If you have as hard a time as I do identifying maple trees without the leaves on now is the time to mark them.1yr ⋅ i_have_the_house ⋅ r/maplesyrup
My best year so far - 11 gallons of syrup across the grades. And my wife didn't leave me! 3wk ⋅ brainzilla420 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
UK here, never tried maple syrup before. I ordered this today. What should I make with it, or do I just drink it straight from the bottle?7mo ⋅ BupidStastard ⋅ r/maplesyrup
First timer, Mid Michigan. 9 gallons reduced in a crockpot, then finished in a pot. Very rich flavor.1mo ⋅ Coltsiebabious ⋅ r/maplesyrup
I lament this time of year because this thread drops off everybody’s radar...keep posting pics! Whether it’s at the farmers market or putting up wood or building your sugar shack. Let’s not be strangers2yr ⋅ MontanaMapleWorks ⋅ r/maplesyrup
Is this mold? It's on the bottom an unopened bottle and the label says it's 100% maple syrup.1yr ⋅ Ron234 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
Quick boil down from what I collected over the last few days in SW MI.3mo ⋅ Heisenberg3556 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
Here is a photo of my RO system. I'm currently rejecting 84% of the water in my sap running at 135 psi. Legend in comments.1yr ⋅ HDC3 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
Who else judges the seasons progress by the amount of empty cans on the wall?1yr ⋅ According_Effort_433 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
Last boil of the year on the old file cabinet. Pulled my taps today in Troy, MI3yr ⋅ ohhTHATotherAccount ⋅ r/maplesyrup
Just finished our first batch of Ohio syrup. Is this cloudiness at the bottom normal?1yr ⋅ beefandchop ⋅ r/maplesyrup
First time making syrup. Went out and bought a hydrometer and test cup because the syrup seemed thin even though it was boiled to the correct temperature.1yr ⋅ Scubakim13 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
The juice is running in Northern Michigan! Glad I found this page there is much to learn.1yr ⋅ Sailor_Man92 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
92.5 L in containers. This was our first bottling day from the first two runs of the season. We hope to have two more runs before the season ends.2yr ⋅ HDC3 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
One black maple on a city lot in south Minneapolis, three taps, ten gallons of sap, a quart of syrup. My second year, and already the highlight of the end of winter.2yr ⋅ SpecialInfoTone ⋅ r/maplesyrup
First batch ever of big leaf maple 3.5 gallons and 5 hours of boiling produced 3 70ml jars of syrup from Gig Harbor Washington!2yr ⋅ Calm_Evening_4534 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
An old coffee brewer to help bottle. Best idea I’ve had for a while!3yr ⋅ camper_camper218 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
My tote (upper left) is almost full. My vacuum system (lower right) is doing work. Waiting for a delivery from McMaster-Carr to get my RO back up and running. I'm going to run out of storage space.1yr ⋅ HDC3 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
Second year boiling. Can barely keep up with sap production. SE Wisconsin2yr ⋅ shredthegnar_83 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
120 L in buckets. We have had two good runs, have for days of very cold temperatures starting tomorrow night, and expect two more good runs before our season ends. Tomorrow, we bottle.2yr ⋅ HDC3 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
Can't believe it took me 5 years until I finally invested in a refractometer. Well worth the $25!2yr ⋅ genius4evil1 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
I know some folks aren't interested in smoky syrup, but I love the stuff.2yr ⋅ Former-Ad9272 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
Hmm the brown part separate from a clear part, just out of the bottle. Is it counterfeit? Any other circumstance in which this clear vs brown separation would happen with real maple syrup?9mo ⋅ Narrativedatanerd ⋅ r/maplesyrup
Y'all have such nice set ups, I'm jealous. Wife and I tapped 6 sugars this year (tapped 2 last year to try it out). 20 gal in 4 days so far. My setup is loaned by a brewer friend. Lot of work but it gets me out into the woods and I'm having fun. Plywood is a windbreak.2yr ⋅ Sane7 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
That's it, the season is finished. 30 of the best of Southern Ontario's Walnut trees were tapped with 69 spouts. 650 litres (143 Imp gals) of sap collected and boiled into 14 litres (3 Imp gals) of the ambrosia of the syrup world, 100% pure walnut syrup2yr ⋅ CAProfit ⋅ r/maplesyrup
first run w the new evap, there are some loose points between the barrel and pan. Can/should I use wood stove gasket to close them up?1yr ⋅ Sane7 ⋅ r/maplesyrup
Trying out gravity tubing this year. Getting ready to tap in the next week or two hopefully.2yr ⋅ cheiftouchemself ⋅ r/maplesyrup
I finished my last batch of the year today. I've made regar, cinnamon, orange cinnamon, and vanilla. next year I want to try cayenne2yr ⋅ musicals4life ⋅ r/maplesyrup
Made my first maple syrup evaporator thanks to YouTube, Google & my brother-in-law.4yr ⋅ RettyYeti ⋅ r/maplesyrup
My backyard decided to flood, where there is water is normally grass. My taps are on the other side of that small hill. Collection has been fun this week!4yr ⋅ mBuxx ⋅ r/maplesyrup
My sugar maple is giving me 3.5-4% sap! It was virgin tapped this year and is a yard tree1yr ⋅ MrSunshoes ⋅ r/maplesyrup
