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●MADE IN NORTH AMERICA. Deluxe kit includes (3) Taps with Hooks (3) 3 Gallon durable sap buckets with lids; (2) 1-Quart Syrup Filters; (1) Drill bit; Recipe cards; 80 Page Illustrated Guide to Maple Tapping Book
●THREE PLASTIC 5/16" FOOD GRADE TREE SAVER MAPLE TAPS. Reusable taps. LIFETIME GUARANTEE ON TAPS. Our 5/16" tree saver taps cause 30-35% less damage trees compared to traditional 7/16" spiles but with the same output
●THREE DURABLE 3-GALLON FOOD GRADE BUCKETS WITH LIDS. Our premium buckets and lids are ultra-high impact and heat and UV stabilized. Buckets and lids are built to resist heavy impact even at low temperatures
●(2) 1 QT. PRE-FILTERS FOR MAPLE SAP COLLECTION. Also includes (1) 5/16” drill bit for drilling trees, and 5 RECIPE CARDS, with our favorite family syrup recipes. Maple tapper is a small, family-owned. Making our own maple syrup since 1975
●80 PAGE GUIDE TO MAPLE TAPPING BOOK shows you how to identify the right trees, how to get started tapping and advice from professional sugarmakers. FOR BEGINNERS OR EXPERIENCED MAPLE TAPPERS


Description

Making your own maple syrup is much easier than you think! If you can run a drill and boil water, you already have the skills you need. The process is not complicated and you can easily learn everything in one season. Our goal is to give you the tools and instructions you need to become a sugarmaker. Your kit includes: 10 tubes; 10 heavy-duty plastic spiles (technical term for taps); a sugarmaking filter; a take along instruction sheet; our professionally written how-to maple tapping guidebook; and even our very own collection of recipes! All equipment is made in North America, food-grade, FDA-approved, and BPA-free. We know youll love this fun family activity! So lets learn a little about sugarmaking . . .

Something Sweet is About to Happen!

Tapping Time!

Sap starts running when the temperatures drop below freezing at night but rise above freezing during the day. This generally occurs between mid-January and late March (depending on where you live). Once the time is right, you only need to drill a 1.5” hole, insert the spile, and collect the sap! The spiles stay in the tree for the season which usually lasts about two to three weeks until the trees bud out. Definitely a short but sweet few weeks!

Boiling Time!

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Sap is mostly water which needs to be evaporated away to get to yummy pure maple syrup. Typical yield is 40-to-1 so 40 gallons of sap will boil down to one gallon of syrup. Most people use an outdoor cooker fueled by propane or wood. Each little droplet of steam has sugar in it so this job is not one youll want to do in your kitchen!

Filtering and Bottling

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During boiling, sap is filtered midway through at about 216°F and then one final time at 219°F. This removes sugar sand and creates a clear, better tasting syrup. After this final filter, syrup can be bottled in canning jars or bottles. There is no additional processing (such as hot water bath) necessary. Pure maple syrup can be stored indefinitely on the shelf but once opened should be refrigerated and used within 3 months.