Otsego County 2012

[Brian Ryther]

A good 24 hours. About 1.6 gallons per tap today. Surgar was 1.9 - 2.0 alomost all day, the last 1000 gallons did drop to 1.7. @ 250 gallons I need to rember that this is at least double what I have made any other year by this date. The freeze up for the next 2 - 3 days is a welcome site. I am however a little worried about the 50 degree weather by the middle of next week. The syrup today was the same as yesterday, matched the light bottle in the test kit. Still not shure what to call it. By the time I get to bottle it it will probaly darken to a solid medium, but I am shure it will make great candy, cream and sugar. Also worth noting is that there is still no sugar sand. I was able to filter 60+ gallons through my 7" press with no problems. Also worth noting is the lack of foam in the pans. I think I have used a table spoon of defoamer to date for the season. I bet I could have used less but I am in the habit of adding a drop the the flue pan after every time we add wood to the arch. I hope this trend continues.