Into the woods by 6:30 AM.\u00a0 Soaking the syrup pan worked well. Quick cleanup this morning.\u00a0 Struggled to get the fire going.\u00a0 Used a big piece of wood which elevated the kindling too high causing too much draft.\u00a0 Still managed with one match, but took longer then usual to catch.<\/p>\n
R\/O going by 7:15 AM.\u00a0 Done by 10:45 AM: 81 gallons\/hour.\u00a0 Will shop around for membranes before next season.<\/p>\n
5 batches into the milk can.\u00a0 By 12:30 PM we were done cooking, but continued carefully cooking to reduce the amount of sap in the evaporator to making emptying, finishing and cleaning it easier.\u00a0 This requires careful attention to firing and monitoring sap level in the evaporator:\u00a0 no more sap to add if the fire gets too hot.\u00a0 Have to carefully simmer it down.\u00a0 A 6th batch became ready so we took it off.\u00a0 The fire was very low by that point.\u00a0 We had R\/O water nearby if needed.\u00a0 We spread out the fire under the evaporator and closed the damper causing the heat to rapidly disperse.\u00a0 We achieved our goal:\u00a0 the sap level is very low and the fire and residual heat will not burn the pans.\u00a0 This will make the remaining evaporator work easier.\u00a0 \u00a0 Some seasons we end up with 30+ gallons to finish off.\u00a0 Takes time to finish.<\/p>\n
Batches into the milk can
1\u00a0 8:00 AM
2\u00a0 9:15 AM
3 10:05 AM
4 11:05 AM
5 12:00 PM
6\u00a0 \u00a01:35 PM<\/p>\n
Back to the farmhouse by 2:30 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n
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