Today is most likely my last boil. I’m in Southbury. Was a good season! Probably my best yet at 4 gallons. Hoping today gives me some dark syrup. I have plenty of amber.
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Today is most likely my last boil. I’m in Southbury. Was a good season! Probably my best yet at 4 gallons. Hoping today gives me some dark syrup. I have plenty of amber.
I tapped this week and was hoping for a big run today. Didn’t get much out of my 40 taps and all of my taps are leaking. I used a new 5/16 maple bit and didn’t drive the tap too hard. I don’t get it....
Definitely was a short season. Had a higher yield last year for sure.
Question, my syrup has an after “bite” this year. Can’t figure it out. It’s not bitter and not sour. Anyone have any...
I’ve never been able to tell with 100% accuracy. I mark my trees is the summer so I can tell come winter. I then look at the bark of a similar sized tree and guess.
I’m in western CT little over an hour due East of you. We most likely have a very similar climate.
So, I tapped a week ago. Had some flow during the two days that were optimal and then another freeze came. Today, a few trees ran really well but most are doing nothing. Should I be concerned that I...
Started tapping today. Got 26 taps in. Some had really good flow. Next few days look crappy, but after that should be money.
Last week looked like today was the day to tap, with beautiful weather on the horizon. Now, I see what you see. A day or two this week that look good, then back down below freezing until the 14th....
So tempting for sure with the forecast ahead. Still not tapping until close to end of January. Still have equipment adjustments to do anyways. I’m not ready to make anything yet.
Thank you for the details. Looks like a very nice set up.
My shack is a shack in every sense of the term. I just didn’t think about the pipe when building and now I’m left to improvise.
With...
Hi everyone,
In almost done building a sugar shack out of pallets for my 2x3 evaporator. My shack is basically 8x8 and I’m struggling with how to do the smoke stack. Should I cut a hole out of the...
Had decent flow this week, but last two days were virtually dry on the majority of my trees. I’m boiling today, but it’s not as much as I was hoping to boil.
With temps not getting below freezing...
Quick question.....i emptied my evaporator 12 days ago and stored the partially boiled sap (yellow color now) and stuck it in my refrigerator. I’m boiling again today and question using it. It smells...
Anyone have taps flowing today? I thought because of the temp my taps would start flowing again after the past two extremely cold days. Hasn’t happened tho.
Ill do that today. Rig was still hot last night, so I couldn't drain last night. I appreciate the advice.
Well, it turns out I did slightly warp my pan. Right by the draw off point. Not too bad though, and taught me to be way more careful.
I was able to get the burnt spots out and had another run...
Good morning all...
I tapped last week expecting to fire up my new Mason 2x3. It took longer to insulate and brick than expected. After finally getting it ready, I wanted to do a late boil as a...
I have 13 taps right now. All sugar maples. This is my third year making syrup. Taste has been consistent all three years, especially early on. My first few runs look like the photo I posted. Amber...
Anyone here have their syrup have a butterscotch taste? VT syrup doesn’t have that aftertaste, yet mine always does, especially early season syrup.
My pots are stainless steel and I boil over...
That math doesn’t add up. Maybe 13 gallons and your yield was a qt??
Thanks for the input about leaking taps. I’ll let them be. It much I could do anyway.
Today I collected a good amount. Currently have 9 gallons of sap. Again, being a very small operation, I...
I think I may have a problem. All my taps are leaking. Not sure if I drilled too deep into the tree or not. Had some sap collection today, but not a lot. The trees are soaked underneath the tap.
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Tapped my trees today. Currently 40 degrees outside and abouve freezing temps during the day in the forecast and below freezing nights. I’m a very small operation, mainly for personal use and some...
I plan on tapping next week. We are expecting 0 degree temps in the coming days. The 15 day forecast calls for above freezing days and below freezing nights. Just what we want.
Let us know how...
Yeah, I saw that too. Cold temps are on the way. Looks like February it is.