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Finished second batch yesterday, about 3.5 gallons. Started Thursday with 130-140 gal of sap (I think). Total on the year is approaching 5 gallons. Hopefully we'll get another run of cold nights...

Hey all,

Does anyone have suggestions for a food safe patch on pinhole leaks in metal buckets? I have two with small leaks (and that is all it takes), one galvanized and one aluminium. I could...

Just came in from putting in another batch of taps, about 18 yesterday (Feb 24) all of which were running, then another 40 or so today, not running. Hoping to do 80-90 this year. And I have to...

Since I didn't post at all this season, maybe I can be last! I lost count on the exact number of taps, between 64-68 I'm pretty sure. Ended up with about 4.3gal of syrup, which is by far our...

Hey Rob, you still getting overnight lows below 0? What's your snow cover like up in Sackville? Down here was kinda weird this year. Still a lot of snow on the ground, and no noticeable bud...

Hey Marvel,

Yep, over a gallon of lost syrup would probably make me cry. Last two years I've had to haul my sap up to the barn using snow shoes and a toboggan. Not that it's the steepest or...

OK guys, I have to say, after not having stopped in for the last 10-12 days, if you read the last 2-3 pages of this thread, it looks pretty funny. 'Where's the sap?' 'Yeah, anyone getting any?' ...

Good for you, DS, mine didn't take off today at all. After no one being down to the woods in almost a week, I was down at noon and got about 3 gal off 60 taps. Dismal.

Marvel, if you have a...

So, any luck, anyone? I haven't been down to the woods for the last couple days, but the forecast for the next week or so shows promise.

Yesterday was disappointing to say the least. +7c all afternoon, and not a drop. Not cold enough the night before I guess.

Not sure what you're expecting, but I'd bet even if it turns out like last year Marvel, you should still end up with 3-4 gal of syrup.

weather.ca says it's +7c at home right now. Last night wasn't too cold, I think it only got to be about -2c last night. Should I be optimistic when I get home?

49 taps in on Saturday, the last 11 on Sunday. All on buckets. And, there was about .5L of sap all said. We drank it!

Pibster, was there a lot of liquid that wouldn't go through the filter along with the 'dark gunk'? I did the same thing the first boil this year, I ran the near syrup through my orlon and wool...

Much the same here in eastern Canada, New Brunswick. Last year was our first year, only seven taps and a late start, and if I hadn't burnt a batch we would've had a full gallon of really nice light...

Thanks guys

What I want to know is how many gallons of sap (or a minimum amount, I suppose) does the average Mason 2'x3' owner have on hand when they fire up their evaporator? I read in another thread the sap...

Hi all,

Does anyone know of an inexpensive refractometer than can be used for hot sap/syrup? All of the Automatic Temperature Compensation (ATC) models I've seen on line only compensate for temps...