High 30s overnight. Low 40s and cloudy this morning with a thunderstorm by 9:15 AM. Partly sunny this afternoon with temperatures in the low-50s. There was ice on puddles this morning indicating the ground is still cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Into the woods by 5:15 AM to cook. R\/O going by 5:30 AM. By 6:00 AM there was 2\u201d in the concentrate tank. Easier cooking when there is a buffer amount in the tank.. Held around 3\u201d all day in the concentrate tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Syrup is definitely a grade darker. Warmer weather causes darker syrup because of changes in the sap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Waiting to collect until yesterday was the right call. We got the run and didn\u2019t have to collect two days in a row. No sap today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019re getting by with the R\/O, but it\u2019s processing 60 gallons\/hour. R\/O ran for 8 hours to process 470 gallons of sap.. We should get 90-95 gallons\/hour. The R\/O would finish in 5 \u00bd hours. The FilmTec membrane in use now is 12 years old. While it\u2019s professionally washed during the off-season, and the cleaning report says it\u2019s back to 100%, it\u2019s not preforming at 100%. The MES membrane is effectively dead. As we noted the other day, it preformed at a very low level and couldn\u2019t keep up with cooking. We\u2019ll replace the membranes for next season. Membranes are the soul of the R\/O and must preform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
8 batches into the milk cans. We have 5 full milk cans now and must bottle because we don\u2019t have any more milk cans for syrup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Back to the farmhouse by 3:15 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The day cooking.
5:30 AM R\/O start
6:00 AM 2″
6:50 AM batch
7:00 AM 3 1\/2″
8:00 AM batch
8:00 AM 3 3\/4″
8:55 AM batch
9:00 AM 3 1\/4″
9:55 AM batch
10:00 AM 3 1\/2″
10:55 AM batch
11:00 AM 3 1\/2″
11:50 AM batch
12:00 PM 2 3\/4″
12:50 PM batch
1:00 PM 4″
1:30 PM R\/O done
2:20 PM 2 1\/4″
2:50 PM batch
3:00 PM 1\/4″
3:15 PM done<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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