HOMESTEAD HOW-TO
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You can store your maple syrup in the same type of glass jars that you would use for canning. These are easily accessible and reusable year after year.
If you don’t want to use glass mason jars, your other option is to purchase traditional maple syrup jugs. You can reuse maple syrup jugs with sterilization.
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To avoid mold and bacteria in your syrup, you need to sterilize the containers that you are using for storage.
Maple syrup is “ready” once it hits the appropriate density and temperature. To test the syrup, you can use a hydrometer (a tool for measuring the specific gravity of liquids).
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We prefer to filter our maple syrup before it is stored to remove any bits of sediment or “crud” that might have formed during the boiling process.