Maple Syrup Myths?

[JYb.shopteacher]

A few days back I questioned you all about the “tap root myth” and you all confirmed my thoughts. So now I’m wondering, What are other Maple Syrup Myths? I can think of a few, but what have you all heard?

[littleTapper]

Always tap on the south side of the tree. :lol:

[Ed R]

Cloudy sap or yellow sap or smelly sap = buddy syrup.
Clear non smelly sap= good non buddy syrup. Expanded flower buds on red and silver maples means its time to pull taps. I always know when its going to run,how long it will and how much it will.

[JYb.shopteacher]

Frozen sap is all water, throw it out.

You ever heard of a Popsicle

[DrTimPerkins]

Sap from a vacuum system is lower in sugar content.

[gbeneke]

“50 taps are all I need and I am never going to buy more equipment”

[bigschuss]

Frozen sap is all water, throw it out.

You ever heard of a Popsicle

Are you talking about a fully frozen bucket? Or the top 1/3 of a frozen bucket? If the former, I agree. If the latter, my experience, and I think the consensus, is that this is no myth.

[18mile]

The more taps on a tree, the more sap you get!

[Trapper2]

Everyone who posts on here is an expert. LOL

[Kh7722]

Sap from a vacuum system is lower in sugar content.

I get this all the time, and all vacuum does is pull water from the stump 😂

[johnallin]

Leader Clear Filter Presses are no good....;-)

[Kh7722]

Leader Clear Filter Presses are no good....;-)

Myth? Id probably say more of a fact 🤷*♂️ 😂

[BAP]

Soft Maples or Red, Silver Maples are no good for sap production. Only Hard Maple or Sugar Maple should be tapped.

[johnallin]

Leader Clear Filter Presses are no good....;-)



Myth? Id probably say more of a fact 路*♂️ 

Kevin... Do Not Drink The Kool-Aid !.!.!.!.

[tommymc]

Are you talking about a fully frozen bucket? Or the top 1/3 of a frozen bucket? If the former, I agree. If the latter, my experience, and I think the consensus, is that this is no myth.

I once put this to the test by taking hydrometer readings on the discarded ice from the top of the bucket. The ice had very minimal sugar content, and the remaining liquid was much higher density.

[Mead Maple]

“50 taps are all I need and I am never going to buy more equipment”

Apparently you spoke with my wife last season? (First season)


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[Russell Lampron]

Using an RO will ruin the taste of your syrup!