ir3333
Well-Known Member
Any of you guys build and or operate a maple syrup evaporator?
I made the evaporator last fall.The sap this year was very high in sugar.I averaged 33:1Gentleman where we stored our cars had 100 acres of sugar Bush. Had a drive in shed where he made it. The whole inside of the shed was like taffy lol.
Amazing, nothing like it. Frickin diabetes.....
That's a pretty cool setup you got!
Isnt the ratio something like 50:1?
Store bough maple flavored syrup commonly used on pancakes only contains 10-15% real maple syrup. The rest is just corn syrup with other flavors added.We always got syrup from a neighbour but he moved last year so we used store bought syrup ...yuk!
We have about 40 maple tees and i tapped 32 this spring.
It was something i always wanted to try.
Very rewarding.