Collected 325 gallons, but the sugar content is low again at 1.5 Brix. Normal is 2 Brix. At 1.5 Brix the sap to syrup ratio is 57:1. The R/O is essential with low sugar. It’s possible sap moved frequently over the winter when we had freeze/thaw cycles so sugar is depleted.
27 over night. Cloudy and cold most of the day. Temperature did reach 35/36 but felt colder. The buckets had a light layer of ice. If it was warmer, it would be a good run. Tree pressure up to 8 PSI.
Into the woods by 2:00 PM to wash tanks and run a rinse cycle on the R/O. Stated collecting by 2:45 PM. Done by 4:30 PM. Back to the farmhouse by 4:45 PM.