Viking603 t1_j6hryah wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:42 PM

I tapped two weeks ago. Because temps were mostly above 40° and below freezing at night. My 3 trees are giving me at least 1/2 gallon of sap per week. Yesterday and Saturday they gave me that much each day.

ETA: clarification

beyond_hatred OP t1_j6hs6n3 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:45 PM

A half gallon of finished syrup? That's excellent.

Viking603 t1_j6hstgj wrote on January 30, 2023 at 12:51 PM

No. 1/2 gallon of sap. You tap to get the sap. Then either boil it down or run sap through a RO system to reduce water content and then boil.

RO = reverse osmosis

I bought the small one here before tapping last year, http://robucket.com/

beyond_hatred OP t1_j6hu9ye wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:05 PM

That's really interesting. I probably got a half gallon syrup for the whole season last year from my two trees. One of them is Norway maple so it's not nearly as useful as a sugar maple. I freeze concentrated my sap last year. Not nearly as efficient as a RO machine but the price was right. I just put the pails out on the deck overnight.

Viking603 t1_j6hv3l2 wrote on January 30, 2023 at 1:13 PM

I have 3 red maples and store the sap in the beer fridge until it's that fridge is full, then process and boil. IIRC last year's made 4 1/2 pints.