sugar % in sap

[jemsklein]

I just got in from testing the sugar content from the sap of 4 trees combined together and the sugar content was 5%. So I double-checked it and I made sure it was at 38F and that the hydrometer was clean and measured it again and it was 5%. So I was wondering if any one else has had this high of sugar in there sap?

[325abn]

I was just going to post a thread with this same title.

I checked the surgar content of the sap that ran today and it was only %2.:(

I thought that early sap had higher content.

[TapME]

jemsklein, Just imagine what everyone here could do with sap at 5%. I know I would like it.

[jemsklein]

What was that saying about 86 or 83 how does that work.

[TapME]

17.2 gallons to make one of syrup @ 5%. I think this is right or real close

[fred]

86/2-1.you must have special tees

[jemsklein]

TapME that is not bad there is not as much work to boil it down.:) :)

Fred these tree's are in a wet are on top of a the hill that our house sits on so there is a lot of water and these tree's have huge crown's.
And I checked the sugar content from are tree in the bus and it at %3.5 with a medium size crown.

[hholt]

Dang my silvers are only about 1.6%

[Sugarmaker]

Jems,
WOW send some of that 5% sap our way. You didn't happen to dump some ice off that sap did you:)

Get to boiling!

Chris

[jemsklein]

No i did not dump anything of the top.

[tapper]

I've had sap as high as 4% in the past mainly from road trees. The content usually drops pretty quick. So far this season I've had 1 1/2 % from woods trees but just tapped a bunch of road trees and waiting to see what they are.

[twigbender]

Somebody asked about the Rule of 86. Here it is: Divide 86 by the sugar content of your sap, e.g., 2%, and it will tell you the number of gallons you need to boil down to get a gallon of syrup. At 2% you need 43 gallons of sap.

[Sugarmaker]

Jems,
Hang on to those trees, they will help you make a lot of syrup quicker.

Chris

[tyrod2]

I took a cake of ice out of one if my buckets put it in a pan in the house and when it melted I stured it up and checked it ,1% on the button. 86 gallons to 1 gallon syrup. Man that is a lot of cooken. Pitch the ice My trees are running 2-3%

[jemsklein]

Wow 1% that is very low well good luck with the sugaring.

[sapman]

At 5% sugar, that qualifies as a "Sweet Tree"!  I would consider taking some cuttings from them and getting some youngsters going!  That is how Cornell has been doing it.Tim

[dhbiker1]

those are some special trees, treat them good! This is the first year i've had a sap hydrometer, but I have been an embarrasing 2 and below. It is mostly reds but the past few years I have always been right about 40:1. this 1.5 garbage almost seems like a waste of wood.

[hholt]

Back in late January the first silver maples I tapped measured about 1.6 or 1.7 but then a couple of days ago I boiled a bunch and made syrup a lot faster than I expected. So I measured another load of sap last night and it was at 2.5!

I added a bunch of new taps a couple of weeks ago so I'm not sure if It's just different trees or a fluctuation from the season progressing, but is sure is nice to go from 54:1 to 34:1

At this rate I'll triple last year's output!

[325abn]

The sap i boiled last weekend was just below %3 .

[jemsklein]

well the sap i got yesterday is 5.1%

[Maple Restoration]

way to go now you can save on wood!