tapping

[mcgarth]

anyone else out tapping maple trees? myself and my dad have already made about 15 gallons here in the ramsey area.we were a week late on tapping because of the last snow storm. now its getting to warm to fast.its running like crazy right know.hopefully it will run for a bout another week or so. scott

[Realtree]

Do you tap for yourselves, or do you sell what you collect? I may be interested in some if you sell any of your supply. Thanks.  :)

[holdemtwice]

that makes two of us . i would like to purchase some as well .. let us know .
                                         scott

[GRIZ]

What kind of a process do you do to cook it down?

[mcgarth]

yes we do sell it. we use what is called a flat pan its 30 inches wide by 6 feet long. and sits on a steel frame with a fire box at one end and boil it it with wood. it takes 40 gallons of sap to make one gallon of syrup. last year we made if i remember right 70 gallons, were up to only 18 this so far.we sell it for 11 dollars a quart or forty dollars for gallon. also have pint and half pints.

[GRIZ]

Is there a certain temp that you try and maintain when cooking it down? How many trees does it take for 40 gallons of sap?

[mcgarth]

you want to keep it boiling during the process.when the sap comes out of the tree its around 4% sugar and the finished product is 65% sugar. its hard to tell how much you get out of one tree. 2 trees right next to each other will produce different amounts of sap.you tap the tree on the southwest side.people always ask us what we put in it.some people find it hard to understand the word pure maple syrup.we dont keep track of how many tress or taps we have out.this year we didnt use all our taps because of the strange weather we have had,didnt even know if we were going to get much this year.we are just a father and son hobby my kids 7 and 10 help us out also.

[Realtree]

What part of the state are you in McGarth?

[mcgarth]

ramsey mn

[fishercz20]

Do you have a web site that you sell it on with pics or are you just small time?

[rchaze60]

Let me know if you get enuff I want to buy some just pm me  :cowboy:

[mcgarth]

were just small time, some places make 100's of gallons. we also will most likely be pulling our tap this week.its gettig to warm.i live in champlin (do the tapping in ramsey) i will/can sell it to who ever wants some.how ever if it needs to be shipped buyer has to pay shipping. sabbachl@aol dotcom   change the dot to well the . thanks

[schwinger]

We did this on a field trip in school one time. It was a long time ago but I remember how good it was to have pure maple syrup. Good luck to you it sounds like a fun hobby.

[holdemtwice]

maybe i could purchase a small container from you ??   let me know .  thank you