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I have to admit that I am a little sad. I just bottled up 11 gallons of the most amazing, clear, amber grade syrup. Intense maple flavour. Almost too good to sell. I am shocked at how light...

Looks like an early end to the season this year. Managed to pull 600L sap yesterday. It's currently sitting at -3c, dead calm and not a cloud in the sky. Should have a good little run this morning...

This whole thing has got me thinking about a little experiment. I want to try to make white, no cook maple syrup. The plan is to run a small amount through the RO up to about 50% sugar. Maybe have...

Same. Trees slowed way down. Didn't really get cold last night. -2 here. I know that they dont like to flow in windy conditions. I always thought it was a preventative measure in case they lose...

My only advice is to be careful. Sugarin' is a gateway hobby. Sure, it seems safe enough. 15 pails and a little set up. What't the harm. All your friends are doing it right? Plus, its for the...

Not sure what is happening. My syrup is getting lighter as the season goes on. Might be because we had a really cold spell down to the minus teens for a few days and it tricked the trees to...

550 gallons of sap in the tanks yesterday and overnight. The trees had a lot of pent up energy after the -19c temps. Sap didn't start flowing til almost 1 pm even though it was +1 with sun at 9....

I am designing and building a vacuum filter attachment for my buddy. He has the CDL 5 gallon SS filter and bottling rig. Looks like the one that you are filtering into. The one where the cone filter...

Looks like it might be a busy next couple of weeks. Zero signs of trees ready to even begin to bud. Weather forecast looks very promising. I'm gonna take the weekend to clean out the tanks and...

Exactly Dr Perkins!! The oil gets pre warmed up to about 250f-300f for 3 reasons. First, this is above the boiling point of water. Sometimes, depending on how careful the restaurants are, there...

That's about right. I was burning a cord per 1000+ litres a day and finishing about 25L of syrup in this rig. Im sure the oil system is similar to an oil burner. I dont use the high pressure oil...

That's awesome. Don't jinx us northerners. Seems like everyone down south is pulling taps and I feel like we are just getting started. I've packed away 30 gallons so far. I missed the early early...

I do samples on the one day a year I sell at a market. Early, mid and later. I dont make any late season syrup. It is amazing to watch people learn about the complexity of syrup. I explain that...

Dr. Tim. Quick question on the same subject. Lots of the old timers here in my area swear that "rock" maple tastes better than "flat" or wet maple. I assume they mean the maples on the shield rock...

Well I guess I'm eating crow for supper. I think next week is actually looking good weather wise. My experience with the Weather Network is that they are professional backcasters and only marginal...

I have zero faith in the forecast that far out.

Blanche and store your sap if you can. It really extends the sap life.

I am in no way saying my syrup is the best. Just anecdotal reactions from new tasters. My flavour reminds them of their old school syrup from their grandfathers time. I honestly believe it's...

100% its due to the amount of RO used and the fact the commercial syrup is blended to balance the types of sugars and create a consistent product. Part of the flavour profile of the "maple" aspect...

I started with 10 pails then 25. Boiled over a turkey burner in my wood shed in a 10 gallon stainless pot. Same heavy bottom Martin Pot is 129$ at my local propane shop. I have 2 of them. Multi...

Everyone is welcome on the Northern Ontario thread. Lots of crossover. Welcome Proboot.

Hey. Ive got a question about your Christmas miracle syrup. Did it taste like first run stuff? Butter and marshmallow? Or was there a different flavour all together.

Hey Aamyotte, I could pop in 30 or 40 taps easily here and run the sap over to your place. Not enough flow for me to run the big rig and set up the RO but I would be happy to supply the sap for you...

Hey all Northern maple enthusiasts. Anyone else getting the itch with the expected temperatures forecast for the week over Christmas?

Gary. Happy for your recovery. Scary experience for sure. I'm at the age now where these things are happening to friends. Certainly a bit of self reflection here on my part.
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