One of my red maples in our yard has a ton of red looking hairs coming from the buds (which usually marks the end for collecting from that tree but I tasted the sap yesterday and it was not buddy...
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One of my red maples in our yard has a ton of red looking hairs coming from the buds (which usually marks the end for collecting from that tree but I tasted the sap yesterday and it was not buddy...
Well I end up getting a piece of 16 gauge stainless steel so I can slide it in between when I'm ready to draw off, evaporating Saturday so I'll see how it works...
It's not so bad when I have an...
Ash door?
Got a piece of 16 gauge ss to slip in right before draw off
Right, I've thought about doing it that way also but if pan has 1/2" nearup in it and I tip it too much it will almost instantly burn a black spot in it but I think that's how I'm going to have to...
Hi all, my current wood evaporator has direct flame contact with the bottom of my stainless pan but I'd like to add a layer of metal on top of the wood burner so that when I draw off I don't have...
Ok thanks
That makes more sense...
What temperature to set at to keep finished syrup and how long will it be ok to leave like that?
Before bottling?( I may try it to combine batches if possible...)
Hello there, I haven't been on here in a while. I didn't have any at all last year because of the strange weather and too busy with other stuff, also had plenty of syrup leftover. I only do buckets...
Ok I put it in freezer along with last few gallons trees pushed out that was clear that I'll finish up this week on the stove...
Made enough for family and friends.
Thanks fellas for your info on...
That's interesting because last year when I used clear sap from trees that had red flowering buds on them I did not get any off smelling near up? I'm tempted to finish it anyways because it's only...
Can clear sap make buddy tasting syrup?
I'm pulling my taps tomorrow after I collect whatever from the next couple days and do last boil! Made just enough for friends and family, just a hobby for me...
oh just because my roof is that big doesn't mean I have extra storage space. We have a small hobby farm so it is full most of the year with either hay, tractors or whatever project I'm working on....
Ok thanks for your time.
My roof where I will create cupola is on the slope of a 4/12 roof( not in center of gable) my roof on pole building is 26' wide and my s. s. Sits off to one side of roof...
I have looked into them but I like the simplicity of a cupola...
Mine is same size...
Can you take some pictures please?
My sugar shack has walls up to 8'( just rough sawn lumber not insulated walls) just a wind break really.
This sugar shack has my evaporator on concrete floor( ss flat pan on a handmade 275 gallon...
Wow, just noticed there's a whole thread dedicated to ALB after I posted for info on them in ne ohio...
Is there a number I could call to have our woods checked( mostly red/ sugar maple)?
I heat...
Anyone have information on asian longhorn beetle in northeast ohio?as it kinda is a scary thought a invasive specie's could ruin our family syrup time by killing our trees...
Woke up to buckets 1/4 full this am(3/16)? And running hard when I left driveway in dark... Trying to pretend I can predict runs this year is like trying to pretend I can predict where I'll catch...
Just picked up same unit, hope I can get to use it!!!
My yard trees are just starting to turn red with the very beginning of budding
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I don't think I will get much more from my silver's before the sap turns buddy...
And I don't know if I want to...
I'm going to try to get a picture of what I'm trying to describe but it looks like small red hairs coming out of my maple tree buds and I'm wondering if that is the start of a leaf bud or a flower...
So when you use these to bottle you dump hot syrup into it, turn on, wait to heat up to 190 and does the syrup go up into vertical site glass on front like coffee does to show volume( if it does can...
Well with how small my process is I can't imagine doing all that every day when I'm only running a 5 gallon bucket or 2 per day? ( As for now I haven't even used it once)so until I would get Atleast...