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Well we are already behind this year, work is getting in the way of my syrup operation :( We do batch processing, Last year we would run sap through the evap. (about 150 gallons plus, then we would...

Well last year we did not have a hydrometer until mid season. My first two batches were past syrup, extras thick and when you open a jar is starts to form rock candy.

Being that those two batches...

Well we use 5/16" Black Tree Saver spouts with Y's and are using tubing to drop into a 5 Gallon Bucket. Do I need to be replacing the Tree saver spouts and Y's every year? I have read about bacteria,...

It so seemed last year that I could hardly find our tap hole markings let alone an open deep hole. We at one time had good healthy trees.

I'm trying to think of our spring and summer, We had...

We we have been in a severe drought in southern wisconsin. Last numbers we were in need of at least 18" of rain to get us out of drought status. This week we have gotten 3 inches of rain an now 2...

All are silvers are budded out, Getting Really dark Grade B out of what we pulled off of our sugars today. with near 70 during the day and now upper 40's at nite, Just can't keep the sap cool enough...

Does anyone use Boiling beads or boiling stones, the kind you would use in a chemsitry beaker, they are suppose to break the surface tension so you boil at a faster rater. Has anyone used them??

Well we just finished out second 5 Gallon Batch. After canning this batch in mason jars when you tip them in the light the syrup seems to be thickening or stringy. Whats going on? It tested to 60...

Crazy Right! My husband bet me that I could I not find us more trees to tap, Well I guess I showed him..... now Im paying for it trying to figure out how on earth I;m going to boil this **** down on...

How long can I go without needing to clean out the nitre from the bottom of the pan? We have 700 Gallons to boil down, and I could keep adding to it if the sap keeps flowing. Won't my pan eventually...

We have a 2x4 Flat pan on a old oil tank. I guess you can say that we have over tapped and ended up with a lot more sap than planned. Being that we have a flat pan am I able to cook down 100 gallons...

We are in way southern WI almost on IL Border. We tapped Last week Wed. and so far we have gotten over 700 Gallons of sap, been boiling for three days hope to batch out at least 10 gallons of Syrup....

We are about 20 miles from Beloit. Buds have defiantely swollen this last week, but I think you have got plenty of time to tap. Appears to be a nice up and down forecast for next week, should help...

Well we pulled over 100 gallons of sap off of what we tapped yesterday, buckets were overflowing this morning. Looking forward to a bit of a cool down so we can catch up a bit. Happy Tapping

We are in Walworth County almost on the IL border. We decided to tap.... Put in about 50 taps; mix of sugars and silvers earlier today, the sap was running down the trees! Will be working like a...

Looks like some solid sugaring weather for the next 7 days in Southern WI. Then a bit of Cold last week in Feb. Anybody planning in Tapping?

This is only our second year, were are hoping to get enough syrup to sell at our local farmers market. We have been canning in glass mason jars, but were thinking about getting some maple leaves........

Inpatient newbie here! We are in southern Wisconsin and they are calling for temps in upper 40's all week. Last year started tapping 3rd week in Feb. Almost no snow or frost in the ground here. Still...

Did not want to Hijack your Post :) Where you at in Tomahawk any where near the Grandmother Dam By Wisconsin River? I knew an old timer that use to do syrup on Cty Road J. That area has gotten so...

We have some syrup left from 2011 season that has been canned in Mason jars. Everything is sealed up, looks great, no mold. How long will it keep? It could be a slow sapping season here so should we...