Good syrup year this year?

Brokermike · Mar 29, 2011

7% tree? or an RO?

atgreene · Mar 29, 2011

7 % tree. We have several large maples that are out in the open that will test over 5% every year. Lots of sunlight, no competition=sweet sap.:thumbsup:

boxygen · Mar 29, 2011

AT, I swear you get to have all the fun.

What do you call the "sugar content tester" and where do you get it? I collected and boiled once a handful of years ago and after spending last saturday at a friends house boiling, I have gotten the itch again and thinking about doing something next year just for fun.

atgreene · Mar 30, 2011

It's called a refractometer. It uses a prism to measure solids in Brix scale (sugar, in this case) in a liquid.

Here's one link with a bunch of options.
General REF113ATC Brix Refractometer, 0 to 32% with Automatic TEMPERAT

Any maple sugar supply place will also have them, for 3x the price.

Maple sugaring for fun, eh? You're a sick man.

lol