Originally Posted by
Lespetras
Okay... Has anyone's sap started to smell off? Our small amount that we collected last night and sat in the reservoir overnight has a musty scent.. I'm gonna throw out.. Is this the 'budding'sap? Still clear though.. Maybe should have refrigerated? But temp didn't go above6 degrees
Lesley
Lesley, it might be your containers that had the remnants of old sap, perhaps? I noticed that one of my white collecting buckets that was sitting empty had a few mold spores on the bottom - so I will have to give them a wash if we're going to get more sap.
Doubtful that it is buddy sap - perhaps boil a little of it separately. Apparently you can tell right away if it is buddy.
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2010-30 taps, steam pans on a fisher grandma bear woodstove outdoors. Bottled 18.5L
2012- 70 taps - 20L
2013 - 70 taps, 3 steam pans on concrete block arch. 50L
2015- 70 taps, 50.5L, 3.3lbs accidental sugar
2021 - 120 taps, new-to-me 2x5 flat pan with a cast iron arch atop a brick firebox.
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