04/30/2026
Final stats for our sugaring season:
- First boil on 3/9/26 and we finished up on 4/13/26.
- We made 2940 gallons of yummy maple syrup.
- That's 70 drums!
- We boiled 12 times.
- 23 of the drums are Golden/Delicious aka Fancy;
- 46 drums are Amber/Rich; and
- 1 drum is Dark/Robust.
- The most amount of syrup we made in one day is 351 gallons!
Tom is one day away from pulling the last tap. Then the other cleanup begins. Sanitizing pump-up lines, cleaning tanks, sanitizing drop lines, fussy cleaning of the evaporator, and one million other tasks. Should be done by the end of May.