Maple sap is on average about 2% sugar. Therefore it takes about 40 gallons of maple sap to make one gallon of maple syrup. A rough way to calculate this is called the "Jones Rule of 86", which states: 86 / sap sugar content (in %) = # of gallons sap required to make 1 gal syrup.
For all maple trees you need 40 - 50 gallons of maple sap to make one gallon of syrup. No more or no less. You have to have almost exactly that much.
1 gallon = 16 cups
1 cup = 0.06 gallon
About 10 gallons.
About 40 gallons of sap are needed to produce one gallon of syrup!
40 gallons of sap per gallon of syrup
If you are referring to maple sap and syrup, they are not the same, you must boil 40 gallons of maple sap to make one gallon of maple syrup
The 2009 production was 920.000 gallon of Maple Syrup.
There is such thing as a Maple tree. They give you Maple sap. 12 gallons of the sap can then be boiled to give you 1 gallon of Maple Syrup.
If you are talking about Maple syrup, it is generally 40 -80 gallons of sap to one gallon of Maple Syrup. It is a long slow process of boiling down the sap until it is thick enough for your taste. If you are making maple flavored syrup check for the recipe on the web. It is quick and easy and you can make it as flavored and thick as you want. This kind of syrup is a combination of corn syrups, sugars and Maple flavoring.
It takes four trees to make one gallon of syrup; if it takes 100 to make 25, that is four trees per gallon.
Approximately 43 gallons of sap is required to make one gallon of syrup.
why do you think artificial maple syrup costs less than the real thing?
Vermont is the leading producer of maple syrup in the U.S. Vermont produces nearly 2 million gallons of maple syrup annually.
How much sap does it take to produce one gallon of syrup? It takes about 40-50 gallons of sap to produce one gallon of syrup. Each tap yields an average of 10-20 gallons of sap per season: that yields one quart to 1/2 gallon of syrup per single tap tree. One gallon of pure maple syrup weighs 11 pounds. We found this online from Hillsboro Sugar Works FAQ page (do a search). Yours truly, Mr. Bowers' 4th Grade Class in Illinois
Vermont produces nearly 2 million gallons of maple syrup annually.