Sweet Water
Posted by Cindy Brean on April 24, 2003
Q: is their a conversion chart of some kind that will figuire how many gallons of syrup were made by the test of the sap.
A: I think you're asking if there is a chart that will convert the sugar concentration in sap into a figure that tells how much sap is needed to make a gallon of syrup. Am I right?
To the best of my knowledge, there is no conversion chart, the sap is simply boiled down until the proper syrup concentration is reached. The concentration of sugar in sap varies over time and collectors know this - early sap flow is more concentrated than later flow. Sap is boiled to concentrate the sugars and once the mixture is reading about 219F, the sap is at the proper consistency for syrup.
John Wiessinger ( April 25, 2003)