We used 3 cords of wood.  That’s amazing.  The years of burning 10-12 cords of wood are gone.

Also calculated the syrup we should have made based on a collection vs how much we actually bottled.  Wanted to see if we were loosing any or otherwise miscalculating.

Gal    Brix   Gal/ratio    Syrup
375   2.5     375/35       10.7
410   2.5     410/35       11.7
700   2.5     700/35       20.0
200   2.0     200/43        4.7
475   2.0     475/43       11.0
625   2.0     625/43       14.5
575   2.0     575/43       13.4
285   2.0     285/43        6.6
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92.6 gal

Actual bottled:  91 gal, 2 qt, 1 pt.  Almost exactly the same.  The slight loss is likely due to syrup that gets caught in the filter press.

503 taps producing 92 gallons means the yield per tap is 0.18 gal/tap  = 1.44 pint/tap

The flue pan of the evaporate is okay.   The vinegar soak helped.   Its passable, but we can do better.  Going back to our previous cleaning procedure next season.

Into the woods by 9:00 AM to finish cleaning the pan, wash the floors and store tanks.  Out of the woods by 1:30 PM.    Then did final equipment cleanup at the farmhouse.  Done by 4:30 PM.  Tomorrow we fly back to Washington, DC.

Season 102 is closed.