Anyone doing maple syrup in southern CT
Hey I'm located in Shelton, CT anyone making maple syrup in or near Shelton this is my second year and I am tapping more trees than last
https://www.facebook.com/SamandSons2/
Sam
50 taps
Smoky maple flat pan
Leader eveperator filter/bottler with automatic fill valve
I'm in Shelton as well, 3rd year at it. yup wife thinks I am nuts, but likes the idea that we gave all in-laws, all her nieces and nephews, a bottle.
I have a neighbor down the road also making some.
2014 Year 1, 1 large front yard shade tree with 3 taps - 3 quarts of the best syrup I ever had.
2015 - Convince In-laws and Neighbors, bought F-150 and bricks. 20 taps, 4 gallons in pretty bottles.
2016 -- More friends and neighbors, should add another 20 +, built temporary shelter as sugar shack. F150 traded for Ram 2500. Big Blue new barrels for 116 gal storage. 8 gallons Syrup.
2017 - Mortared Brick Arch with serving pans, no make that an 18 x 48 CDL divided flat pan, 48 taps.
I live in Middlebury been syruping for 8 years with 30-40 taps execpting last year's to snow & family issues...getting geared up for this year.
19-21 Back to tapping
17-18: not able to tap
14-16 present: Portable Oil Tank evaporator 40+ taps
09-14: Stove to Barrel - 20 taps
Cheshire. I skipped last year as well. Almost ready for the 2016 season since I only have a gallon left from 2014!
41.457 x -72.907 148 elevation
2x4 wood fired evaporator with the "Hercules Blower"
hybrid pan and backflip preheater by Smoky Lake
103 taps. 44 on gravity
All sugar Maples
7" filter press
10 x 12 sugar shack
two very helpful kids
a wife that thinks I'm nuts
https://youtu.be/7MiY8qzBKk8
https://www.wunderground.com/persona...d?ID=KCTCHESH7
Hi Heli- I'm in Ansonia with a wife and kids that are convinced I'm nuts too!Originally Posted by Helicopter Seeds
12 taps for 2009.
30+ for 2010.
30+ for 2011.
2012- Still holding around 30+ with no help in sight.
2013-Still a loner but what a Fantastic yielding year
2014- Forever a loner
2017-Still here, after trying to kick the habit.
Down to 15-20 taps with the intent to save my marriage.
Sap Haulers- Kids NADA, I tried but I'm on my own.
Buckets and Sap Saks, 4 steam pans, Block Evaporator, and single burner propane for finishing.
http://s778.photobucket.com/home/Valleyman_bucket
In Stamford. As usual, I will be ready to tap on February 1 and wait to for a good stretch of weather. Good luck to everyone.
Former Life: 300+ taps (125 gravity, 200 buckets), 96 gallons of syrup in 2015
24x16 public sugarhouse
2x6 wood fire evaporator (back pan Waterloo Small & Leader 2x2 front pan)
Current Life: Backyarder with Mason 2x3XL. New sugar house coming soon…
Crazy in Oxford, CT
I'm in Oxford, and this is my first year. I have been texting Sam daily (whom i met on here) from Shelton, CT, and would like to chat with others around my town my number is 203-217-1030. Pretty sure i have taken crazy and nuts to a new level. I have built an evaporator, and pieced together a pallet shack. I begin this journey just after Thanksgiving. The weather has cooperated allowing me to work most nights until after 10pm...wife is definitely in the "you are nuts" category. I am beyond excited to get started with this new hobby. Mapletrader.com has been a huge asset for me, and i thank the entire community for what i have learned thus far, and all that is to come. Today was my first complete test boil of the entire setup i plan on running, (4 pots on an open fire and at least 2 pans on the evap. I haven't worked out all the details yet of finishing down, but today i learned a lot with the water test. IMG_9032 (1).jpgIMG_9135 (1).jpgIMG_9461 (1).jpgIMG_9482 (1).jpgIMG_9703 (1).jpg
This is killing me, I am in ledyard CT which is southeastern part and my second year. Last year I tapped on March 4th as it was pretty cut and dry of when to tap, this year I have no idea yet. We only had a couple days so far that it has been below freezing during the day. I did take some of my syrup from last season today and make some maple cream for the first time. I had 10 taps last year and almost 3.5 gallons of syrup I made on homemade cinder block evaporator with hotel pans. This year I have a 2x3 I bought from mason and should have around 40 or so taps. Very addicting.
Oh I love the great use of pallets, awesome idea.
Well, I'm sure enough around your town. I go by every day between work and home. Send me a pm or email sometime, I'll get you my cell phone number to text. I don't know it well enough myself to reel it off. Sometime when you have 2 minutes, I can tell you everything I know
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