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    Default Sap Temperature?

    The sap I couldn't fit in my small walk in cooler is at 60° it has been in my garage out of any direct sunlight, but is a little cloudier than other sap we have boiled before . Is 60° to warm?
    Just a hobby.
    2012 Don't want to talk about it.
    2013 6 Buckets 2.75 gallons
    2014 20 on 5/16 ,10 Buckets 7.75 gallons
    2015 30 on 5/16 , 10 Buckets 9.5 gallons
    2016 43 on 3/16 , 0 Buckets , 623 gallons sap, 11.89 gls.
    2017 43 on 3/16 527 gallons boiled, 9 gals. Syrup
    2018 43 on 3/16 453 gallons sap 9 gallons syrup
    2019 30 on 3/16 9.5 gallons
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    Probably if it's been kept at that temp for more than a little while. You should treat sap like milk and expect it to spoil faster hanging out on the counter instead of kept cold in the fridge.

    Can you still boil it and make good syrup? Maybe. It depends on what microorganisms are growing in there. You could get anything from dark syrup with no off flavors to ropy looking snot. I'd probably keep that sap separate from the good stuff if you're tempted to give it a try. The older it is and the longer it's been kept at warm temps the more likely something is growing in there that could ruin the quality of the syrup. Will it kill you? probably not but you may not want to enter it in the county fair.

    ETA- forgot to add that the general rule of thumb for food safety is to keep cold foods at 40F or under to slow microbial growth.
    Last edited by happy thoughts; 03-10-2016 at 05:38 PM.
    “A sap-run is the sweet good-bye of winter. It is the fruit of the equal marriage of the sun and frost.”
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    2012- moved up to a 2 pan block arch
    2013- plan to add another hotel pan and shoot for 5-6 gallons
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    Probably going to dump it. Thanks for the input. Quality is everything to us. We still have around 80 gallons of sap in our walk in cooler.
    Just a hobby.
    2012 Don't want to talk about it.
    2013 6 Buckets 2.75 gallons
    2014 20 on 5/16 ,10 Buckets 7.75 gallons
    2015 30 on 5/16 , 10 Buckets 9.5 gallons
    2016 43 on 3/16 , 0 Buckets , 623 gallons sap, 11.89 gls.
    2017 43 on 3/16 527 gallons boiled, 9 gals. Syrup
    2018 43 on 3/16 453 gallons sap 9 gallons syrup
    2019 30 on 3/16 9.5 gallons
    3 Burner propane

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