Achieving the Right Syrup Density
Achieving a consistent and acceptable density level for maple syrup continues to be a challenge for many producers.
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Blending Syrup Part I: Blending Off-Density Syrup with Other Syrup to Adjust the Density – Determining How Much I Need
This article demonstrates how to use alligation to determine weights or volumes to mix when combining two syrups to obtain a blend with the desired density.
Blending Syrup Part II: Blending Heavy Syrup with Water or Sap to Lower Its Density – Determining How Much I Need
This article will demonstrate how to determine the amount of sap or water to add to heavy syrup to reduce its density to the desired level.
Cloudiness’ effect on refractometer measurements
Accurately measuring density is critical to the production of pure maple syrup. This article explores how impurities in syrup can affect the accuracy of tools used to measure density.
Comparison of Digital Refractometers for Use by Maple Producers
The purpose of the present experiment was to test the precision of a variety of digital refractometers available to maple producers. Additionally, the effect of temperature on refractometer accuracy and precision was investigated, in order to assess the reliability of the automatic temperature compensation feature now present in the majority of refractometers.
Developing a Hydrometer Accuracy Checking Program For Maple Syrup Producer Associations
This information was assembled to assist State and Provincial Maple Producer Associations in developing and offering a simple hydrometer accuracy-checking program for their members.
Expanding trees: diameter growth in sugar maples
Tree growth rate can be an important indicator of how well the tree will heal from tapholes.
Getting it right: Achieving highest quality through accurate density measurement
Accurately measuring the density of finished maple syrup is an important task for commercial syrup producers.
Maple Syrup Density Management
Consistent, accurate measurement of maple syrup density is a challenge for many maple syrup producers. In maple sap and maple syrup, Brix may be determined using either density (hydrometer or hydrotherm) or refractometry (optical or digital refractometer). This is a guide to determining density of maple syrup.
Maple Syrup Grading Fundamentals: Density
How to manage and measure the density of maple syrup and why it matters.