Put out 7 taps on 1/5. Collected a couple gallons already and will check them again tomorrow. Weather looks good for sap to run the next couple of weeks. Good luck to everyone.
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Put out 7 taps on 1/5. Collected a couple gallons already and will check them again tomorrow. Weather looks good for sap to run the next couple of weeks. Good luck to everyone.
I bought all of my supplies to make my first concrete block arch for evaporating. At least I have something to do while everything is frozen. Will let you know how it goes and hopefully post some...
Finally able to tap about a dozen trees today. Sap was really flowing. Hope to get enough to boil before the freeze.
I plan to put out my taps as soon as the snow melts a little. Can't wait to see that sap starting to flow. Hope everyone has a great season.
With my collection today, I am over 100 gal of sap collected. Definitely a record for me with only 10 trees tapped. I have over 1-1/2 gal of finished syrup. Currently boiling sap and still have...
I've collected 26 gal so far from my 12 taps before temps fell again. I have about 1/2 gal of finished syrup. I had forgotten just how good fresh syrup is. How is everyone else doing?
Rslun, I often run small batches and get some that are cloudy. I just let them sit for a day or two in a mason jar, and the cloudiness settles to the bottom. I then draw off the top portion with a...
John, Thanks for the info. I have updated my signature, so hopefully it comes through on this post. I would be up to get together and swap stories. I don't have much sap running yet, but my trees are...
The weather looks good, so I tapped 12 of my trees today. Will see what the sap gods want to give me.
Hello all. I am brand new to this site. skinny78 just told me about it. I am also relatively new to making syrup. This is my second year. Last year, I collected about 20 gal of sap, and made a pint...