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1 In an average year, each tap-hole will produce about 10 gallons of maple sap, enough for about a quart of pure Michigan maple syrup. 2  Maple sap is a slightly sweet, colorless liquid. 3  It takes approximately 40 gallons of maple sap to make 1 gallon of maple syrup.
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  â¦ Jones Rule of 86, which states: 86 / sap sugar content (in %) = # of gallons sap required to make 1 gal syrup.