Search:

I collected 41 gallons at 2% yesterday and 21 gallons today still at 2%. I'm done for the season, I'll take down the buckets today so that I can wash everything tomorrow while it's still nice out.

I collected 64 gallons yesterday at 2% sugar, today I collected 78 gallons still at 2% sugar. I didn't think it would drip last night. I tried to make myself a homemade RO but still haven't figured...

Very weird weather, the silver maple in the front yard has almost leafed out but there's no sign of buds on the maples in the bush. I was looking at my old tap holes today and they're about a 1.5...

I'm about 10 km's from the village Lanark and just down the road from Temple's sugar bush and pancake house.

I've bottled 34 litres so far from 2 sessions of boiling ( I clean my flat pan and storage drums between sessions). I collected 46 gallons of sap this morning, still sitting at 2% sugar and have...

The CDL store in Perth is open and has some smaller evaporator set ups, otherwise keep checking Kijiji everyday for used equipment. But it will move fast.

I think I'll pull my buckets this weekend, mostly because I'm going back to work next week. But then, if I can collect Monday and Tuesday (weather permitted) I'll definitely be done next weekend. ...

I also use regular vinegar in my flat pan for cleaning between boils. Once I take the almost syrup off I put about 15 gallons of clean water in with a 4 litre jug of vinegar scrub down the sides...

I'm also having trouble with sugar sand this year, I'll have to filter my syrup a second time or let it settle, pour off then filter the remainder.

Collected 40 gallons today after work.

I decided to put up 40 buckets on Wednesday, collected about 60 litres. One of my buckets did have a gypsy moth.

I'd like to see the photos of your vacuum filter. Did you use DE in the 5 gallons?

The saptapapp said 218 for me today and it was right. My plan now is to leave the 5 gallons in the food grade buckets and slowly siphon off the clear in a couple days then run the remainder through...

Is it possible to add too much DE? I made a homemade filter press and use a 5 HP shop vac, I then tried to filter 4 gallons of syrup which I added 1/4 cup DE for each gallon and I'm having a...

My big mistake was buying a shop vac with 1.75 HP, it pulled some of the syrup through but wasn't strong enough. Today I'll buy a 5HP shop vac and hope that the syrup I couldn't filter and sat over...

I'm going to be trying my homemade vacuum filter today, I bought the 36" x 36" flat Orlon and pre filters and cut out 8" circles to fit my stainless steel bucket. I'm going to add 1/4 cup filter aid...

It's mostly maple bush, a few wet areas but mostly rocky. The shack is at the base of one hill. The only silver we have is in the front yard. The darker bark maples have the higher sugar %, some...

My husband was correct. Some trees look like they just started dripping maybe in the last hour and some haven't started yet. Hopefully because the snow is still so deep it'll be a slower start for...

We have 31 acres mostly maples, not sure what kind they are to be honest. My husband just checked my buckets before I arrived home from work and he said there's nothing in the buckets yet. I'll...

I think my drill was the problem yesterday, I took out the last of my water to the shack and tapped the rest of my trees. Some were on the verge of dripping, all 80 are now up and I wait. I...

I tapped 2 trees yesterday beside the sugar shack and they're still frozen, hopefully I'll have better luck tomorrow.

I'm making a vacuum filter press for myself this year and it sounds like yours, bought 2 brewing kettles from Ontario Beer Kegs and I'll be fitting a steamer pot with holes in the bottom into an...

I collected around 50 gallons yesterday and it was still clear so I put everything in my evaporator which I'd already cleaned and I'll have a look this morning to see if it's still clear. Either way...

Interesting site for Ontario syrup makers. www.onmaplesyrup.ca

Looking at the forecast I should be able to put up the rest of my buckets (78) next weeks, maybe 20 at a time starting Tuesday.