Wrapped up our season today with 33 gallons of syrup. Processed almost 2300 gallons of sap to get there, with our last few days topping out at 1% sugar. The weather was not ideal, as the late cold spell nearly ran the clock out on prime syrup time. It just got too warm, too fast. We were still getting that low sugar sap today, but the forecast isn't good with no below freezing temps on the horizon. So we called it and pulled our taps. Ended up with our second best season ever, which I credit to the fact we switched over to shurflo vacuum this year. That let us continue to get that 1% sap when the trees had nearly quit running. We also have a home built RO, so we could utilize the low sugar content.
I hope my fellow Hoosier sugarmakers are also finding success!