My reds are only just starting to bud. Sugar maple buds still closed up tight but no fear, I'll be still be doing lots of raking in the fall!Originally Posted by paulslund
Pulled my spiles April 7th, would never dream of re-drilling and tapping all over again. My trees have done their work for the year.
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup
Oh no I wouldn't suggest re-drilling.. was just wondering if anyone is still pulling in sap or not..
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2023 -30 trees -24 vacuum, 6 buckets. ~1,845 L sap; Syrup count: 49.25L
2022 -30 trees -24 vacuum, 6 buckets. ~1,530 L sap; Syrup count: 48.65L
2021 -29 trees -23 vacuum, 6 buckets. ~1240 L sap; 34.5L of syrup
2020 -30 trees 32 taps. ~900 L sap; 27.1L Syrup.
2019 -27 trees 31 taps. ~725 L sap; 22.2L Syrup.
2018 -19 Trees 20 taps. ~750 L sap; 18 L Syrup
2017 -4 trees 4 taps. ~60 L sap; 1.5 L Syrup
Ah ok. BTW how goes the birch tapping?
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup
Finally pulling taps today. Boiled yesterday for hours with only one miserable draw yet day before was best production all season, took bulk tank almost dry so fill-up overnight seems to be low sugar content. Out of bottles as well so all good. Had to store some production in bucket so best guess is around 1.4 L syrup per tap for season.
I made a small batch just by boiling gently every day on the stove (birch sap spoils easily as it flows when it's warm). Burnt my last batch but I have about a L+ of nearup in the fridge that I'm going to finish this weekend. In hindsight I should have just kept the few buckets on the sugars like I usually do for end of season boiling on the stove.
It's a different taste.. not something to put on pancakes in my opinion.. the taste has mellowed when it cooled down, but when I sampled it hot it had a worchestershire sauce like flavour.. so i figure BBQ's and stir-frys will benefit from this.. I don't think I'll do it again though.. much prefer the maple..
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2023 -30 trees -24 vacuum, 6 buckets. ~1,845 L sap; Syrup count: 49.25L
2022 -30 trees -24 vacuum, 6 buckets. ~1,530 L sap; Syrup count: 48.65L
2021 -29 trees -23 vacuum, 6 buckets. ~1240 L sap; 34.5L of syrup
2020 -30 trees 32 taps. ~900 L sap; 27.1L Syrup.
2019 -27 trees 31 taps. ~725 L sap; 22.2L Syrup.
2018 -19 Trees 20 taps. ~750 L sap; 18 L Syrup
2017 -4 trees 4 taps. ~60 L sap; 1.5 L Syrup
Yeah I tried tapping my Manitoba maples one yeat, def not worth it just for slightly different flavour. I understand birch syrup is big in Scandinavian countries, but then so are all kinds of weird pickled fish dishes ;-)
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup
So I finally managed to finish bottling the buckets of frozen nearup I had been storing.. figured a rainy day like today was a good day to do this.
Final count for the 2022 season is approx 1,530L of sap and a whopping 48.65L of finished syrup (1.5L/tap), and a final overall ratio of approx. 31.23:1! A new record for me. I think I can only go down from here.. unless I tap more trees I suppose.. which is still a possibility..heh heh.
Hope everyone had a good and summer and enjoys the upcoming winter (sledding season is soon upon us!)
Paul.
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2023 -30 trees -24 vacuum, 6 buckets. ~1,845 L sap; Syrup count: 49.25L
2022 -30 trees -24 vacuum, 6 buckets. ~1,530 L sap; Syrup count: 48.65L
2021 -29 trees -23 vacuum, 6 buckets. ~1240 L sap; 34.5L of syrup
2020 -30 trees 32 taps. ~900 L sap; 27.1L Syrup.
2019 -27 trees 31 taps. ~725 L sap; 22.2L Syrup.
2018 -19 Trees 20 taps. ~750 L sap; 18 L Syrup
2017 -4 trees 4 taps. ~60 L sap; 1.5 L Syrup
Congrats, especially on the 1.5 L per tap and your new record!So I finally managed to finish bottling the buckets of frozen nearup I had been storing.. figured a rainy day like today was a good day to do this.
Final count for the 2022 season is approx 1,530L of sap and a whopping 48.65L of finished syrup (1.5L/tap), and a final overall ratio of approx. 31.23:1! A new record for me. I think I can only go down from here.. unless I tap more trees I suppose.. which is still a possibility..heh heh.
Hope everyone had a good and summer and enjoys the upcoming winter (sledding season is soon upon us!
Paul.
2022 - 5 pan block arch - 109 taps, 73 on 3/16 lines, 36 on drops into 5 gallon pails.
930 gallons boiled, 109 L (28.8 gals) of delicious syrup made.
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2023 - 170 taps, mostly on lines, 1153 gallons boiled, 130 L (34.34 gals) of delicious syrup made, on a 2x4 divided pan and base stack, 8” pipe, on a block arch that boiled at a rate of 13 gallons per hour.
2024 - made 48 L, December to March, primarily over two fire bowls.
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