Scott will not draw the syrup from the vaporizer until the temperature in the trays has reached 219 degrees. It got to 215 soon enough, but stalled there for a long time as a very cold wind shrieked all around us. We were not minding it, we were into the hot toddies by then. Finally, he turned the lever and filled the first jar, which he generously gave to me. It is great stuff. Almost as good as the toddies. As a diabetic and someone in recovery from open heart surgery, I weighed the merits of drinking  hot toddies in a Sugar House. it was a good decision.