Hey folks,

Boiled down our first batch, and though not as thick as I would have liked, took too long as it was, quite happy with the colour and taste.

Took 18 hours to get my 40 gallons down to 5 1/2 375 ml bottles. Used my barrel boiler and then finished on the Bar B Q and the electric element I picked up this year just for syrup.

Trees took the weekend off with the cold, but expecting big runs later this week with milder temps..

Good Luck to all,

Turkey John