And dark is ok if you like a strong maple flavor. Most of my customers ferfer the darker stuff.
And dark is ok if you like a strong maple flavor. Most of my customers ferfer the darker stuff.
3X10 Lappiere Cross Flow Raised Flue
Lappiere 250 Turbo RO
800 ish taps??? for 2015
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ahhhh......As it had gotten warmer the sap had clouded slightly in my storage tank. I think that might be it. I have been boiling it constantly and even now, so is it no longer good? I looked it up and it said as long as it is boiled it should be ok.Originally Posted by Rossell's Sugar Camp
Benedict Hudson
www.benedicthudson.com
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25 taps
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oh man ahaha, It had too much sugar in it according to my hydrometer...
Benedict Hudson
www.benedicthudson.com
discovering and sharing the world through photography, music, and maple syrup
25 taps
1 pot
As long as it does not taste burnt you did not ruin it. Old sap and repeated re heatings makes syrup darker.
Dave Klish, I recently bought a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
I had this yesterday. The syrup is coming out black like a good Guinness. Tastes great too. Sap tested at 1.5% Had this last year at the very end of the season
Last edited by Aaron Stack; 03-13-2022 at 06:18 PM.
2024 - Starting with the 25 then more late Feb.
2023 - 25 taps on 11 trees to focus on the process. 9 Gallons and lots of sugar sand. 35 people over for breakfast in April
2022 - 8 x 14 sugarhouse and a steam bottler. 50 buckets! 9 Gallons syrup and 4 pounds of sugar
2021 - 20 x 30 divided pan on a Mason arch, 34 taps and 8 gallons for family and friends to judge. Dad hooked as well.
2020 - 2 taps, 1/2 pint on a turkey fryer, About 3/4 pint syrup in two weeks - Proof of concept!
If I ever get any really late season syrup it usually looks and taste like molasses/brown sugar, though not quite as heavy a texture. One of my bros loves the super-dark stuff.
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
That is the way we like it! Has a strong maple flavor and my wife says it taste like marshmellows
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