Our taps have been in for over two weeks, so our attention has been focused on the weather, as well as completing preparations of our remaining equipment.
Since our focus is to produce the highest quality maple syrup which expresses the unique characteristics of our region, we place great attention to the details of production. We have installed a high capacity sap filter as well as in-line germicidal lights to reduce any contamination. Our evaporator has been reassembled and a test run using boiling water detects any leaks as well as sterilizing the entire surface that comes in contact with the syrup.
Our system employs a vacuum pump to augment the flow of sap from the tree. We have optimized the system with leak resistant fittings and a properly tuned pump that generates 25 inches of negative pressure.
Now we wait and watch the weather.