I've seen a lot of discussion about sap freezing in the buckets or letting it sit frozen for a bit till the boil. My question is different. Has anyone frozen sap for extended periods? Say six months? Or even 3.
Freezing sap long term
I've seen a lot of discussion about sap freezing in the buckets or letting it sit frozen for a bit till the boil. My question is different. Has anyone frozen sap for extended periods? Say six months? Or even 3.
If it's frozen you can keep it as long as you like, days, weeks, months, years.
~ Karen ~
2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup
2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup
Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples
Sap stored frozen for a long time can take on a musty smell/taste. Probably OK to make into syrup, but not so good as a sap beverage.
Dr. Tim Perkins
UVM Proctor Maple Research Ctr
http://www.uvm.edu/~pmrc
https://mapleresearch.org
Timothy.Perkins@uvm.edu
Near me is a place that does an open house every year for kids far after the season is over, that must be what they are doing. I had suspected they were boiling sugar water so they could See what it looks like and then had the canner full of syrup from the season. LOL
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