North east ohio 2018

[Hunt4sap]

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Made some really nice syrup today, here's two different grades
Don't have a grading kit yet( maybe next year)
Along with a bigger evaporator, bigger sugar house, concrete floor, and probably try out using tubing in my back woods that is barely walkable never mind any machine to collect sap...
I'm pretty sure I'm done for year...
Tapped 1/20/18 and sap is slowing down and just today am noticing buds open on yard trees
What a learning experience this year's been( tripled my syrup from last year and with filter press am finally proud of glass( no niter!!!)

[woodburner]

Not much running here today. Made enough to finish a batch , dark syrup but still good. Sap at 2% . Up to 50gal . We will be lucky to make it to March.

[johnallin]

Sure looks like a nice stretch coming: Friday..36/26, Saturday..35/22, Sunday..38/30. A warm-up Monday and then Tuesday with 47/26, Wednesday at 34/21.

After 5 boils in 8 days I'll take it. Everything got rinsed and cleaned out Sunday and am standing by for round two. This is going to be fun............

[christopherh]

Finished cleaning pans today and ready for next round. The 3/16 lines I put up have been quite impressive, nearly doubling what I’d normally gather. So far have made LA and the rest DA. Hope this mild spell doesnt hurt us too much. At least its not 70 or 80 degrees like last year that pretty much ended my season.

[johnallin]

At least its not 70 or 80 degrees like last year that pretty much ended my season.

Amen to that. This is textbook, Ill take 3-4 days in the forties, it's a good temp to work in!

[Hunt4sap]

I don't know if my bucket's piles will be okay or not they appeared to have some mold spores that I just wiped out with a clean rag when I last checked them a couple days ago what is everyone's experience with this I tapped my tree 1/20/18...

[heus]

I am only at about 61 gallons so far (usually make 300 +/-) Nice little run going on this afternoon with the sun shining even though its only around 32 here in Ashtabula County. I lost at least one two tap red maple in the wind last night, and several branches down but no major damage just a blue lateral that detached from a saddle. Looks like a nice week for sap ahead.

[Sugarmaker]

Jason,
You were right. Sap is running across the line too. A fooler from a temp standpoint. Now should I gather that 100 gallons or let it set? Found one container with brown sap. and dumped that one. We have 2 feet of snow balls piled up along the road. Would be good for me to just make sure all systems are working and ready for a good run in next few days too. Ok Im going to gather it up. Later!
Regards,
Chris

[heus]

Yeah Chris it feels like its in the low 20s with the wind but that sun and last night's temps really woke them up.

[karl evans]

Mine ran great from 2 till 6:30. I figure the deep snow on a warm ground was perfect for the trees. Hard freeze coming Tonite.