This is from the last two weeks. Sap flow really slowed on me. 8 trees only just over 3 gallons of cloudy sap. Is it worth boiling?
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This is from the last two weeks. Sap flow really slowed on me. 8 trees only just over 3 gallons of cloudy sap. Is it worth boiling?
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How does it smell? If it stinks like spoiled milk then don't boil it. If it smells fine and tastes OK then boil it.
Steve
2017
2x8 Mason drop tube evaporator
420 Taps
3 surflo pumps on 5/16
79 gallons of syrup made
2016
New kitchen addition to sap house
400 taps
52 gallons syrup made
If it has been stored really cold for 2 weeks you might be OK. Otherwise not. Sap is like milk. Would you drink milk if it had been stored the same way this sap was for the past two weeks?
In addition to smelling it, reach in with a ladle and scoop some up and pour it out. Does it pour like liquid, or does it have strings of goop that cling to the ladle when poured. If at all stringy (you'll know it when you see it)....dump it.
Finally, put a little in a sauce pan and boil it on the stove. Smell the steam -- good or bad? Reduce it by about half, let it cool, and taste it. If it tastes good, then fine. If not, dump it.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
I agree with everyone else. Smell it, taste it, check to see if it's stringy and boil some down. If I dumped my sap every time it was a little cloudy I wouldn't make much syrup.
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!