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irisrhblood70
03-01-2011, 09:39 AM
how long can i store sap in 34 degree root cellar?
adk1
03-01-2011, 09:41 AM
how long can i store sap in 34 degree root cellar?

you have no idea until you look at it one day and its a nasty yellow
Kev
03-01-2011, 10:16 AM
you have no idea until you look at it one day and its a nasty yellow

LOL and I thought it was just my ignorance that caused me to think it will be ok untill tomorrow....then its not ok the the next day
adk1
03-01-2011, 10:26 AM
LOL and I thought it was just my ignorance that caused me to think it will be ok untill tomorrow....then its not ok the the next day

might be a few days, or a few days more
SeanD
03-01-2011, 03:57 PM
I used to go from weekend to weekend storing sap in barrels buried in the snow. I would check it with a thermometer from time to time and I usually got something close to 35 deg. depending on how hard the freezes in the night were. That said, sometimes by the end of the week, the sap was a little cloudy - not yellow, closer to white or grey. The syrup was fine.

Later in the season, there was less and less snow to keep the sap buried and it was more affected by daytime highs hitting the 50s and up. It was definitely cloudier, but in the end, the syrup was fine. It's the sap in the buckets that yellowed first and I dumped those.

I would think if you have a constant 34 degrees, you should easily be able to go a week between boils. Be sure to share what happened when it's all said and done. This is a very popular topic.

Sean
steve J
03-01-2011, 04:33 PM
I have gone 4 to 5 days doing that its not until we hit april that I start getting nervous
irisrhblood70
03-02-2011, 08:42 AM
thank all of you for your input. i will track my storage method:) and update at the end of season.
len
03-03-2011, 01:56 PM
If it's in the 40's, and doesn't freeze at night, what is the time span to get the sap boiled? There is still snow on the ground at this point, and there is some shading as well. Sap's in buckets on the ground. I'll be boiling outdoors, and the forecast is for rain through the weekend, and no temp shelter built (to boil under) as of yet.
morningstarfarm
03-03-2011, 05:08 PM
If it were me. I'd get moving....you have a couple days to throw something together to boil saturday.