lakerguy

Thanks! Never new that...

Great pics! Where do loons go for winter?

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Sugar sand accumulates as sap boils. It’s a concentration of minerals and nutrients that collect as the excess water is boiled away. It is perfectly harmless and can be consumed. In fact, some maple syrup producers are unable to eliminate it completely even when using a filter press.

Bottled another batch this aft. Looks like the end is near,syrup was pretty dark.still tastes great,but the forecast for this coming week looks-like not a lot of freezing nights.maybe it's a good thing......for my liver haha.i have the same old brace and bit similar to the pic. Great thread this is,I love it that there's people making syrup right from home.heck what else is there to do while the snow melts lol

Shut right off here today.didnt freeze last night.some of my taps are bone dry this afternoon. Hopefully we get some overnight lows below zero to get things running again. Collected 160 gallons of sap the last two days. Finished off 18 more litres of syrup this morn.looks like it for a day or so.

Had breakfast at my buds place the other morning that put on a meal every day in the month of march. He taps 10,000 taps on vac. He says its been really slow. His dad said to me the years we don't get a jan thaw are usually the slowest years....also said that sugar content in the sap was lower than previous year starts.

Another good run of sap here last night. About 175 gallons of sap. Little bit of brown in it cause of the wet snow but should turn out ok. Gonna start boilin tomorrow again. Dang, Monday looks cold.....again Cheers

Just finished boiling off this afternoon. Bottled 16 L of nice light syrup.taps are froze solid today

Running real good here today. Hopefully have a few hundred gallons of sap by the weekend for a good boil.maybe put the rest of my taps out later this week

Is it possible to add pics on this site from tapatalk?

Right on TJ. I think I have there website memorized haha. Webers in Heidelberg is where we go for our equipment. Really taking a liking to that 2x6 CDL that Atkinsons have on their web page This has turned into an obsession. It's funny the more I make,the better I want to make it.

I've learned over the last few seasons that thermometers and hydrometers are very very useful tools

Sorry captpierre been in the chicken barn all day cleaning .....guys advice here is good. I don't make much candy,just some super thick syrup for the lil nieces and nephews to put on a stick to roll it in the snow and it becomes a frozen treat.i too use an old stainless pan on my turkey burner to make it in small doses. Sinker is right it can go bad real quick ...dad use to say ur not a officiall sugar maker till you burned a batch hehe I bought a candy thermo to help me see what temps I'm dealing with. I know what temps to deal with near syrup and I finish all my syrup on a smaller pan.we take the candied stuffup too 250 ish but only do a wee bit at a time...

Grab a candy thermometer from your local hardware store,that will help you get an idea as to when its close.

Ya I think it's still a week or two here also...I'm 15 min south of Stratford

Nice set up ,TJ Snow is pretty deep still around here,some trees the snow is half way up the trunk...might have to tap the branches lol

Just bringing this thread back to life.Waiting for the forecast to change here in southern ont.if I see some plus temps in the forecast I think I might start hanging buckets.....have everything almost ready.im gonna ramp things up this year abit due to demand lol. 100 taps. Built a arch out of an old firebox. Picked up a brand new 2x5 dominion&grimm three section pan.hope to boil a wee bit faster this way... It's obvious Old man winter has never had a hot maple whiskey shot or he would have turned the freezer off lol How bout you guys?.TJ,Sinker you guys looking forward to sappin??

Try these guys. Their just down the rd from me. Hope it helps http://www.foodlink.ca/index.php?p=food_maps/outlets.ViewOutlet&outlet=10093

Right on whats your technique for working the bait?

Right on that looked like fun,Frank

Roys advice is spot on My best friend is in a wheel chair and he is an avid fisherman.He has his own pontoon boat and loves it.If you can get your hands on one for a day thats what I would do also.

Is Mattagami south of timmins on it?i see the lake there but when i scroll in it says no data.?

Thanks

Does the Minnkota with ipilot and spot lock have to be paired with a sonar to work? Thanks