Grade A Light Amber: A very light syrup with a mild, delicate maple flavor, this is usually made early in the season when the weather is cold. This is the best grade for making maple candy and maple cream.
Grade A Medium Amber: A darker, mid-season syrup, this is often used as a table syrup. This syrup has a deeper maple flavor.
Grade A Dark Amber: A strong flavored syrup that's made from sap harvested late in the season when there's more sunlight and longer stretches of warm temperatures.
Grade B: Very dark with a forceful maple, caramel-y flavor, this is a common cooking syrup. Die-hards also use it as a pancake syrup.
grade A light, first boil of this past spring
6 other boil downs, thinking upper rt would be clased grade B
a partial picture of the 6.5 gal of finished syrup i got this past spring...
cked the king arthur site, 17.95 for a pint of grade B, 6.5gal/8 pints per gal @ $17.95 pint, $933.40
think i may expand on my sugaring hobby...