I finally got some time to boil. It’s a good thing too! We had maybe close to 40 gallons of sap that needed boiling right away. I had done my best to keep the 5-gallon pails buried in the snow bank, but after a string of warm spring days with temperatures well into the 50’s, […]
I have found myself with a curious quandary regarding evaporation rates. One that could easily be solved if I took the time to carefully measure and record the amount of sap I boil off in a set period of time. While it sounds straightforward enough, my current liquid measuring tools are a 5 gallon bucket, […]
As part of my new syrup pan set-up I had a port for a syrup thermometer installed at the draw off on the pan. Nothing fancy as most syrup pans have this, but little did I know that I had to calibrate the thermometer. The thermometer is specifically made for sugaring, and was purchased at […]
