Most seasons we fight for every sap run and drop of sap. Today we dumped many full buckets as we started taking down taps. It felt off, but the sap wasn’t sweet to the taste. And the hydrometer showed 1 Brix when testing the sap. This reinforces that ending the season is the right decision.
Into the woods by 4:00 PM to start pulling taps. Half down.
29 overnight. Sunny and 42 today. The trees dripped well. Likely 350 to 400 gallons of sap because many buckets were full.
Back to the farmhouse by 5:00 PM.