34 at 5:30 AM. Maybe 30 overnight for a short period because there was some ice on the puddles. We were hoping for colder temperatures. Warmed to 52. Partly cloudy but the sun did make an appearance between 10:00 AM and 1:30 PM.
Into the woods by 8:45 AM. R/O started at 10:00 AM and finished by 12:20 PM. 200 gallons in 140 minutes means 1.4 gallons/minute. 84 gallons/hour. The R/O is rated at 125 gallons/hour. Have to keep working on the controls to get the gallons/hour higher. Sap out at just over 5 °Bx. Finished cooking by 2:30 PM. 3 batches in the milk can. Back at the farmhouse by 3:15 PM. Actual cooking time was 5 hours.
Checked buckets at 1:30 PM. Buckets had 1-2 quarts. We plan to collect tomorrow.
Tonight also around 30. Little cooler tomorrow.
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