Bigsap Warning 2009

[PATheron]

Ennis- GO BUDDY, GOOOOOO!!!!!!!! You guys are due. YOU GUYS ARE MAKIN HISTORY, BROTHER!!!! Thats what Parker would say. Make a ton buddy, Theron

[KenWP]

I might be in trouble because when I go up this morning my trees in the yard were running already or maybe still is what I am scared of. I might, maybe, could be, hopefully be swamped today. If so its what I have waited all march for. Might have to haul if over to Ennis to boil as he wants lots to boil also.

[ennismaple]

Gonna be a BIIIIG day today. Luckily I found some drums I can borrow or we would have been putting syrup in a 100 gallon stocker tank by supper time! No report from my brother yet on how the sap and sugar content looks but we should push a lot of golden brown through the finishing pan today.

[KenWP]

Well if I boil to midnight I should be almost caught up to yesterdays sap. Today I had buckets full at 9 already . It had to have froze since they had ice in them. I have had to empty a couple already again and it looks like it will be my biggest day yet and that's with looseing my silver maples which gave me half my sap. Had to take the taps off the birchs as I won't have time to boil the sap I have already let alone any more. If it feezes tonight I might need another evaporator to catch up.
Now this is what I figured sugaring was supposed to be.

[Jeff E]

NW Wisconsin is in it up to our eye brows as well. We are hitting 45 to 50 during the day and freezing at night.

We are getting solid gallon+ per tap per day everyday for the last 10 days, and it looks like it will carry through the weekend.

I am at about 1/3 gallon of syrup per tap now, and have only made grade A syrup. Lots of sugar sand lately, foaming like mad. I will have about 2400 gallons to process tonight.

It looks like it may be a max year for north american syrup production. I hope Canada fill up some reserve and keeps things moderated!!!
Either that, or Theron and Ennis can sit on their syrup for a while, that should keep the market high!!!

Anyone excited for next year yet?

[ennismaple]

Anyone excited for next year yet?

Does wishing this year would end count?

[PATheron]

Holy cow Jeff. What a great year for you. Keep going on all the mersh you can and make a half gallon. Id of kept going but just couldnt keep it in the pan. I think If I could have single shot the stuff right into the evap I think I could have gone longer. Next year Im going to have some more equipment and see if I cant do that. Im really happy for you after all the work you did to see you make so much syrup. Theron

[PerryW]

My 75 taps at 1200' elevation has their best day of the season so far yesterday (thursday), but my lower elevation 675 taps (900' elevation) ran only 200 gallons

[Russell Lampron]

Reamed some tap holes yesterday and have got better than half of my taps flowing again. Going to finish reaming before it starts to run again today and should have BIGSAP by tonight.

It is clear to see that the trees like having something new in the tap hole. My new section of woods was the only section that was still running until yesterday. I had already decided that I am going to replace the drops in my old section of woods for next year. The proof is in the releaser I could have made it to the end without reaming if I had something new in the tap holes right from the start.

[maplecrest]

got the big sap last nite. started at 3 pm and it was like a fire hose. by 11.30 pm a had 155 gallons in drums. my new woods 1665 taps were running 500 gallons sap per hour. 4200 gallons that was 2.5 gallons of sap per tap in 8-1/2 hours. and those trees are all reds. the frogs were out in the pool i cool the pump. very different to see that and get that volume. no freeze last nite so will slow down today. ended boil with med amber.