Hehe sounds like you've got some tree pee happening....relax, it just means rain or snow got into the pails. So long as it's clear, and doesn't smell funky or look cloudy (or both) then you're fine to boil it. If you don't like that idea you can always just dump it out.
FWIW I keep tree pee and chuck it in with the rest of my sap :-) Hope this helps!
Last edited by Galena; 03-20-2022 at 05:18 PM.
Been tapping since 2008.
2018 - 17 taps/7 trees...819l sap, approx 28l syrup
2019 - 18 taps/8 trees...585l sap, 28l syrup...21:1 ratio
2020 - 18 taps/8 trees...890.04l sap...gave away about 170l, 30l snafu'd....23l total for me from approx 690l
2021 - 18 taps/8 trees...395l sap, 12 l syrup
2022 - 18 taps/8 trees....7 sugars 1 red due to #2 having surgery so had the season off....582l sap, 18.5l syrup
2023 - 18 taps/8 trees...all sugars again. 807l sap, so far approx 14l syrup