Into the woods by 4:30 AM to cook. R/O and evaporator going by 5:30 AM. The evaporator was sweet. Took off six batches. The first batch was at 6:00 AM. R/O finished by 8:55 AM. Went to 6 Brix. Routine day cooking.
36 overnight but there was ice in places. The ground is still cold. Up to 45, but cloudy and light fog all day.
Had a conference call with other producers across the US and Canada. A lot of golden syrup being made. Had reports that 40% and even 50% of their crop was golden. Our golden wasn’t unique to us, but it’s still special for us.
The day cooking.
5:30 AM R/O start
6:00 AM batch
7:20 AM batch
8:25 AM batch
8:55 AM R/O finished
9:00 AM 6.75” of concentrate
9:40 AM batch
10:00 AM 5.25”
10:20 AM batch
11:00 AM 2.75”
12:15 PM batch
12:30 PM done
Wash cycle running now. Using the wash tank heater we brought the water to 108 and kept the heater on. We’ll see if that helps.
Back to the farmhouse by 12:45 PM.