavor and sugar for the yeast, with the niter harmlessly settling to the...
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    Very nice, thanks.

    Very nice, thanks.
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    Yep, forecast looks good for the St Louis area...

    Yep, forecast looks good for the St Louis area starting on the 26th, so hopefully that plays out well for us all.

    I've got a grand total of 4 1/2 gallons of sap from my maples so far. Last year...
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    Nice looking setup.

    Nice looking setup.
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    Wow, how big is the sugar maple that put out a...

    Wow, how big is the sugar maple that put out a gallon yesterday? And is the trunk in full sun or in a forest?
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    For what it's worth, I probably tapped too early....

    For what it's worth, I probably tapped too early. My logic went like this: The temps looked good in the 10-day forecast. Our season typically ends about March 1st. The taps should be good for 6-8...
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    Funny you should mention that. Yes, it's very...

    Funny you should mention that. Yes, it's very steep on my property too. I live in a "holler," which provides really nice views from the house because we've got a wall of nature when we look our our...
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    February has been the strongest month for me too....

    February has been the strongest month for me too.

    I did tap yesterday in anticipation of breaking the freezing spell we're in right now. On the 9th we're supposed to start going above 32 degrees...
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    Wow. I considered tapping a couple weeks ago when...

    Wow. I considered tapping a couple weeks ago when the temps were swinging between thaw and freeze, but it didn't feel right tapping in December. Maybe I should have based on your haul...
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    Great to have you. Hope things cooperate in...

    Great to have you. Hope things cooperate in Kentucky.

    Looking at our 10-day forecast, I may tap at the end of next week (5-7 January). That could change as we get closer and the forecast is...
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    Got my stove assembled this week:...

    Got my stove assembled this week: https://youtu.be/mDmOn4QODrs
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    2017 Missouri Tapping Season

    All this cold weather has got me thinking about the upcoming sugarin' season, so I thought I'd get a thread started for 2017. One thing's for sure, the weather is more promising this winter than it...
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    The pictures are a bit fuzzy, but that looks like...

    The pictures are a bit fuzzy, but that looks like it could be mold to me. Are you sure there wasn't some moisture in the jars or sugar before you put them away?
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    I came to post this one, but you beat me to it....

    I came to post this one, but you beat me to it. This myth is even pervasive among most people who make maple syrup.
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