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With maple sap collection complete, we'll show you the final syrup process. Learn how to boil down your maple sap, pre-filter the almost syrup solution, use a digital thermometer to reach 219 degrees, and turn your maple sap into delicious, homemade maple syrup. Subscribe to our channel for more videos on maple syrup making.
By boiling the sap, you are evaporating the water and bringing the sugar content of the syrup to between 60 and 70 percent. Boiling sap in sugar shacks is a time-intensive process. In order to make a gallon of syrup, you may have to spend all day in your shack, boiling 20 to 30 gallons of sap.