Eastern Ontario 2017

[Clinkis]

Galena,

Trust me I agree that this idea is crazy but calling people names is not the way to make your point. These threads never end well. We Canadians are better then that.

[Galena]

Hi Clinkis, I know, I blew a fuse or two last night. But I've seen that single-minded mentality in place before, and nothing good ever comes of it. Please don't ask for examples, I have far too many and have a busy night ahead. Maybe a bit later on.

[Big_Eddy]

I'm boiling today. Started out with about 185 gals of sap /ice. Lost the first hour thawing valves and the block in the evaporator.

Now I have a good boil going but I'm having icing issues in my feed line. I'm watching the trickle at the float box carefully and have had to disconnect and remove ice plugs several times already. Still. If I don't get everything I can out of the tank today it will even harder tomorrow.

My other problem today? Where to place my chair. Too close to the arch door and I roast. A bit further back and I freeze. Just doesn't seem to be a good spot today.

[MarkReynolds]

I'm boiling today. Started out with about 185 gals of sap /ice. Lost the first hour thawing valves and the block in the evaporator.

Now I have a good boil going but I'm having icing issues in my feed line. I'm watching the trickle at the float box carefully and have had to disconnect and remove ice plugs several times already. Still. If I don't get everything I can out of the tank today it will even harder tomorrow.

My other problem today? Where to place my chair. Too close to the arch door and I roast. A bit further back and I freeze. Just doesn't seem to be a good spot today.

I have the same problem with chair position, I'm boiling right now too, my back and butt are cold but my front and legs are roasting. I should be thankful that I'm out of the wind. I had 100gal to boil alot of it is ice.

[Clinkis]

Just finished getting through 240 gallons of sap I had collected earlier in the week. Nasty cold windy day. Luckily I have heat in my Sugar Shack (an old milk house) so no ice but have windows and doors open for ventilation so still having to deal with wind and cold. Syrup is very dark and robust today which is odd for me especially this early. Perhaps because sap has been sitting for a few days. Looks like we have a week here to get all cleaned up and ready for the next run. Winter is back.

[Quabbin Hill Farms]

Ya i mdae 10 gallons of syrup this week even though its early in the years it was Dark amber

[NTBugtraq]

Ty for the distract.

[halladaymaple]

Hi Greg

I just tapped last Sunday (late to the game this year) and boiled on Thursday night. Made 52 litres, love my RO. All golden syrup so far, hoping for another 2 weeks after this freeze up is over. Glad I added more taps, I even put out 50 buckets. See you at the festival

[Lespetras]

Ooh it's cold out there!
Boiled another batch. 288 litres of sap made 9.3 litres of the darkest syrup ever! Sugar content 2.8%, ratio 1:31
Check this dark stuff out!
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[Galena]

wow that's dark. What's flavour profile like? If I start getting stuff that dark it's got some maple but then noticeable (but not unpleasant) brown sugar/ molasses notes.