Brix Is Down

On March 9, 2023

In 2023: Season 106

Into the woods at 2:30 PM to clean tanks for collecting at 3:00 PM. Collected 160 gallons, but the Brix is down: 1.5 Brix. That’s disappointing. It’s the second collection that Brix is down. Trees were not dripping today when we collected. All the other days they were dripping. Collecting yesterday wouldn’t have yielded as much. And now the buckets are empty before the storm. We were right to wait a day before collecting.

A snow storm is predicated for later tonight and into tomorrow. 5”-8” predicated. Cold north east wind now. Cloudy and 35 today. Froze overnight but not sure of low. Sunny early, but then clouds moved in.

Back to the farmhouse by 4:15 PM.

Taps
1/29/24 101
1/30/24 200
2/3/24 64
2/10/24 30
Total 395

Sap Gal Brix
1/31/24 310 1.5
2/03/24 375 1.5
2/05/24 325 1.5
2/07/24 300 1.5
2/12/24 340 1.5
2/15/24 440 1.5
2/21/24 235 1.5
2/22/24 200 1.5
2/26/24 470 1.5
2/27/24 240 1.5
3/02/24 210 1.5
3/04/24 230 1.25
3/07/24 70 1.25
Total 3745

Bottled Qt Pt 500 250 50
2/12/24 24 13
2/14/24 24 18
2/17/24 23 13
2/18/24 20 11
2/25/24 15 15 4 1
2/26/24 18 6 5
3/01/24 16 2 1
3/02/24 18 3 12
3/04/24 6 17
3/06/24 8 9
3/07/24 18 10
3/10.24 14 10
3/11/24 4 18
3/12/24 7 1
Total gals: 74

Tree Pressure
1/29/24 14 PSI
1/30/24 5 PSI
1/31/24 3 PSI
2/01/24 4 PSI
2/02/24 11 PSI
2/03/24 11 PSI
2/04/24 10 PSI
2/05/24 8 PSI
2/06/24 7 PSI
2/07/24 2 PSI
2/08/24 1 PSI
2/09/24 0 PSI
2/10/24 -1 PSI
2/11/24 7 PSI
2/12/24 6 PSI
2/13/24 -5 PSI
2/13/24 5 PSI
2/14/24 6 PSI
2/15/24 2 PSI
2/16/24 0 PSI
2/17/24 0 PSI
2/18/24 0 PSI
2/19/24 0 PSI
2/20/24 4 PSI
2/21/24 4 PSI
2/22/24 5 PSI
2/23/24 0 PSI
2/24/24 -5 PSI
2/25/24 6 PSI
2/26/24 8 PSI
2/27/24 2 PSI
2/18/24 -10 PSI
2/29/24 0 PSI
3/01/24 5 PSI
3/02/24 4 PSI
3/03/24 2 PSI
3/04/24 2 PSI
3/05/24 0 PSI
3/06/24 -5 PSI
3/06/24 3 PSI
3/07/24 0 PSI

Steps
1/29/24 8,067
1/30/24 15,762
1/31/24 12,543
2/01/24 16,846
2/02/24 4,730
2/03/24 14,354
2/04/24 11,190
2/05/24 10,557
2/06/24 10,799
2/07/24 8,778
2/08/24 8,876
2/09/24 3,552
2/10/24 11,453
2/11/24 5,625
2/12/24 11,276
2/13/24 10,541
2/14/24 7,027
2/15/24 7,728
2/16/24 12,378
2/17/24 5,835
2/18/24 5,055
2/19/24 1,617
2/20/24 5,267
2/21/24 8,084
2/22/24 11,464
2/23/24 8,429
2/24/24 3,448
2/25/24 4,729
2/26/24 10,204
2/27/24 18,023
2/28/24 8,623
2/29/24 8,639
3/02/24 8,031
3/03/24 7,274
3/04/24 7,267
3/05/24 7,542
3/06/24 8,324
3/07/24 8,053
3/08/24 6,136
3/09/24 5,643
3/10/24 4,944
3/11/24 9,461
3/12/24 9,131
3/13/24 11,253
3/14/24 5,035
3/15/24 8,806
3/16/24 5,515
3/17/24 2,064

Brix Is Down

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