December 23, 2024

VIDEO: How to Make Maple Syrup (and the science of maple sap)


Ever wondered how to make maple syrup? Curious about why maple sap is sweet, or where it comes from? Then this is the video for you!

Homemade maple syrup is a wonderful free treat and an excellent use of your property. It could even be a source of income if you have enough trees!

30 thoughts on “VIDEO: How to Make Maple Syrup (and the science of maple sap)

  1. A bit late but. While boiling it you can toss in some vinilla bean pods and then leave them in the bottle. The best is about two pods per 250 ml or 8 per liter. The longer you leave them in the stronger the flavor. Age it for one or two years for the best flavor.

    Edit: if you use aged maple wood and African black heart, both of which should be as dry as physically possible, you can add in a bit of a smoky woody aroma to the syrup. Throw in some nuts and herbs, I prefer nutmeg, in the fire and that will add it too.

  2. The consistency of syrup shown at the end looks a bit thick. If left in storage, it could turn into rock candy- that happened to us once. 🙂

  3. Got 750 ML od syrup from 20L of sap collected last week, boiled ot down today… 9 hours.

    But were having pancakes for breakfast in the morning amd the trees are still pumpin

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