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Re: Maple time
[Re: The Beav]
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03/28/19 06:48 PM
03/28/19 06:48 PM
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goldnut
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Got another 1 1/2 gallons today. Think my season is about over. How is everyone else doing?
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Re: Maple time
[Re: The Beav]
#6504031
03/28/19 10:59 PM
03/28/19 10:59 PM
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Posts: 1,482 Ne pa
Jerry Jr.
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Pulled our taps and buckets today. Should finish with about 8 gallons of syrup. Gotta do some boiling tomorrow and that should be the last of it. Just gave the ro system a acid wash. Gonna give it the soap sometime tomorrow and then flush it.
Next year we will be keeping better notes. I write some things down about the ro but should have kept better track of how long it takes to run 50 gallons of sap.
Already thinking about getting more stuff and tapping many more trees. My wife is going to look into what is needed to sell it. Not sure it would be worth it tho with how small of an amount we would be making.
I need to find cheaper hobbies.
Time is more precious than gold if you know how to spend it .... but what do I know, I'm just a dumb farmer.~My Dad NRA LIFE MEMBER, Endowment Member
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Re: Maple time
[Re: The Beav]
#6504045
03/28/19 11:08 PM
03/28/19 11:08 PM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 23,797 Wisconsin
The Beav
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We pulled yesterday got 300+ gallons off 115 trees. So far we have about a 1000 gallons of sap. Will probably get about 34 gallons of syrup. We do It all by Armstrong method. LOl
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Re: Maple time
[Re: The Beav]
#6504808
03/29/19 08:06 PM
03/29/19 08:06 PM
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krispcritter
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krispcritter
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Pulled my taps tonight. The sap was cloudy, smelly and tasted bad.......buddy. Was hoping for a few more days. I will boil off the sweet in my pan and start cleaning and putting everything away. Wife is happy that I will be able to get back to finishing up the kitchen.
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Re: Maple time
[Re: The Beav]
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03/30/19 07:15 PM
03/30/19 07:15 PM
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Posts: 23,797 Wisconsin
The Beav
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We tore down the cooker today and washed all the buckets and taps and hoses. Looks like we will end up with about 35 gallons of syrup. I'm glad we're done.
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Re: Maple time
[Re: The Beav]
#6506133
03/30/19 10:23 PM
03/30/19 10:23 PM
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Joined: May 2010
Posts: 10,421 mn north of blakely
Steven 49er
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Gary, don't forget about your minnesota buddy.
I think I'm going to tap on Monday.
"Inflation is always and everywhere a monetary phenomenon". Milton Friedman.
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