2017 Missouri Tapping Season
All this cold weather has got me thinking about the upcoming sugarin' season, so I thought I'd get a thread started for 2017. One thing's for sure, the weather is more promising this winter than it was last.
I lost one of my biggest sugar maple trees this summer. About 2 1/2 feet in diameter, maybe 130 ft tall, and it just fell over. Bummer. So that put me down a couple taps...I found a couple more sugar maples to tap in its place, but I doubt they'll get close to equaling the sap it provided.
Got my stove assembled this week: https://youtu.be/mDmOn4QODrs
Buckeye Gold I did not know the season started so early there in Ohio. You probably have very similar temperatures to here in Missouri. I may have to experiment next year with a few December taps.
Crazy River Sap
55 sugar maple, 15 walnut taps on plastic buckets and tubing
Block arch on driveway
I added a few pictures in my gallery area under 2017 season that show some of the mainline and laterals in the system I set up. It was a very icy day. I risked my life taking those pictures.
Last edited by RiverSap; 01-16-2017 at 08:05 PM.
Crazy River Sap
55 sugar maple, 15 walnut taps on plastic buckets and tubing
Block arch on driveway
Nice looking setup.
Needing some colder weather down here still.......... hopefully later this week.
We tapped our trees this weekend and are looking forward to sweetening the pans Monday night! I have extra evaporator capacity this year and am willing to cook someones sap on shares. I have been cooking the sap from a friends 300+ taps but he is not able to tap this year. If you all know anybody close to the Jefferson City or Holts Summit area with some extra sap please let me know.
Matthew
Highly modified Leader Half Pint with Smoky Lake 2 x 4 Raised Flue
14' Grain Bin Sugar House
152 taps on 3/16 tubing
MES Dolly 100 RO
Homemade filter/canning tank with an electric water jacket
Kubota RTV 1100
http://s272.photobucket.com/albums/j...Maple%20Syrup/
Im gonna jump in here with you and the Kentucky guys this year. Ive been getting the itch too!!
Great to have you. Hope things cooperate in Kentucky.
Looking at our 10-day forecast, I may tap at the end of next week (5-7 January). That could change as we get closer and the forecast is refined.
Welcome Esetter. Tell us a little bit about your setup. We are mostly hobbyist here. I tap about 35 trees along the bluffs of the Missouri river. Take a look at some of the pictures in my galleries.
Crazy River Sap
55 sugar maple, 15 walnut taps on plastic buckets and tubing
Block arch on driveway
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