Temporary syrup storage

[Corey_d]

Rookie boiler learning as I go... I finished +/- 2 gallons of syrup last night. I didn’t have a storage container large enough so I drew off into a clean aluminum sap bucket. Is there any issue with leaving it the aluminum container for a few days until I get a chance to bottle? Thanks for any input.

[Haynes Forest Products]

Probably not just cover it. Now next time your at Walmart get yourself a food grade 5 gallon pail with lid. Always hot pack it and it will last years.
Have you ever just stored water in an aluminum bucket YUK.

[maple flats]

Lowes also sells food grade buckets, likely Home Depot too.
You can hold syrup to bottle later in any proper food grade container for a few weeks if you want, just keep it cool. Then heat it to 180-190 to pack it.

[Run Forest Run!]

Corey, how many taps do have? Mason jars work great for storage.

[jbelany]

My mom works at a restaurant. I asked her to save any one gallon class jars they may get, such as pickles, relish, etc. Within two weeks I had 6 gallon jars. Cleaned them by hand then ran them in the dishwasher. Super clean and very convenient to store in a spare fridge. Just an idea.

Joe

[Corey_d]

All great suggestions. I do have 5gallon food grade pails here I was Leary of pouring 219 degree liquid into plastic. Jbelany i will go to our local restaraunt and have them set me aside a few large jars.

Run forest run, I currently have about 60 taps in, I have a pile of mason jars here as well. These are what I will do the majority of my bottling with.

Thanks everyone, this site and its users are great.

[Run Forest Run!]

Where in Ontario are you tapping Corey? Have you had much of a sap run yet?

[DocsMapleSyrup]

Can you hot pack 3 gallons of syrup in a 5 gallon food grade bucket then add 2 gallons more into the 5 gallon bucket a few days later without reheating the 3 gallons and be safe for the next 6 months?

[Michael Greer]

Doc that doesn't sound like a good idea. Temperatures between 40 and 140 are where things go wrong.

[Corey_d]

I am located near long sault/cornwall. Sap seems to be running decent, best day I’ve had is 75 gal off +/- 60 taps. I have been able to boil off everything until this weekend. I still have about 60g collected fri/sat sitting with ice in it...hoping it keeps until Saturday...few things set us back from boiling everything this weekend.