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beyond_hatred OP t1_j6hs6n3 wrote

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

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Viking603 t1_j6hstgj wrote

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/

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beyond_hatred OP t1_j6hu9ye wrote

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.

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Viking603 t1_j6hv3l2 wrote

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.

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