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Maple Syrup Boiling #7829710 03/25/23 09:31 PM 03/25/23 09:31 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 MN D Donnersurvivor OP trapper
Donnersurvivor OP trapper D Joined: Jan 2018 MN	Hoping for a quick answer to this one. I just boiled off a couple gallons of sap and I'm tired, can I freeze it for tonight and finish it on the stove into syrup tomorrow? Added a photo of my Lil setup. Last edited by Donnersurvivor; 03/25/23 09:39 PM.

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7829728 03/25/23 10:06 PM 03/25/23 10:06 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 midland, michigan M midlander trapper
midlander trapper M Joined: Nov 2012 midland, michigan	Ive done it often, dont even freeze it, just let it cool to nighttime temps before starting the next day.....never had a problem

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7829818 03/26/23 06:12 AM 03/26/23 06:12 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Michigan T Trapper Dahlgren trapper
Trapper Dahlgren trapper T Joined: Jun 2016 Michigan	yes what midlander said

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7829918 03/26/23 08:31 AM 03/26/23 08:31 AM
Joined: Jan 2018 MN D Donnersurvivor OP trapper
Donnersurvivor OP trapper D Joined: Jan 2018 MN	Thanks guys, I got to tired and just froze it, I'm assuming it'll be fine since it's mostly sugar water at this point. I'll pull it out today or tomorrow to try and finish it. I need to go to the thrift store and find a smaller pot.

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7830162 03/26/23 03:19 PM 03/26/23 03:19 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 ny U upstateNY trapper
upstateNY trapper U Joined: Aug 2008 ny	How many taps you have out? the wheels of the gods turn very slowly

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: upstateNY] #7830326 03/26/23 07:22 PM 03/26/23 07:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 MN D Donnersurvivor OP trapper
Donnersurvivor OP trapper D Joined: Jan 2018 MN	Originally Posted by upstateNY How many taps you have out? 2 on two trees and three on a third. I'm hoping to add a few this week Last edited by Donnersurvivor; 03/26/23 07:22 PM.

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7830343 03/26/23 07:47 PM 03/26/23 07:47 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 ny U upstateNY trapper
upstateNY trapper U Joined: Aug 2008 ny	Originally Posted by Donnersurvivor Originally Posted by upstateNY How many taps you have out? 2 on two trees and three on a third. I'm hoping to add a few this week At the rate your boiling with that little pan,,where do you store all the other sap? the wheels of the gods turn very slowly

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7830364 03/26/23 07:59 PM 03/26/23 07:59 PM
Joined: Jan 2018 MN D Donnersurvivor OP trapper
Donnersurvivor OP trapper D Joined: Jan 2018 MN	This was a test run. We have a wood stove and bigger pot ready, if the sap ever starts flowing heavy that is.

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7830365 03/26/23 08:00 PM 03/26/23 08:00 PM
Joined: May 2010 MN S Steven 49er trapper
Steven 49er trapper S Joined: May 2010 MN	Donner something to think about, when 8t comes to evapotranspiration, the bigger the surface area the more evaporation. "Gold is money, everything else is just credit" JP Morgan

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7830383 03/26/23 08:19 PM 03/26/23 08:19 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 MN 160user trapper
160user trapper Joined: Jan 2007 MN	As I recall (from 40 years ago) it used to take 50-80 gallons of sap to make a gallon of syrup depending on sugar content. I have nothing clever to put here.

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: 160user] #7830623 03/27/23 07:17 AM 03/27/23 07:17 AM
Joined: Aug 2008 ny U upstateNY trapper
upstateNY trapper U Joined: Aug 2008 ny	Originally Posted by 160user As I recall (from 40 years ago) it used to take 50-80 gallons of sap to make a gallon of syrup depending on sugar content. Around 50 gallons of sap for one gallon syrup here.Buddy of mine just made 15 gallons of syrup.Only took him a few days because he has a pretty good sized evaporation system. the wheels of the gods turn very slowly

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7831317 03/27/23 09:46 PM 03/27/23 09:46 PM
Joined: Jan 2014 Co.-Wy. part time AK. W wy.wolfer trapper
wy.wolfer trapper W Joined: Jan 2014 Co.-Wy. part time AK.	Penn State Extension Service has a great website for the maple syrup beginner.

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: wy.wolfer] #7831393 03/27/23 11:31 PM 03/27/23 11:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 East-Central Wisconsin B bblwi trapper
bblwi trapper B Joined: Dec 2006 East-Central Wisconsin	We don't boil our sap. We have a person custom boil what we want for syrup and we sell the bulk of our sap by the point of sugar times a rate per point. We have been really fortunate this year with the cold snaps as our sap is really clear yet and the last 2800 gallons were still averaging 3.0 sugar. You only need about 29 gallons of sap to make a gallon with that high of sugar. Amazing some of the setups we have near us that have really good setups for their receiving tanks, ROs, evaporators, filtering etc. The one place we go to does between 50-75K of sap each year. The other 30-35K. Bryce

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7831507 03/28/23 06:53 AM 03/28/23 06:53 AM
Joined: Mar 2008 Ohio, Old fart to some. ack trapper
ack trapper Joined: Mar 2008 Ohio, Old fart to some.	When I used to make it I let the sap freeze. In the morning I would toss the ice. Hardly any sugar in the ice. Not sure how much you have boiled off. It won't hurt to let it freeze but it might turn a bit darker. If it freezes ,on your batch, I would not toss the ice. _________ I used to have superpowers… but a therapist took them away. The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!

Re: Maple Syrup Boiling [Re: Donnersurvivor] #7831537 03/28/23 07:22 AM 03/28/23 07:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin T The Beav trapper
The Beav trapper T Joined: Dec 2006 Wisconsin	We never tossed the ice. The crew pulled last Friday and will finish about 45 gallons of syrup. The forum Know It All according to Muskrat

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