On March 4th we fired up the evaporator for the first time this season. Our sap was concentrated with our RO which reduced the total volume by 75% before we boiled it in the evaporator. All the equipment worked as expected ( actually as hoped!😂)
We made 30 gallons of Amber Rich syrup. I was expecting more of a Dark syrup as about 1/2 of the sap was stored for 10 days in a refrigerated tank. We normally process the sap quickly but the minimal volume obtained early needed to be batched to make enough . We have been walking the woods looking for leaks to repair so that the vacuum can be maintained at the highest level.
were collecting about 3/4 gal of sap per tap, per day. We will be boiling again soon!