This years Maple Fest dates...thinking of pancakes and fresh syrup

[greg54]

Got a call from my sister last night and she was asking about the maple weekend dates this year. I checked and it's March 19-20 and April 2-3. Has me thinking of a nice stack of pancakes and fresh maple syrup.Yummy! Anyone know how the syrup is shaping up to be this year?

[Zem18]

Sticky is my guess

[thphtm]

Last years syrup had to be one of the best , I hope this years is as good.

[Dinsdale]

Been so busy with work and have a hunting trip coming up in just a few months, haven't even given making syrup a thought. May have to skip tapping this year:<(

[landtracdeerhunter]

Looks like a mild trend coming this weekend. Tapping trees tomorrow. Hope for a longer season this year. 

[landtracdeerhunter]

From a few years ago.

[greg54]

From a few years ago.

How much syrup are you able to get from that amount?

[Dinsdale]

Generally speaking sap to syrup is around 40:1....so 40 gallons of sap will get you 1 gallon of syrup.

I'm doing good at 50:1, an early run will be even less at 60:1. My sugar content runs on the light side due to several factors; trees,soil, etc.

Good info here;

http://maple.dnr.cornell.edu/FAQ.htm

[landtracdeerhunter]

I would get close to three quarts of syrup on a typical boil down day, back then. 

[landtracdeerhunter]

Tapped a few trees today, not woke up yet.

[landtracdeerhunter]

Sugarbush,Info  forum has some great friendly people. They have helped me a lot.

 

I got just three quarts of syrup out 48 gallons of sap. Sure have to work to boil this early sap into syrup. I can relate to enjoying their reverse osmosis equipment.  I do hope for the later runs to increase sugar %.  I like the March flows more.

Edited January 27, 2016 by landtracdeerhunter