We had our second opportunity to boil sap on the 11th. The warm days are excellent, however the mild nights in the low 30s is not cold enough to recharge the trees. There is still a few feet of frost in the ground which delays some of the better flow rates. Our sap is measuring 3% which is higher than our typical 2%. This good fortune means it only takes 29 gal of sap to make a gal of syrup instead of the typical 40. Quite a savings of time and energy!!
Our 23 gal made on the 11th was Dark Robust which is very rich and flavorful. We have now seen the sap glows reduce to a trickle!