Andrew Franklin
02-13-2016, 12:25 AM
In the past I've removed and tossed ice chunks from buckets as I've heard that it is just water and it will save in boiling time to get rid of it. Tonight I went to do that with a few gallons I had set outside that I collected last weekend and they are frozen solid...so no concentrated sap.
Here is my question: at what temp should one throw out ALL the ice from a bucket of sap? I get it when a little bit has frozen and there is a lots of sap, but seeing as how the bucket can freeze solid (7 degrees right now) obviously the good stuff can freeze solid at a certain point and I hate to throw out good sap. Where do I draw the line? What percentage of ice vs. unfrozen sap...or temp for rule of thumb? Thanks!
Here is my question: at what temp should one throw out ALL the ice from a bucket of sap? I get it when a little bit has frozen and there is a lots of sap, but seeing as how the bucket can freeze solid (7 degrees right now) obviously the good stuff can freeze solid at a certain point and I hate to throw out good sap. Where do I draw the line? What percentage of ice vs. unfrozen sap...or temp for rule of thumb? Thanks!