[Ol Blue K20]

Originally Posted by 72c20customcamper

Pretty simple maple sap is between 2 and 4% sugar. When you boil it down (evaporation) you concentrate the sugar. Takes on average 30 to 40 gallons of sap to make 1 gallon of syrup. Your also concentrating the maple taste. Going to try birch and black walnut next year

Thanks, I had no idea it took so much to make a small amount. That explains why the real syrup is expensive.