We have made 22 gallons of tasty, clear, syrup this year. Been a good year and we have already pulled the taps, and cleaned up all messes. One issue bugs me, and perhaps you can help. In past...
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We have made 22 gallons of tasty, clear, syrup this year. Been a good year and we have already pulled the taps, and cleaned up all messes. One issue bugs me, and perhaps you can help. In past...
Hi from Missouri- Is it OK and safe to clean these filters with bleach/water solution? I know that soaps/detergents should not be used, but I believe bleach water would not leave a residue or...
Collected 175 gal sap on Wed 1/13 while weather was beautiful; sapsacks were huge bloated with sap. First try with my new evaporator arch made from an old oval oil tank. Much more efficient than...
I put out 215 sap sacks in the grove over the weekend. Not much mud, so it wasnt terribly exhausting. Yesterday the trees were flowing well and I expect the same today and tomorrow. Gonna be a big...
OK thanks to all. We will likely ream the holes in early Feb if flowrates decline. John
Some Missouri folks here have already tapped. Sometimes our sapflow continues into mid March. What are problems that might be encountered from tapping this early?
Ive heard that some folks tapped trees on Christmas 2020 weekend. How did that work? If you didnt, do you think that is too early? John
Processed the leftover 85 gallons from previous harvest, along with new collection on 2/16 and 2/18, and made 6 gallons of beautiful dark gold syrup, almost crimson in color. I removed all taps...
Mark thanks for the message. Still collecting names to build the Missouri network of syrupmakers. I hope your sap flows well for you in West Virginia! John
Processed 250 gallons of sap into 6.5 gallons of beautiful dark syrup. Had so much sap that our kitchen couldn't handle it, so we are storing about 85 gallons of sap outside through this deep...
We last harvested on Sunday 2/2 when it was 65 degrees here in midMo. Some sap ran into our bags/buckets after harvest, and sat there on the 74 degree Monday; as we didn't have time to harvest again...
If you're worried about the quality of this next batch of syrup, bring a small pot of sap into the kitchen and boil it down, see how it tastes. That might avoid a whole lotta work. (Some folks...
Well, the stupid trees were dripping well at 72 deg F yesterday. They're not supposed to do that! Fortunately we had collected most of the sap already. There is some that sat in sapsacks thru that...
JayTee: feel free to ask questions here, or go to the MapleTrader.com forum page and find one of the forums that aligns with your question. I have asked questions and received numerous helpful...
Also JayTee, go to my website mosyrup.com I have photos of Missourians making syrup, and some use the stainless steel "steam table trays" mounted on concrete blocks, as a low cost way of boiling. ...
Hi JayTee welcome to the board. I harvested 170 gallons on Monday 1/27, just finished 30 pints of beautiful golden syrup. There is another poster on this board, Goggleeye, also in SE MO, north of...
I tapped 77 trees on Sunday 1/19; despite (or maybe because of) the wind, the trees were dripping nicely, then the sap froze and will remain frozen for several days. I hope to tap the remaining trees...
Anyone know of a low cost method of making a map of the sugarbush, showing tree locations, where I can put some specific tree info like diameter, etc? Is there some app that can be loaded on an...
Hi and greetings from MO where the sap has started to flow and the Chiefs will have the Superbowl victory parade in a few weeks! What is the standard arrangement for leasing a sugarbush- how much...
Hey Old Cabin and RiverSap, glad to see you guys back on MT. On Wed Jan 8 I collected 20 gallons from my 35 or so taps, and today finished it into 2 quarts of beautiful amber light. Looks like it...
I tapped about 35 trees yesterday (Jan 5). They were running but not enthusiastically. Probably will run good today after low in the mid 20's, now a sunny morning with high to be upper 40s. Will...
The fever is starting to build here in Missouri.... Got a text from someone around Jackson MO who tapped trees on 12/31 and today, NewYears day, and his trees are running. Looks like Missouri will...
Hi from Missouri.... hoping to graduate from simple concrete block structure under our 2x5 flat pan to a custom-made welded steel arch with insulation. In theory this will increase our fuel...
Mark- thanks for the tour of your sugarbush back in July. Ive been trying to build the network of Missouri producers and getting some press coverage. Been cleaning buckets and spiles during these...
Hey 220 Maple, MapleTrader says you have exceeded your allotted memory for storing private messages. Go ahead and PM me with your cell number. Thanks. John