Update: Maple Syrup Season

What's better than helping a friend out and learning some cool shit at the same time? You tap maple trees below freezing and when it warms up to around the 40s the sap starts flowing. The whole season is basically six weeks long. This weather isn't working out right now, but it's probably for the better. Currently, we are sitting at around 80 taps in 70 trees. We're waiting on tube to finish the run which should be around 160 trees when completed. Sap is about 96-98% water and 2-4% sugar. The water is boiled out of that sap, leaving you with maple syrup that will have around 65-70% sugar and 35-30% water. To put that into perspective, a 55 gallon drum of sap will make a little less than a gallon and a half of maple syrup.