Central Ontario Tapping

[Galena]

Awsome Karen! You think more sap will run this week?

Karen seems to be AWOL, but I do think the answer to your question is definitely yes. Will it be more or less than the previous sap tsunami? Impossible to say.

[Run Forest Run!]

Awsome Karen! You think more sap will run this week?

I sure do c0ps! In fact, I hate to tell you this but, some of the holes that I drilled in my downed trees were dripping today... You'd better check your fallen soldiers in case they are too.

[c0ps]

Lol, to late. I chopped them all up

[Run Forest Run!]

Wow, you sure don't let the grass grow under your feet do you? I'm impressed. I'm pretty positive you are going to see lots more sap in a day or two - from the other trees of course, not the ones you chopped up. lol

[NTBugtraq]

Here is something strange, I always put my syrup in the freezer just to check and see if anything freeze's, I have a refractometer but I still use the freezer just incase. I had 5 mason jars in the freezer in our fridge in the house, they were there for a few weeks, never froze, just got thick like Karen explained it.... roofing tar. I put them in the freezer in our garage... they are froze This threw me for a loop when I opened the freezer door and saw it, never had it do this before.

Do I thaw them out and added them to syrup I am boiling? Or say screw it !!! and give them to the Neighbors lol

Its worth remembering that syrup with a brix lower than 66 can possibly spoil if not kept refrigerated.

What a welcome relief with the freezing temperatures. It's such a luxury to be able to catch up on the sap without worrying that it's going to go bad, or that more is filling the buckets while you are boiling. *sigh* It seems we've got several more days of quiet in the forest before the taps thaw again.

I totally agree Karen, a very welcome respite.

[sinker]

I think I got enough rest for another run to happen now.

Finished 7 litres last night. Darker than the rest of my syrup, but sooo tasty!

That's 32L finished so far. 1270L of sap, 630 of which came in 4 days. My best year yet, but I added 20 more taps this year, up to 46.


I'm all cleaned up and ready for another run now. Bring it on!

S.

[Run Forest Run!]

It doesn't get any better than 'dipping from the well of frozen goodness'. The stuff on top was over 4%, the stuff on the bottom was 5%. It's really interesting how the sugar falls to the bottom of the container so that the sweetest sap is always the last stuff. Today's boil should go really well with this super sweet sap. I hope to see some fresh sap tomorrow when the temperature rises well above freezing. I should be all ready for it!

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[NTBugtraq]

It doesn't get any better than 'dipping from the well of frozen goodness'. The stuff on top was over 4%, the stuff on the bottom was 5%. It's really interesting how the sugar falls to the bottom of the container so that the sweetest sap is always the last stuff. Today's boil should go really well with this super sweet sap. I hope to see some fresh sap tomorrow when the temperature rises well above freezing. I should be all ready for it!

Just think for a second...the more sugar, the thicker it is, the more it migrates towards the draw-off spigot on a level arch...whether that's 67 brix or 4...;-]

[Ghs57]

It doesn't get any better than 'dipping from the well of frozen goodness'. The stuff on top was over 4%, the stuff on the bottom was 5%. It's really interesting how the sugar falls to the bottom of the container so that the sweetest sap is always the last stuff. Today's boil should go really well with this super sweet sap. I hope to see some fresh sap tomorrow when the temperature rises well above freezing. I should be all ready for it!j

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5%! I would probably do something illegal to get near that percentage. I never even saw 2%. No wonder your syrup is so light. Here's hoping you get another big run, or two.

[Run Forest Run!]

Here's hoping you get another big run, or two.

Thanks Gary!