Willow Creek Sugarhouse 2012

[red maples]

Was finally able to boil out the ice concentrated sap today. and was able to finally draw off about 3 gallons looks like medium. I hate when the evap sits for a few days and then when you get it boiling it gets that stale smell to flue pan!!!

But it was nice to get some syrup today. got just about everything de-iced. I decided to boil that off since the saps not running anyway. I still have about 20 or so taps to put on the gravity trees across the street!!! Hit those this afternoon hopefully. shouldn't take long as long as the squirrels didn't chew things up.

[red maples]

Managed to get about 230 gallons of sap from thursday AM to friday at freeze up. boiled that off. thursday and friday. few hours each day. boiled off another 140 gals today. Sap was running pretty good for a while but slowed towards the end of the day it still coming in but very slow. my cold trees are still running pretty slow Ground is pretty hard back there even after the sun today. should manage about 140 or so gallons of sap today we'll see whats in the tanks a little later.

Syrup to date about 4 gallons of medium and 2 gallons of just a hair over the medium line into dark. building up a little dark niter so I will filter that out tomorrow morning quick before we get going!!!

Haven't had that really good run yet in one day that is. Walked the lines today found 1 loose saddle thats it was pulling 26 today!!! happy with that.

FYI the 150 gallon poly tanks that bascom's has I finally graduated them yesterday using 55 gallon drum and transfered sap. The most I could get into 135 gals not 150 as marked that is give or take 10 gallons even that is 145 max. So that mean most of my numbers for last year are off. It is what it is I guess. so we are off to a decient year so far I just have my fingers crossed it keeps going!!!

I think we are set up for a march blizzard. We are so overdue for a blizzard in general adding in that we got very little snow this year I think we are in for heck of storm sooner or later in march...I'll take early counting a big maple weekend again!!!

Sounds like everyone is getting dialed in and having fun!!!

[red maples]

Alrighty hit 9 gallons just shy of 10 I will get that maybe tomorrow if I have enough sap to boil that is. yesterday managed only 90 gallons and today hmmmm hard to say it started late like yesterday and is coming in slow we hit 40 but for how long??? and the sun is out too. big warm up coming 50's should really get things going I hope!!! but I can't complain got close to 10 gallons finished syrup not including whats in the pans and it only feb 20th.

doing a little work on the sugarhouse today open things up just a little. Makes a big difference. looks so much bigger on the inside and you don't have to walk sideways to get arounf the evap. LIKE IT!! much safer too!!!

Clicked on "what's new" OH man liek 5 pages blah for get it!!! no time for that!!! and the first thread can I store sap in trash cans. OK I was very green newbie once too but geez how many times.........

[Russell Lampron]

Alrighty hit 9 gallons just shy of 10 I will get that maybe tomorrow if I have enough sap to boil that is. yesterday managed only 90 gallons and today hmmmm hard to say it started late like yesterday and is coming in slow we hit 40 but for how long??? and the sun is out too. big warm up coming 50's should really get things going I hope!!! but I can't complain got close to 10 gallons finished syrup not including whats in the pans and it only feb 20th.

doing a little work on the sugarhouse today open things up just a little. Makes a big difference. looks so much bigger on the inside and you don't have to walk sideways to get arounf the evap. LIKE IT!! much safer too!!!

Clicked on "what's new" OH man liek 5 pages blah for get it!!! no time for that!!! and the first thread can I store sap in trash cans. OK I was very green newbie once too but geez how many times.........

I'm glad to see that things are going well for you too. I am at 7 gallons but have 400 gallons of sap in the tank for tomorrow. It looks like the sap should start flowing good by the end of the week.

I'm with you on some of the repeat topics and such.

[red maples]

Yeah I can't wait been waiting for the big run!!! didn't get much yesterday late start for sap and early finish!!! Really hoping things break loose these next few days!!! Will be flirting with freezing temps I am usually a few degrees colder than all the surrounding areas close to my house. sometimes as much as 7-8* so we'll have to see how things pan out. I only got 50 Gals yesterday!!!

[Dill]

This early a bit of elevation makes a huge difference. It was a cold 33 in my vac bush yesterday it was running but barely. Head down to 125 in epping and its not as windy and 39.
I agree with Russ, its early, heck its president's day, barely halfway through Feb.

[SSFLLC]

We got about the same thing here Brad around 50 gallons. Down in the woods where the releaser is can be as much as 6 degrees colder than at the house (1600 feet away). The snow and ice in the woods is almost gone now. So with the temps they predict. When it does flow its going to gush. Keith

[red maples]

Got 115 gallons yesterday!!! combined with 65 I had had boile dthat all off that off early this morning lit the Evap at 4:15am morning, did a cleaning through out. Time for a shower and a nap lunch then pick up my buddy at school!!! I am a morning person and love boiling Early (also keeps me from drinking too many boiling sodas)!!! hate boiling later at night!!!

63.5 gallons left to make to meet my goal!!! and getting close to the weigth loss goal it up to 6lbs!!! love maple season.

[Russell Lampron]

Got 115 gallons yesterday!!! combined with 65 I had had boile dthat all off that off early this morning lit the Evap at 4:15am morning, did a cleaning through out. Time for a shower and a nap lunch then pick up my buddy at school!!! I am a morning person and love boiling Early (also keeps me from drinking too many boiling sodas)!!! hate boiling later at night!!!

63.5 gallons left to make to meet my goal!!! and getting close to the weigth loss goal it up to 6lbs!!! love maple season.

I always seem to drop a few pounds during sugaring season despite the additional intake of maple syrup and boiling sodas. It didn't thaw fast enough to get much of a run here yesterday. It is doing pretty good today though.

[red maples]

This year I vowed to not drink so many boiling sodas!!!! maple syrup you can help but the last few years I would end up with anywhere from 4-6 sodas during a boil they just go down so fast before you know ....whoops!!! wow did I drink that much!!! sap was coming really good for a while but it slowed a bit!!! but it should run all night!!!