Hey guys, anybody tapping yet?
Northcentral Wisconsin 2019
Hey guys, anybody tapping yet?
I hope that was a joke..lolOriginally Posted by S.S.S
Any word from people in the North Central area of Wisconsin, has it started to flow yet. Tapped 25 near Merrill this year, was not much sap last weekend so hopefully when I go up this weekend the buckets are full.
So I finished up my near syrup last night from last week Fridays boil and have maybe a little over 3 gallons from the 86 gallons of sap I boiled. Syrup was back to amber compared to the dark syrup from the week before. Not sure if my dad boils different than I did Friday but he boiled the batch that was dark. I know there could be lots of variables that effect the color. Next year I need to invest in a decent pan instead of the buffet pans. Looking at the weather for Merrill area and could maybe get another week or 2 out of it but running out of wood and have about 7 gallons of syrup so far and what ever we get from this week. So it has been a great year for my 25 taps compared to last year when it was a struggle to get the 4 gallons I did.
Not really! Some are tapping already.
Nobody is to run, just big operations on vac trying to get their 20k taps in before it starts
Okay that makes more sense.
I had -28 this morning without the windchill.
That's quite a cold snap affecting the Midwest. If you up in the frozen north have cabin fever and really need to read about tapping activity, go to our Missouri Tapping log. Sap has been flowing. John
2020: 220 trees, most smaller than 20" diameter, made 25 gallons
remote location in western Cole County
5/16" plastic spiles, drain into plastic buckets or sapsaks
haul sap out of woods using atv & trailer
wood-fired pans on concrete blocks
one Leader Half Pint 24 x 33" plus 24 x 30 ss pan from a junkyard
cook batch process then finish in the kitchen;
we dont sell our syrup; its for family & friends
see website www.mosyrup.com
Hey John:
Our Son's wife is from "Lee's Summit" MO she hates coming here in winter ha ha 32 below last night here in Sugar Camp Wisconsin still 10 below at almost noon. Jay
Zucker Lager
Tapped 17 yesterday, snow is still knee deep, one tree that is in the open dripped a little all the others were dry.................We are usually a week or two behind you guys in Merrill sometimes more. Jay
Zucker Lager
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