TOO Homesteading

[Dannmann801]

We're boiling sap right now. Collected about 70 gallons this week. Rule of thumb is 40 gals of sap makes a gallon of syrup. It's a great thing to do, having the syrup to use and give away is a lot if fun. Used 10.6 gals of propane so far (got 3 refills about 6 o clock

 

[5Cent]

Yeah buddy, get it Danno!

Jesse, nothing wrong with that setup.

 

[Dannmann801]

Tap takes a 5/16" dia hole. When I pull the tap I plug the hole with a piece of 5/16" oak dowel so I can see where I've tapped before

 

[Dannmann801]

In a shtf scenario, this could be a good source of sugar and calories and something good. And you don't have to have propane...could be done over a wood fire, just more time consuming.

 

[Dannmann801]

Jesse, eggs trumps aesthetics.
Safe birds trumps aesthetics.
Not saying aesthetics ain't important, just ain't priority. LookIn good

 

[Buckmaster]

Long night for Dan. Looks good. Still on my to do list. I’d be a one gallon guy.

 

[Big_Holla]

This is pretty fucking cool Dan and Sam!! Watched an Alaska show a couple weeks back and the lady was doing it to birch trees. Hell I still need to do my tomato sauce and pepper mustard yet.

 

[Bankfish]

A buddy and I did 120 gallons yesterday for 2-1/2 gallons of syrup. All collected from 13 trees last week. He said you need something like 100-150 gallons of sap from birch trees for a gallon of syrup. No thanks.

 

[bowhunter1023]

That little bit of shovel work made a huge difference! Chickens are high and dry today.

 

[giles]

Pretty nasty out

 

[MoonLab]

Yeah it is nasty out

 

[Buckmaster]

Plant your best tomato at the end of that runoff..

 

[Ohiosam]

I wimped out and took my sap to a neighbor (less than 2 miles away)who just put in a state of the art evaporator. He tests the sap for sugar content then gives you 1/2 the estimated yield. Most sap is 1-2% the highest he had received was 2.8%. Mine was 3%. 30 gallon of 3% sap = 1 gallon of syrup so I walked out with 2 quarts.

 

[5Cent]

Awesome sam!

 

[jagermeister]

Picked up 84 Ball wide mouth pint jars, 6 quart jars, and a handful of half-pint jars today from local person on Facebook marketplace. Also came with a bunch of lids and rings. All to the tune of just 50 bucks. Felt like a pretty good score. Once I finally settle in to the new place and get some free time again, we’ll be prepped and ready for some serious gardening and canning activities.

 

[Sgt Fury]

Picked up 84 Ball wide mouth pint jars, 6 quart jars, and a handful of half-pint jars today from local person on Facebook marketplace. Also came with a bunch of lids and rings. All to the tune of just 50 bucks. Felt like a pretty good score. Once I finally settle in to the new place and get some free time again, we’ll be prepped and ready for some serious gardening and canning activities.

I’ll be bringing a lot of jars to paint creek for anyone who wants them...got them at an auction dirt cheap. Offered them to Jesse when I came out in november but he had just inherited a lot and had enough.

 

[Dannmann801]

8 oz shy of 2 gallons of maple syrup.
16 gallons of propane later LMAO
ain't cheap

 

[Dannmann801]

I wimped out and took my sap to a neighbor (less than 2 miles away)who just put in a state of the art evaporator. He tests the sap for sugar content then gives you 1/2 the estimated yield. Most sap is 1-2% the highest he had received was 2.8%. Mine was 3%. 30 gallon of 3% sap = 1 gallon of syrup so I walked out with 2 quarts.
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I think you made out on that deal.

 

[Ohiosam]

I think you made out on that deal.

I started to try to do it myself over an outdoor wood fire. Didn’t take long to realize that was going to take lots of time and firewood

 

[Bowkills]

We used this old summer kitchen for a coup early on then a tool shed. Roof was shot. Was going to try to move it pulled the roof and siding off. Not sure what the plan will be now. News paper clipping under the siding....