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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.
1 Maple sap is a slightly sweet, colorless liquid. 2  It takes approximately 40 gallons of maple sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup. 3  A gallon of standard maple syrup weighs 11 pounds and has a sugar content of 66 percent. 4  Maple syrup is the first farm crop to be harvested in Michigan each year.