You don’t add any sugar. You boil the sap until it reaches 219 degrees. Thats 7 degrees above boiling water. It takes about 5 hours to boil 5 gallons of sap collected. We currently have about 2 half litres of syrupWhen making the syrup, how much sugar do you add?
So cool!We filtered the maple syrup twice and got a bit over a litre. A litre is 4 cups.
We’ve tapped some more maple trees &
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Tap one and see if something comes out.We have like 5 maple trees on our 30+ acres and I don't even think they are even the right type
There is no wrong type of maple tree. Grab a 7/16th drill and do a slight upward angle : 11/2 inches . If there’s sap, it will instantly start flowing. The tapping holes close up within the year. It’s really fun making your own syrup. The taps cost about $. 75 each.We have like 5 maple trees on our 30+ acres and I don't even think they are even the right type
We have lots of Balm of Gilead (Balsam Poplar) trees however, and I have considered harvesting all the sticky resin to sell.
Being non drinkers, that would be a no!Did you ever make maple syrup wine? Is there such a thing? The reason I ask is we got into turning anything and everything into wine around here for about a year. The plum wine we made was probably over 20% alcohol.
This is our first time doing this so we have nothing to compare it with. Some trees don’t have much sap and others have an endless supply. We must be lucking out cause we are having a hard time keeping up. We are boiling down the sap from sunrise to sunset. It’s actually exciting and the end product is delicious.Some one complained that "Maple Syrup costs a small fortune " ! Not really, when you figure in the investment in equipment and hours spent producing the product, it is dirt cheap. Peppermint Patty's operation down east is a really small scale thing, but the commercial producers in Ontario and Quebec can have a half a million dollar investment in their business.
Due to the vagaries of the weather this winter and spring, the 2024 maple harvest will be a poor one, with low sugar concentrations in the sap, and low amounts of sap, too. Any business that relies on the weather is liable to suffer, be it the car wash when it rains, or the guy who plows snow in a winter when it doesn't snow much at all. JimB.
Would you like that with or without dollar pancakes? lolCan I place an order?
I'm gonna eat the whole thing!!!We now have 1 & 1/2 gallons of bottled maple syrup. It’s interesting that each batch gets darker and darker but according to others, it’s normal. We also made a fire pit to cook down the sap. Using propane was costing too much. There’s nothing quite like having dollar pancakes with homemade maple syrup.
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I think you are as crazy and spontaneous as I am.I'm gonna eat the whole thing!!!
Well, if you’re making pancakes too...Would you like that with or without dollar pancakes? lol