Setup the evaporator pans today and started getting all the equipment cleaned and ready. Most of our equipment is stainless steel so it only needs a quick rinse. The storage tanks are old milk tanks. All stainless steel. We use the snow from the roof to clean them. The floors get rubber mats. The evaporator just needs a quick rinse. We also collect the snow melt from the roof into a milk can for water.

The buckets have anywhere from a pint to two quarts of sap already. It was up to 45 today, which is warmer then expected. But it was down to 12 overnight so took a while to warm enough for the sap to flow. We hope we can collect tomorrow. It may snow Wednesday night.

Today’s Count:
400 taps
0 gallons of sap
0 quarts of finished syrup