Who is excited for snow season? Not us! We're depressed due to lack of snow.

[CalG]

What the ratio of sap to syrup?

40-50:1 depending on the tree.

 

[grsthegreat]

Yeiks…no wonder why its so expensive

 

[number two]

Frost laws/weight restrictions came on Feb 1st!
Earliest I can recall.
Amazing?

 

[Hay Dude]

We had 2 snows about 5” each in first 1/2 of January and all mid 40’s since.

 

[Rockbadchild]

40-50:1 depending on the tree.

do you have a pictures of your sugar shack /setup and even your sugar wagon (I am assuming your not pipe direct) ? do you mind sharing ? I always like seeing pictures like these.

One thing I was stunned to see was how much temperature lost in the sap each time you put wood in the stove, I knew the fire gets colder each time you put wood in it but I figures the sap temperature would at least stay the same.

 

[CalG]

do you have a pictures of your sugar shack /setup and even your sugar wagon (I am assuming your not pipe direct) ? do you mind sharing ? I always like seeing pictures like these.

One thing I was stunned to see was how much temperature lost in the sap each time you put wood in the stove, I knew the fire gets colder each time you put wood in it but I figures the sap temperature would at least stay the same.

You over estimate the size of this "operation". ;-)

When the kids were at home, we would set out about 80 buckets. Then haul the sap to a local operation for boiling in exchange for some syrup. That was great fun for the kids! Only boiling for ourselves enough for a few gallons of Fancy to give away.

Now it's just the wife and I , last year we made five gallons of syrup from 6 taps. A great year.
6 taps set again Saturday. If we get a decent season, we might make another 5 gal. The year prior to last, we only put up a bit over two gallons syrup.

I boil in the open air, under an eave of the house. using a gasoline fueled Coleman stove. I carry the sap by hand ;-)

The buckets are getting old, not sure what to do with the 40 or so getting rusty in the barn.

 

[pmsmechanic]

The buckets are getting old, not sure what to do with the 40 or so getting rusty in the barn.

Sell them to homeowners along with a certificate of authenticity as rustic room decor.

 

[MossRoad]

Sell them to homeowners along with a certificate of authenticity as rustic room decor.

sap bucket crafts at DuckDuckGo

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[ArlyA]

NOAA says we got snow starting up over the weekend.

 

[jjeff]

Yeah ecstatic. Leave for a few days with a little snow comeback my old bravo is in the yard several hundred feet from where it's stored in the barn and it's 50 degrees out.