Collected about 55 gallons of red and silver maple sap over the last two weeks. Had it in a barrel buried in a snow bank. Was worried about the amount of time it sat. Also added about 3 gallons of silver maple sap after it the top of the tree was fuzzy and greenish. Just getting to bottle it and it tastes awesome.
Tim
2012 1st year 25 taps, crude block arch, 1 gallon syrup made
2013 2nd year 50 gravity taps, 3 pan block arch w/drop tubes, 16 gallons made
2014 3rd year 30 gravity taps same arch and pans, 6 1/2 gallons made
2015 4th year 8 gravity taps (reds only) same arch and pans, 15 pints made
2016 5th year 15 gravity taps. Reds and silvers. About 2 gallons made