What's the consensus on sap that is a little cloudy is it worth boiling down or should it be thrown out
Cloudy sap
What's the consensus on sap that is a little cloudy is it worth boiling down or should it be thrown out
Shelton Connecticut sugar maker
Boil it, it will make good syrup.
Dave Klish, I recently ordered a 2x6 wood fired evaporator from A&A Sheet Metal which I will be converting to oil fired
Now have solar, 2x6 finish pan, 5 bank 7x7 filter press, large water jacketed bottler, and tankless water heater.
Recently bought another Gingerich RO, this one was a 125, but a second membrane was added thus is a 250, like I had.
After running a 2x3, a 2x6, 3x8 tapping from 79 taps up to 1320 all woodfired, now I'm going to a 2x6 oil fired and a 200-425 taps.
Thanks for the reply, glad to hear you say that cuz I have 2,000 liters yet left, the warm temperatures are causing it to get a little cloudy I suppose?
Shelton Connecticut sugar maker
As long as it isn't really slimmy or ropy (sticks to finger and looks like snot) it should be good.
54 Acres bought in Sept 2010, hope for a lot of fun
Kabota 3400 w/ bucket
couple Husky chainsaws and a couple of Stihl
Big dream
2011 = 106 on gravity tubing, 100 bucket
2012 =700 vaccuum 100 gravity 80 bucket's
30" x 12' Vortex with Leader Revolution Max Raised pans
2013 = 1200 vac, 200 gravity, 5 buckets, buying from 300 buckets, 500 vac
Springtech RO 600 Deluxe
2015= 1800 all vac @ home, buying sap from 1200.
2017= 2200 all on vac. no longer buying sap
Boil as soon as you can before it spoils. I've made a lot of good syrup with cloudy and yellowish sap.
Russ
"Red Roof Maples" Where the term "boiling soda" was first introduced to the maple world!
1930 Ford Model AA Doodlebug tractor
A couple of Honda 4 wheelers
Four chainsaws and no chickens!
If I would have thrown away all my cloudy sap this year I would have about 15 gallons vs 73 gallons of finished syrup. As mentioned sap can spoil and you can make bad syrup from spoiled sap, so you do need to collect and boil as quickly as possible. Your going to make darker syrup with the cloudy sap but that's what everyone wants now anyway. So its a win/ win!
Regards,
Chris
Casbohm Maple and Honey
625 roadside taps + Neighbors bring some sap too!
3x10 King, WRU, AOF and AUF
12" SIRO Filter Press.
2015 Ford F250 PSD sap hauler
One Golden named Maggie, Norwegian Forest Cat named Lucy
Too many Cub Cadets
Ford Jubilee and several Allis WD's, and IH tractors
1932 Ford AAB ton and a half, dump truck
www.mapleandhoney.com
Good to know thanks all, boiling it down went through 500 ltr today, hopefully wrap it up tomorrow pans are sweet and smelling great!!
Shelton Connecticut sugar maker
My rule of thumb has always been the smell, taste and sight test. If it smells like sweaty socks - toss it, if it taste funny - toss it, If I can't see the bottom of my tank at all - toss it.
2' x 3' backyard evaporator with homemade steam hood
38.5 gallons produced in 2022
120 taps all on 3/16" tubing
4" x 40" homemade RO built for 2023
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