Into the woods by 9:00 AM to check if the pH wash cycle finished. It did finish. Then swept the floors and other tidying up in the building.
Back to the woods by 10:45 AM to empty the buckets. About a pint in most buckets, but it was ice and we had to wait for it to melt before emptying. That sap was in the buckets for several warmer days so didn’t want to keep it. We are ready for fresh new sap.
Upper 20s overnight. Sunny and 40 during the day. Trees started dripping by Noon. Likely drip all night because temperature forecast for the mid-30s overnight. Hoping to collect tomorrow.
Ran the rinse cycle on the R/O this afternoon. The R/O needs a longer rinse cycle after a pH wash. Also washed the finishing pan so it’s ready.
Light snow forecast for tonight. No accumulation expected. But Saturday night through Monday heavy snow/blizzard is possible. 12”-18”. It’s still several days away. We’ve seen these storm forecasts before only to fizzle out with an inch or two. Monitoring the forecast.
Back to the farmhouse by 3:00 PM.