Picked up 110 gallons of slightly cloudy sap from my remaining taps and took of 6 gallons of syrup for a tally of 51 gallons. Color was back up into Vermont Grade B and the flavor wasn't too bad considering. Certainly good cooking syrup for my customers who use it. I actually think not cleaning my pans helped me here as the buddy flavor is somewhat masked by the strong late season maple flavor.
I may decide to boil up the front pan but after an unusually large takeoff just as I ran out of sap, it might not be worth it.
Got the holding tank washed and rinsed. Back to washing and pulling taps. Less than one month and I'm done.
2012: Probably 750 gravity taps and 50 buckets.
600 gal stainless milk tank.
2 - 100 gallon stock tanks
one 30 gal barrel
50 buckets
3' x 10' Waterloo Raised Flue wood fired evaporator w/ open pans.
12" x 20" Filter Canner
Sawmill next to sugarhouse solves my sugarwood problem
Gather with GMC 3500 2wd Pickup w/ 425 gallon Plastic Tank.
Been tapping here in Lyman NH since 1989 but I've been sugaring since 8 years old in 1968.