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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.
For example, to produce one gallon of syrup, 43 gallons of sap with 2% sugar content are needed. This means that 42 gallons of water must be removed from the initial 43 gallons of sap. In most maple operations, the water is removed by boiling the sap.