118 visitors today for day one of the open house. \u00a0Visitors started arriving at 10:00 AM. \u00a0By 12:30 PM over 60. \u00a0 We didn’t know what to expect for turnout. \u00a0We are happy with the number of visitors. \u00a0 \u00a0No one came after 3:30 but that was okay. \u00a0We had to go out collecting then.<\/p>\n
Didn’t freeze overnight. \u00a0Trees dripped all night. \u00a0Not a lot but enough that we could collect. \u00a0Picked up 190 gallons. \u00a01.8 Brix. \u00a0We have sap to cook for tomorrow’s open house now.<\/p>\n
Today was cloudy all day. \u00a0A cold wind. \u00a0Up to 38. \u00a0A lot of snow melted and made it wet and muddy in the woods. Tonight should be mid to upper 20s. \u00a0Tomorrow is partly cloudy and warmer.<\/p>\n
Trouble with the R\/O today. \u00a0After reflecting on the problem we think we were pushing the concentrate to too high Brix. \u00a0The sap was already 3.4 degrees Brix because of ice we removed. \u00a0Coming out of the R\/O it was at 9 degrees Brix. \u00a0Our R\/O is rated for 7 degrees Brix and we usually go to about 5 degrees Brix. \u00a0Our membrane couldn’t handle 9 and the pressure when up to the maximum of 500 psi then shut off. \u00a0We ran a soap wash cycle and are hoping that helps. \u00a0We should have backed off the concentrate Brix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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