i just over cooked some syrup It's about 1.5 brix over. can I thin it with sap? how do i add the sap? just add and stir?
i just over cooked some syrup It's about 1.5 brix over. can I thin it with sap? how do i add the sap? just add and stir?
You can thin it with potable water or sap. It mixes best when it's warm.
First, find out how much your syrup is over using the Baume Scale (should be on your hydrometer).
For each tenth of a point Baume that your syrup is heavy, add 3/5 of an ounce of water per gallon of syrup.
2012: Probably 750 gravity taps and 50 buckets.
600 gal stainless milk tank.
2 - 100 gallon stock tanks
one 30 gal barrel
50 buckets
3' x 10' Waterloo Raised Flue wood fired evaporator w/ open pans.
12" x 20" Filter Canner
Sawmill next to sugarhouse solves my sugarwood problem
Gather with GMC 3500 2wd Pickup w/ 425 gallon Plastic Tank.
Been tapping here in Lyman NH since 1989 but I've been sugaring since 8 years old in 1968.
thanks i'm filtering right now will I have to filter again once i add sap?
Just added two pints of way over cooked (thick and heavy) syrup to some "near syrup" that I had from the last two days good run and ended up with this:
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Fr. Jeff+
2013 First Year
8 taps w/ pails (55 gallon sap/9 pints nectar)
12x18x6 Evaporator Pan
Propane Turkey Fryer Burner
2014 - Same
Good work frjeff! That's one great thing about syrup, unless you burn it to the bottom of a pan it is usually salvageable. Make it too thick, you can thin it down. Make it too thin you can cook it again.
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
Or as I did with a batch make sugar its fantastic
Why so much air in those bottles?
It was his very first try. You don't realize how much the syrup will shrink down until you see your first batch. I'm sure he'll be filling higher next time to keep spoilage at bay. He's been doing a lot of reading and research on here.
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples