Well done!
Well done!
2014 - 6 buckets, 4 coffee cans and a propane burner - almost 40L of sap and 1.6L of syrup
2015 - 103 taps on gravity. Homemade oil tank arch and a Smoky Lake 2' X 5' hybrid. - 2.66 gallons of syrup
2016 - 101 taps, 550 gallons of sap, ~10 gallons of syrup all dark.
2017 - 138 taps, 225 gallons of sap, 5.55 gallons of dark syrup, still procrastinating on the vac.
2018 - ~150 taps, I lost track of the sap it was incredible!, over 20 gal of syrup, all dark.
Hey Dscanuck, how are the buds up there? things are swelling here but I think we are still a week away...or so. the temps are crap though its not supposed to go below zero all week.
2014 - 6 buckets, 4 coffee cans and a propane burner - almost 40L of sap and 1.6L of syrup
2015 - 103 taps on gravity. Homemade oil tank arch and a Smoky Lake 2' X 5' hybrid. - 2.66 gallons of syrup
2016 - 101 taps, 550 gallons of sap, ~10 gallons of syrup all dark.
2017 - 138 taps, 225 gallons of sap, 5.55 gallons of dark syrup, still procrastinating on the vac.
2018 - ~150 taps, I lost track of the sap it was incredible!, over 20 gal of syrup, all dark.
I am thinking that this will be the last week, for sure. I had the best run of the year 2 days ago and today and tomorrow it should dip below 0 here. Other than that, it looks above zero the rest of the time.Originally Posted by Marvel26
I haven't seen any buds yet though.
2013 8 taps 10L of Syrup
2014 8 taps 2L of syrup.
2015 15 taps 4L of syrup.
2016 12 taps 7L of syrup
2017 - Year off
It's 24 C in the sun right now and I unfortunately noticed that there were some very white people sunbathing on the snow today as I was driving around for work ...that is probably a better sign than the buds that the end has come ;-)
2014 - 6 buckets, 4 coffee cans and a propane burner - almost 40L of sap and 1.6L of syrup
2015 - 103 taps on gravity. Homemade oil tank arch and a Smoky Lake 2' X 5' hybrid. - 2.66 gallons of syrup
2016 - 101 taps, 550 gallons of sap, ~10 gallons of syrup all dark.
2017 - 138 taps, 225 gallons of sap, 5.55 gallons of dark syrup, still procrastinating on the vac.
2018 - ~150 taps, I lost track of the sap it was incredible!, over 20 gal of syrup, all dark.
Been getting some decent runs the last few days, already back to about 60L in sap in reserve. Monday looks to be the last run here in Fton. -2 Sunday and -2 on Monday than above zero at night the rest of the week.
2013 8 taps 10L of Syrup
2014 8 taps 2L of syrup.
2015 15 taps 4L of syrup.
2016 12 taps 7L of syrup
2017 - Year off
Back from vacation. No maple trees tapped but did tap some rum, vodka, tequila, beer and wine trees! 😇
Made it around today.....25 litres of sap. Haven't collected for a week....so not great but will take it.
Boiling will happen tomorrow.
Good looking run dscanuck.
2013 -5 buckets. 37 litres of sap = 750 ml of syrup.
2014 - 21 buckets. 78 litres of sap = 1750 ml of syrup.
2015 - 24 buckets/13 taps plus 12 taps on lines into wine buckets.....150 litres of sap ~ 4700 ml of syrup so far.
Pulled most of my taps last night. I have one more line to pull at a neighbours house, grand total for the week should be 20 gallons. Boiling/clean up will occur this afternoon depending on my mental state at the end of my shift ;-)
2014 - 6 buckets, 4 coffee cans and a propane burner - almost 40L of sap and 1.6L of syrup
2015 - 103 taps on gravity. Homemade oil tank arch and a Smoky Lake 2' X 5' hybrid. - 2.66 gallons of syrup
2016 - 101 taps, 550 gallons of sap, ~10 gallons of syrup all dark.
2017 - 138 taps, 225 gallons of sap, 5.55 gallons of dark syrup, still procrastinating on the vac.
2018 - ~150 taps, I lost track of the sap it was incredible!, over 20 gal of syrup, all dark.
Things are looking good today and tomorrow.....after that it is all over.
2013 -5 buckets. 37 litres of sap = 750 ml of syrup.
2014 - 21 buckets. 78 litres of sap = 1750 ml of syrup.
2015 - 24 buckets/13 taps plus 12 taps on lines into wine buckets.....150 litres of sap ~ 4700 ml of syrup so far.
Did my last boil this afternoon. I will still have to do some final finishing on the lobster fryer once my hydrometer gets here....customs seems to have taken an interest in it. I'll give an update on that for those who are interested a bit later.
Final tally on sap is ready now though, 205 gallons collected since the first week of March. This equates to 1.99 gallons of sap per tap for the entire season!
2014 - 6 buckets, 4 coffee cans and a propane burner - almost 40L of sap and 1.6L of syrup
2015 - 103 taps on gravity. Homemade oil tank arch and a Smoky Lake 2' X 5' hybrid. - 2.66 gallons of syrup
2016 - 101 taps, 550 gallons of sap, ~10 gallons of syrup all dark.
2017 - 138 taps, 225 gallons of sap, 5.55 gallons of dark syrup, still procrastinating on the vac.
2018 - ~150 taps, I lost track of the sap it was incredible!, over 20 gal of syrup, all dark.
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?' 'Stupid Mother Nature!' etc, then not one reply later, 'all done'. lol. Having said that, that's exactly how my season went too.
Got about 140-150gal of sap, most of which came two weeks ago, then very little last week, then the ice came off the river, the river rose and flooded my woods (again). Pulled most of my 70 taps Wed, and the Mrs. did the last 10 yesterday. Burned my first 8gal boil this year (again) and lost about 2 cups. Not a big deal right?
The big boil for the year Apr 11-12 (23 five-gallon pails) yielded almost 4 gallons, but as I was finishing it in a big stock pot on the stove it boiled over. The handles of the pot were covered in boiling syrup so we had to wait for it to stop after I turned the burner off and flicked a bit of bacon fat into the pot. Probably lost a quart of syrup over that.... a little harder to take than the first two burnt cups. Final boil yesterday on 33 gal of sap yielded 3/4 gal of syrup, so I'm over 4 gallons on the season, which is way better than last year. I'm happy at any rate, so's the family. My wife even made snow taffy late last night.
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