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Free maple calculators for planning your season, sizing tubing, estimating yield, blending syrup, and pricing sales. Use them in the browser; no download required.

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Season Syrup Potential

Season Syrup Potential

Estimate how much syrup you might make this season from tap count, sap per tap, and average sugar content.

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Vacuum Tubing Benchmark

Vacuum Tubing Benchmark

Estimate mainlines, laterals, tubing footage, and pump CFM from a conservative University of Michigan vacuum tubing model.

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Pick the job you are doing now: plan the season, process sap, blend batches, or set prices.

Plan the season

Season Syrup PotentialEstimate how much syrup you might make this season from tap count, sap per tap, and average sugar content.Use calculatorVacuum Tubing BenchmarkEstimate mainlines, laterals, tubing footage, and pump CFM from a conservative University of Michigan vacuum tubing model.Use calculator

Process sap and syrup

Sap to Syrup YieldFind how much syrup you'll get from your sap based on sugar content. Uses the Rule of 86; finished syrup at 66° brix.Use calculatorDilutionDetermine how much water to add to bring syrup to the desired density. For diluting with sap, use the density blending calculator.Use calculatorDensity BlendingBlend two syrups (or syrup and water/sap) to hit a target brix. Any volume unit works as long as it's consistent.Use calculator

Blend batches

Grade BlendingBlend by light transmittance % to reach a target grade. Use a Hanna meter; for best results, measure a 50/50 blend first.Use calculatorInvert BlendingBlend two syrups to hit a target invert sugar level for maple candy, cream, or other confections.Use calculatorDensity BlendingBlend two syrups (or syrup and water/sap) to hit a target brix. Any volume unit works as long as it's consistent.Use calculator

Price and sell

Sap Buy PriceSuggested price per gallon to pay when purchasing sap from a landowner, based on bulk syrup price and sap brix.Use calculatorSyrup Retail PricingFrom bulk syrup price and bottle size, get cost per bottle and a suggested retail price. Adjust markup to match your market.Use calculator

Track your production with Sapline

Plan your season, log sap and syrup, and use weather and predictions — all in one place.

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