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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.
Sap Chemistry When a sugar maple tree is tapped, sap flows out of the hole. A single tap will produce about 10 gallons of sap per per and yield approximately one quart of finished syrup. The sap contains sucrose and trace amount of oligosaccharides including raffinose (Willits, 1958).