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It doesn't get any better than 'dipping from the well of frozen goodness'. The stuff on top was over 4%, the stuff on the bottom was 5%. It's really interesting how the sugar falls to the bottom of the container so that the sweetest sap is always the last stuff. Today's boil should go really well with this super sweet sap. I hope to see some fresh sap tomorrow when the temperature rises well above freezing. I should be all ready for it!
Just think for a second...the more sugar, the thicker it is, the more it migrates towards the draw-off spigot on a level arch...whether that's 67 brix or 4...;-]
2017: added shut-off valves at several points on the main line, 66L made, 13L sold
2016: Added Wesfab 7" Filter Press with hand pump, 96L sold
2015: now 216 taps, added low vac (24" hg) to new Sugar Shack (24' x 16') w/400gal storage, 143.15L sold
2014: now 150 taps, added 2 sump pumps to 12'x12' sugar shack w/100gal storage to CDL 18"x5', 2 chamber drop flue, 40L sold
2013: 10 5/16 taps gravity to hose, boiled on BBQ
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