Happy birthday Cody!
Today started out with rain and wet. Ended with sleet and cold (and wet-a theme this week)
The new item of the day is a level indicator for the top tank so we have some idea how much sap is up there yet. The tube on the right fills related to the depth of the tank and yard stick helps to gauge how much we have left and the rate of the evaporation.
There was a little sap running today, but not enough to warrant a trip through the woods. Bob, Adam and Curt boiled down 350 gallons of sap tonight. Mark S came for a visit tonight and took a quick tour.
Shut down went quickly...Bob was concerned we had too much fire so he dug some out and he and Adam transferred some of the bigger embers to a metal bucket. The magic number moving forward is no more wood after 4 inches in the upper tank, and no big wood after 5 inches. We started cool down with 3.5 inches left and that drained pretty quick. Adam brought some Twp Rd 178 sap and we dumped that in the evaporator for a little more volume. 
Today's quote of the day, by Adam taking off syrup, "I think it's done, but what do I know ?!"
Total Sap Today: Total Syrup Today: 7.5 gallons
Total Syrup To Date: 13.5
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