Sap has ran the best it has all year the last two days for me here in Clark county. And these open taps and bags are going on 5 weeks. Never made it close to 40 degrees either day.
And yes this last snow SUCKS.
Sap has ran the best it has all year the last two days for me here in Clark county. And these open taps and bags are going on 5 weeks. Never made it close to 40 degrees either day.
And yes this last snow SUCKS.
April 19th
My brotherinlaw snow shoed in the 1/2 mile and is cooking.
30" snow. Said trees are running like crazy. On Saturday the taps will have been in for 6 weeks and are still going strong.
1960 - 1970s 70 taps on galvanized buckets with Dad and Grandpa.
1970s - 1985 Acted crazy!
1986 - 2005 20-30 buckets.
2006- 2017 70 buckets and bags
2017-2019 100 bags and buckets
2020 Finally retired!!! 75 buckets, 50-75 on tubing. RO Bucket, New 12 X 16 Shack and a 42X42 flat pan.
2021-Adding another 125 taps along with a second RO bucket.
2022- Shooting for 350 taps, with 100 on lines.
Lots of Family and Friends and dogs named Skyy and Nessy!
4-19. After 7'' of snow and plowing driveways I went and checked if the sap was running just before noon. one of the barrels on the gravity lines was running over a first for this season..some of the buckets with drops were full and some only half..sun is very warm and melting the snow..warm weather is here...maybe one more cook left to do
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
1960 - 1970s 70 taps on galvanized buckets with Dad and Grandpa.
1970s - 1985 Acted crazy!
1986 - 2005 20-30 buckets.
2006- 2017 70 buckets and bags
2017-2019 100 bags and buckets
2020 Finally retired!!! 75 buckets, 50-75 on tubing. RO Bucket, New 12 X 16 Shack and a 42X42 flat pan.
2021-Adding another 125 taps along with a second RO bucket.
2022- Shooting for 350 taps, with 100 on lines.
Lots of Family and Friends and dogs named Skyy and Nessy!
4-21..trees didn't run much over night..collected and started cooking by 9:30 used the sweet that was from the last time I cooked all tasted fine..a few helpers stopped by during the day... weather was good for a day outside. all the sap was in the bulk tank near the 2x6.. syrup was nice and light for a number of gallons then it turned dark as the day wore on made a tad over 11 gal.forecast is for warmer weather. this is the end of cooking for me..
Read here about using milk for cleaning syrup but can't find the procedure. I have high sugar content and lots of niter and could use some instruction on this. Went back 25 pages . Tnx for any help.
Terry
Hi Terry. The subject came up in several threads recently. I've tried it three times now and am very pleased with the results. Here are the links to the threads for you:
http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...958#post350958
http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...an-syrup/page2
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
4-23. Cooked down 240 gallons this past weekend of stored sap that was 2 feet under a snow bank. Trees were running like crazy yet on Saturday. Sugar content varied from 2.3-2.6 per tree. Syrup is definitely getting darker. My highest production year ever. I'm over 15 gallons for the season and have another 200 gallons to cook. Taps are pulled.
Terry, If you have any further questions about the filtering using milk you can pm me or comment on the milk thread and I will try to help you through it. 028.jpg031.jpg033.jpg043 (2).jpg
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1960 - 1970s 70 taps on galvanized buckets with Dad and Grandpa.
1970s - 1985 Acted crazy!
1986 - 2005 20-30 buckets.
2006- 2017 70 buckets and bags
2017-2019 100 bags and buckets
2020 Finally retired!!! 75 buckets, 50-75 on tubing. RO Bucket, New 12 X 16 Shack and a 42X42 flat pan.
2021-Adding another 125 taps along with a second RO bucket.
2022- Shooting for 350 taps, with 100 on lines.
Lots of Family and Friends and dogs named Skyy and Nessy!
Tnx for the threads on milk cleaning. I have used eggs a few times but the milk sounds very interesting. Will give it a try but does anyone have a set time for adding. I use a hydrometer and pull it off at 30 brix from 2x4 flat pan, then finish off on a gas stove and filter again. I'm seeing here most do the milk thing maybe around 25 or so on the scale. Terry