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I finished and bottled 2.75 gallons today. It was lighter than the first two batches which were medium dark. This batch was still dark but right on the line between amber and dark. Oh, and the sugar...

We boiled the last 125 of sap tuesday the 20th and pulled taps yesterday. Ive got 4 gallons bottled up and 4 or 5 gallons to finish off. We boiled about 475 gallons of sap total this year. Ill post...

Hey everyone,
I tapped in saturday february 10th, 100 taps +-. So far we've boiled off 240 gallons of sap for a total of 4.5 gallons of dark. So, we've got low sugar content and dark syrup, i think...

Well, that's unfortunate. Check me out, looking for an easier way. Thanks guys, Ted

Hey Everyone,
I've always just used vinegar and warm water to clean my evaporator pan but it seems people also use a pressure washer. I'm wondering what pressure psi do you need to remove niter?...

Thank you SeanD! It was the niter. I've been using this setup for 5 or 6 years and this was thre first time it's been a problem. Live and learn I guess. Thanks again, ted

I boil raw sap. I'll check for build up niter. I'm sure there's some but it hasn't been a problem in the past. I may just clean it, I really dont want to go through that boil again, if it was always...

I use a few drops of oil to knock the "foam" down as needed, not necessarily at regular intervals. To be clear, this isn't the large Mr. Bubble bubbles, this looked like a very intense boil. It...

Hey Everyone,
I experienced something I've not seen before. I boil on a flat 2x5 Smoky Lake pan and corsair arch with a blower. I collected 200 gallons of older sap, it was crystal clear and...

I bottled up 8.5 gal of amber this past couple days. I'll hose out the tanks, clean the pan and evaporator then take the rest of today off as I really need a break. Tomorrow I'll make a desision on...

I'm all tapped (100 taps in all) and collected 80 gal. today. Have fun! Ted

Put 75ish taps today, sap is running. I'll finish getting them in tomorrow, maybe even collect some sap! Good luck all! And have fun! Ted

I'm planning on tapping in tomorrow February 11th. Earliest I've tapped so far. Good luck everyone,have fun! Ted

My last collection was on 3/15/22. Could have collected on the 16th but i couldnt keep up. Ted




Edit: im in southeastern iowa

Hey Everybody,
Im late to the party but wanted to say we made 16+ gallons of really fine syrup this year. Collected 350 gallons of sap between the 14th and 15th, on 105 taps on buckets. Needless to...

Hey IowaSap! Welcome back! And upmep! Dang, I'm glad to see your both making steam this year. Hunter went and got himself a real job so I'm a one man band now. He did come up and boil a day with his...

All 100 taps are in now, mostly silvers. Nothing running yet. Ted

Hi Dinorocks. I have a 2x5 flat pan and used regular old teflon thread tape. Ted

Way below zero with windchill so I'm waiting. Maybe by towards the end of the month. In the mean time, Ginger or Maryann?

The power washer (car wash) worked great! It took off the dry soot which made cleaning with grill cleaner a breeze, took less time and was no where near the usual mess. No mess in the car wash...

Thanks for all the replies! Ted

Hi Everyone,
I'm cleaning up, as my season is over, and was wondering if a power washer, possibly at the local car was, would remove the soot build up on the bottom of my pan. I thought if I could...

Ill collect this morning, boil it (depending on quantity) and see where we stand. Might be buddy. Ill post results afterwards. Ted

Sap is running here today, it might be the last as 10 day forecast doesn't look good, but that could change. Have fun, ted

We'll need overnight temps below freezing to recharge the trees after this flow. I pulled 135 /150 gallons (depending on which tank markings you trust) off of 100 taps, this morning. I'll collect...