Not yet but I am watching and hoping hard. Starting to get things out of storage/covering wood pile/ordering misc stuff.
Not yet but I am watching and hoping hard. Starting to get things out of storage/covering wood pile/ordering misc stuff.
What is 'cold shock gravity filtering'? - if you don't mind.
Tapping in Minnesota is a lesson in patience. Watching everyone else starting up is maddening, lol.
Test tap went in yesterday, it was dry, checked again today, still dry.
South of St. Cloud, one tap in and it is dry.
2016 - 17 Taps, some elm's no clue. . .. .
2017 - 34 Taps, All Maples
2018 - 45 Taps, 7.4 gallons
Did anyone have any luck today? I only had one tree put out about a gallon, besides that just dribbles on about half the trees.
2020 1st season- 8 gallons of syrup
2021 2nd season- 11 gallons of syrup
2022 3rd season 6 gallons of syrup
2023 4th season- 7 gallons of syrup
I was surprised to have 3 trees turn on and give me 5 gallons today. They are dripping pretty good. The others are just starting to get wet. 28 taps in Rochester.
Well, I am not quick to bottle. Often only bottling two or three times a season. So I have noticed the large amount of suspended material that eventually settles to the bottom of the containers after a few days. My theory is that this "settling" may be able to be hastened by quickly cooling off the syrup right after it comes off the evaporator. This settling process saves me a lot on filtering as I am only using gravity cone filter for now.
Suburban Sugar bush.
2019 2.25 Gallons of Syrup on 6 Taps
2020 12.5 Gallons of Syrup on 37 trees and 54 Taps
2021 25 Gallons on 70+ Trees and 100+ taps.
2022 42 Gallons on 60 Select tress with 120+ taps
2023 26ish gallons on 75.
2024 Bought property and have my own trees.
Red, some Sugar
Smoky Lake Dauntless with Blower and Divided Pan.
I will be experimenting with cold shock gravity filtering.