Grades & Products
Is darker syrup stronger or lighter in flavor?
What is stronger?
The most common type of maple used for syrup.
What are Sugar Maples?
What tool is used to make a hole in the tree?
What is a drill and drill bit?
What percent sugar is typically in raw sap?
What is 1-2%?
What is the main piece of equipment used to boil sap?
What is Evaporator?
Name one maple product besides syrup.
What is maple syrup, candy, cream, etc.
What sugar is found in maple sap?
What is sucrose?
What is placed in the hole to collect sap?
What is a spile/tap/spout
About how much sap is needed to make 1 gallon of syrup?
What is approximately 40 gallons?
What fuel sources can be used for boiling?
What is wood, oil, propane, natural gas?
What grading factor affects syrup color?
What is time of season?
T or F: Any type of maple tree can be used to make syrup.
What is true?
How deep should you drill into the tree?
What is 1.5-2 inches
What process turns sap into syrup?
What is boiling/evaporation?
What is a hydrometer used for?
What is measuring sugar density
Why does syrup get darker later in the season?
What is changes in sap composition?
Why do maple trees produce sap flow in late winter?
What is a freeze/thaw cycle creates pressure changes.
What are two methods of sap collection?
What are buckets and tubing?
What temperature does finished syrup reach?
What is 219 degrees? ( 7 degrees above boiling water)
What is a reverse osmosis machine?
What is removing water before boiling?
What causes "buddy" syrup?
What is tree buds starting to open
What is ZERO?
Why shouldn't you overtap a tree?
What is "it can damage/stress the tree"
What happens if syrup is undercooked?
What is too thin, may spoil
What is "niter" or "sugar sand"?
What is minerals that settle out during boiling?