Syrup bottling density

[BoarsNest]

Yesterday we made our first syrup. I ran out of sap and so we pulled about 20 quarts off the evaporator and finished it for a few more hours on propane. I finally ran out of time and bottled almost 9 quarts and never got it to the correct density. We had it boiling at 219 for over an hour so it had to be getting close to 66 brix.

It tastes great and I think it will be gone soon. Any problems with this other than long term storage?

[whalems]

No problem. Just dump in w/ your next batch and finish it all together.

[BoarsNest]

I already put it into canning jars and was planning on having it on pancakes today. Should I keep it or continue next weekend with finishing?

[whalems]

should be fine for the short term, but I would finish what ever you don't use this week to density. keep in fridge and it will be fine.

[KenWP]

What was your boiling point of water. To bad you don't have a hydrometer to check it for density. Allways nice to know what you actually have. I allways am watching it for temp and then all of a sudden its there on you.

[BarrelBoiler]

well how were the pancakes?:)
really!
was the syrup real sticky/ sticky enough to pull the pancake apart or stay in little ridges when you try to wipe the last of it with a cake? or did it get soaked up quickly and you could almost wipe your plate clean with a cake, almost like a paper towel?
in the first case you are probably so close it won't make much differance
in hte second case you are probably light and weather you reboil is up to you
in either case its up to you but.... you know do i take the time or not
does your syrup have enough viscosity to hang on the side of the jar, with some thickness to it, thin syrup will hang to but in a thin sheet
did you hot pack with sealing lids? if they sealed than even light syrup will last

i always check the boiling point of water as i start finishing so i know what the reading is on the theometer i'm using and how high to go with the temp, boiling point changes with the weather and area
good luck

[BoarsNest]

Well, I will be reheating the syrup. It tasted great, but is obviously not close to the right density. I have a hydrometer so testing it when it's ready won't be a problem. I just need to learn patience! The pancakes sucked it up so fast you had to keep putting more on.... oh maybe that's what I do anyway. Well next weekend I will have the arch going with more sap and the finisher finishing this batch.

Thanks for the help.

[BarrelBoiler]

yup got some lite syrup there need to boil it a little longer
oh well you've had a pratice run at filling jars:D
goood luck have fun

[BoarsNest]

So the syrup isn't syrup and my buddy burned his coat on the preheater box. The steam was overwhelming and we didn't have enough sap.

I told the people that stopped by this weekend. It should be fun if not funny. At the very least a good time was had by all.

[Lazarus]

So ... what if your hydrometer and your thermometer don't match? I have a new thermometer in the port for the Mason 3x2, which I zeroed just a few weeks ago.

However, I am nowhere near 7 over boiling when my new hydrometer from Anderson's reads syrup on the hot test line. In fact, I'm more like 10 over boiling. If I trusted the thermometer, I might be way off on the density. But even though the hot and cold tests are right on for the hydrometer, I'm getting an annoying bit of sugar precipitate when the syrup cools, which makes me think the hydrometer is off?

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[3rdgen.maple]

Tht is why you buy more thn one hdrometer to check them. Also if ou rely on the thermometer you need to clibrate it daily and often times more than once a day. Boiling point changes quite often. If you are also checking the hydrometer you need to make sure it is at 211 degrees or you will get a flase reading.