After we completed bottling and totaled up all the syrup we made 85 gallons of syrup for season 100. A good season. Above average crop in both quantity and quality. We made mostly medium amber with just the last batch from today as dark amber. The quality is also a function of the R\/O and being able to process sap faster. During our years without the R\/O we made mostly dark amber and then into the real dark grade B syrup.<\/p>\n
Into the woods by 9:00 AM to start bringing in buckets and covers. They are all in off-season storage. Finished this afternoon after bottling.<\/p>\n
Put the last of the syrup on the finishing pan by 11:45 AM. It was done by 3:00 PM. Filtered and bottled it came to 16 quarts.<\/p>\n
Doing the math: we collected 3595 gallons of sap; we made 85 gallons of syrup. That gives us a ratio of 42:1. Running through the Rule of 86 means our sap averaged 2.03 \u00b0Bx for the season. At exactly 2.00 \u00b0Bx the ratio is 43:1. Given the low Brix readings we had, we need to replace our sap hydrometer. Its calibration doesn’t seem accurate.<\/p>\n
45 overnight. 55 today. Partly cloudy this morning but the sun appeared around 2:00 PM.<\/p>\n
Tomorrow we start cleaning the evaporator. That’s the last big task remaining.<\/p>\n
Back to the farmhouse by 5:00 PM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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