Western New York

[Urban Sugarmaker]

Got the last of it today with 130 gallons or so of 2%. So that was at least 2 GPT on gravity. I so wish I was running vac. Hopefully the rest of this season turns out okay.

[Urban Sugarmaker]

I am likely going to have to dump a half a tank of sap in the morning. Too much at once and with that warmth I just couldn't keep up with it. Got real cloudy late in the day. At 1.2% I guess it doesn't hurt my feelings. 3 hours of sleep two nights ago and 1 1/2 hours last night. Can't do much more than that.

On a positive note I bottled the first 8 gallons today and it all stayed Amber Rich. I would have put money on it going much darker.

I really don't have a warm fuzzy feeling about the rest of the season. Seems once you start battling cloudy sap it a problem from there on out. I'd like to see the sugar bump up a little too. Maybe I'm just tired and cranky lol

RO? I think it makes sugaring more relaxing and even more fun.

[Tickle]

So collected tonight 33 taps 40gal. Sap since yesterday only 2 buckets with cloudy sap that I had to dump, boiling on friday

[mudr]

Bassman said he's going to build two RO units this summer and sell one to me. I will give him a quart or two of syrup for his labor.


Been my best three day stretch of my young career. Looking forward to a break, and I know my wife is too. Been all dark/robust until tonight's batch which is likely very dark/strong.

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[wnybassman]

Bassman said he's going to build two RO units this summer and sell one to me. I will give him a quart or two of syrup for his labor.


Been my best three day stretch of my young career. Looking forward to a break, and I know my wife is too. Been all dark/robust until tonight's batch which is likely very dark/strong.

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Hey, I might need that quart or two!! lol

But yeah, an RO has got to be in my future.

[Urban Sugarmaker]

Not much for good freezes in the forecast the next 2 weeks. I hope it's inaccurate in our favor.

[wnybassman]

Not much for good freezes in the forecast the next 2 weeks. I hope it's inaccurate in our favor.

Not as good of a freeze as I was hoping last night. This morning ground still soft and no skim ice on puddles. Was 29 when I got up. Accuweather is showing teens and low 20's late next week.

[Userj8670]

Not as good of a freeze as I was hoping last night. This morning ground still soft and no skim ice on puddles. Was 29 when I got up. Accuweather is showing teens and low 20's late next week.

I was hoping for another run on Sunday but as it's been stated the weather isn't that cold. What is everyone's thoughts?

[Troutman10]

Gonna boil some off tonight after work. Temps in my area look to have lows in high 20's and low 30's. Probably not ideal but still should flow once it warms, correct? Got a little desparate the other day and got some snow from a local plaza to put around my storage barrels. People were probably wondering what the heck I was doing. Haha. The stuff syrup makes us do!

[backyardsugarer]

It was a 3 day freak show. Vacs ran non stop and so did the sap. Collected 1100 gallons yesturday after it slowed down. Tuesday was an avalanche of sap and I lost track of how much I collected. Ran the RO to 9% and boilded for 14 hours with a constant flow of concentrate.

Tomorrow looks good. Just washed the RO, cleaned the pans and ready to get after it again tomorrow. Could have 50% of my typical crop in the month of February if we have a good weekend.