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Reverse Osmosis
February 7, 2019
Maple sap is basically water. The clear liquid drips out of the tree drop-by-drop and has only a tiny bit of sugar in it. It can be measured with a refractometer and the sugar content is generally only about 2%. It gets to be syrup by removing most of the water, traditionally by boiling (see How Syr... (Read More)
Tree Tapping 2019
February 3, 2019
In keeping up with the traditional pre-Super Bowl tree tapping, 20 taps are now in! I am ramping up this year to make up for a less-than-average 2018. The boys have the flu, so I didn't have any extra hands to assist, so I loaded up my Mobile Tapping Station (MTS) and got to it. Mobile Tapping Sy... (Read More)
Solo Boils
February 24, 2018
Maple season is a hectic time. Despite the usual challenges of scheduling conflicts, weather, and sap availability, this year was even more complicated with home improvement projects. Last weekend was spent painting the first floor in a rush before the floors were to be refinished and loosing access... (Read More)
Tree Tapping 2018
February 4, 2018
The tradition of "Tap-off before Kickoff" has occurred once again, and having teenage boys is starting to pay off. Despite the bickering about whose turn it was to drill or tap at each tree, Scott and Jonathan made quick work of setting up 15 taps and buckets. The season has begun! The tem... (Read More)
Second Boil - 2017
February 26, 2017
Another successful boil today! It's been an unseasonably strange week, without a lot of sap production, but I had a lot in storage. Saturday temperatures were in the sixties, but threatened rain, so I planned for Sunday, which barely reached 40 degrees. The boys had restacked the wood pile and cover... (Read More)
First Boil 2017
February 19, 2017
When you have over 100 gallons of sap, a day to prepare, a day to recuperate, and the temperature hitting 60 degrees, it's time to boil. Coco and I were up at sunlight, got the fire started, and were boiling sap by 7:00 AM. Mindy and Eric stopped by early with bagels to fortify the day, a... (Read More)
Tree Tapping 2017
February 5, 2017
Super Bowl Sunday has become the traditional date to tap the trees at Mount Kisco Maple, and this year is no different. But what was different this year, was more hands to help. My sons Jonathan and Scott, and their friend Christopher, were eager to assist in the process. Evidently children enjoy ha... (Read More)
Third and Final Boil of 2016 - March 8
March 9, 2016
It's been a mild winter, and when you wake up one day and find all your buckets full and temperatures reaching 60 degrees, it's time to boil. I like to get three boils in a season which yields a good amount of syrup to use and share, and it gets the whole process out of my system. Taking the day of... (Read More)
Second Boil of 2016 - February 27
February 28, 2016
I had another successful day boiling down 1 gallon of syrup. It was a cold morning, and with only about 50 gallons to boil, I started a bit later. Mindy, Eric, Mike, and Ray all stopped by for a bit to lend a hand and some encouragement. A big thanks to Brad for dropping off some well seasoned wood ... (Read More)
First Boil of 2016 - February 21
February 21, 2016
With temperatures in the 50s, the weekend was a perfect time to boil. I took advantage of some time on Saturday to prepare and have everything ready to go so that all I had to do was get up with the sun and light the fire. It didn't take long for some help to arrive with some breakfast treats. Th... (Read More)
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