Rod Caster Posted March 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I might see some action this week. Will be keeping a close eye on things. I imagine it's normal for me to be one or two weeks behind Shane's location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokestackLightnin Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 I put in 30 taps on Saturday, should be a good first run this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I put in 30 taps on Saturday, should be a good first run this week. Are you double-taping any trees? (let's keep this clean) I was considering getting some tubing off a friend who has extra stuff, and doing a two or three tap system for some of my bigger/better trees, into a bigger pale. I had a bit of liquid in one of my buckets today, tasted like melt-water, was likely melt-water haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I double tap most of my trees, but im only tapping the biggest ones for doubles. I tend to tap 8 smaller ones along my driveway that produce earlier than the big ones, but the big doubles produce a lot more once it really starts flowing. I wish I could post pics here from my phone! S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 What's the ratio of sap out of the tree to syrup in the bottle? I am extremely jealous of some of you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaspumper Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 40 gal sap = 1 gal syrup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokestackLightnin Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Yes, some trees are double tapped. I will likely put in 10 more taps before the weekend. It's running slowly today, only 5 gallons of sap collected today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 I got 25L today from 25 taps. It ran kinda slow. A goodd sunny day and it will be game on! Usual ratio is 40:1, but if you have good trees with big crowns in full sun you can do better. Some trees produce more sugar than others. I set up my storage station and shoveled off my boiling station, so bring it on, im good to go. S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakerguy Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Yep,it's running. I checked buckets tonight. Gonna gather in the morning. Boil on the wknd. Hopefully our first maple whiskey shots are poured Saturday night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinker Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Yep,it's running. I checked buckets tonight. Gonna gather in the morning. Boil on the wknd. Hopefully our first maple whiskey shots are poured Saturday night Now you're talkin! The most expensive part of the boil is always the whiskey! S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakerguy Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 What's the ratio of sap out of the tree to syrup in the bottle? I am extremely jealous of some of you
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