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    Quote Originally Posted by TheNamelessPoet View Post
    is there a relationship to spoilage in regard to temps also? like if temps are 36-38° (fridge) 10 brix or 20 or 40 brix you have say 5 days before it gets unusable?
    Again, there is no line that can be drawn for such things...

    This subject was beaten well beyond death at: http://mapletrader.com/community/sho...498#post380498
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    DrTimPerkins Thank you. Exactly what I was interested in learning.
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    The probability of spoilage is dependent on the Initial concentration of bacteria (I) in the sap, the total mass of sap (M), the storage temperature in absolute degrees Kelvin (K) and the length of time (L) since the sap was collected.

    Use the mnemonic MILK


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