The last batch we boiled [ 3/24/19] was very dark and required much more sap to make the same amount of syrup as before. I'm pulling the plug on the 2019 season.
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The last batch we boiled [ 3/24/19] was very dark and required much more sap to make the same amount of syrup as before. I'm pulling the plug on the 2019 season.
I sat down and tried our last batch again and thought to myself, "is there any odd flavors in this syrup?". I suppose it's possible that there is and I just can't detect such subtle flavors. My brain...
We are new at this and don't have the tools to check for sugar content just yet. I did notice that just before the three taps dried up, they did produce sap that was darker than before. The three...
Our first three taps that we made in the beginning of February have dried up and we pulled them out today. We tapped three other trees a couple weeks after that and those are still producing.
I have been to Family Roots Farm several times and will definitely be going to their Maple Days event. I will also be going to the pancake breakfast at Brooke Hills Park right before that. They sell...
Thank you. I will be reading and asking all kinds of questions. This forum and all of the people using it are an absolute treasure trove of information.
This is my first year doing this with my toddler for fun. We have 1 gallon jugs on 6 sugar maples and we tapped our first tree at the beginning of February. This past weekend I finally got around to...