Which was the average sugar % and was that reading from the day you got the sap or a week later when you boiled? As sap ages micro organisms feed on the sugar, thus you then have less sugar. Were the barrels each full to have 55 gal or were they slightly below true full? Too many variables to tell you if it was the right amount of syrup.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.