Boiling Sap Into Maple Syrup

Boiling Sap Into Maple Syrup | Small Scale

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@biggbill2002 Жыл бұрын

A few tips to help your boiling. Try to keep no more then 2” in the pan easier to keep it boiling then a half to a full pan. Second chop your wood to smaller pieces I don’t put anything in bigger then the size of my fist. Cris cross the wood when loading don’t stack them all same way as it promotes the fire to breath more and cause a hotter fire. Add another section of chimney to it will help the draw of fresh air into the fire. Happy boiling

@_DP_99 10 ай бұрын

I think they're doing just fine.

@Yourmothersboytoy69 2 ай бұрын

@@_DP_99key word. TIPS. They are doing just fine but they can get better production/ faster production with these TIPS. Even them collecting, they can do better to not lose a drop of sap. Don’t get mad at TIPS at being better at what you’re doing.

@KevinOnWindyRidge 9 ай бұрын

Hello Fellow Tappers, here is a little trick I put together for collecting sap in the 20L Reliance Jugs. I took one cap and drilled a bunch of small holes into it so it can breathe. Then used a new funnel and mesh screen to pour into. I cut a bit off the bottom of the funnel to get it to flow faster. Works great and gets the large bits out.

@karenriggle5435 Жыл бұрын

I used to help collect sap for making syrup at Bear Trap Resort located on Many Point Lake in Northern Minnesota we had stainless steel tanks mounted on the back of 4wheelers and emptied it into an old stainless steel milk bulk tank plummed into an evaporator on top of a wood stove much like your set up,but I gotta say that clean up at the end of the season was darn hard work cleaning and sanitizing all those buckets ,I think we had 1500 buckets , we used to call the evaporator shed the sugar shack

@backtothelandliving Жыл бұрын

That is a lot of bucket, we find 30 keeps us busy!

@Northernman68 11 ай бұрын

This was my first yr doing maple syrup, we just finished last night. We had around 230 gal of sap and ended up with alittle over 5 gal of syrup, it's definitely a experience also watching videos help alot. We're in the mid Michigan area.

@parsaur 11 ай бұрын

My kids and I really enjoyed this video. Your custom evaporator and hearing about how your process has evolved through experience was very impressive. Thank you for sharing!

@backtothelandliving 10 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video!

@patmacfadzen7718 Жыл бұрын

love how you both 'yum and nod' at the same time in your taste test.

@clintwestwood1895 Жыл бұрын

I love love Maple syrup! I bet the smell of your homestead is amazing while cookin that sap.

@backtothelandliving Жыл бұрын

It is the best smell, I love walking into the kitchen while it is cooking!

@lazier96 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation on tree identification and the whole process of collecting sap to producing the syrup. It is a fun process and tried it once tapping a few maple trees in our yard and used a turkey frier in the driveway to boil the sap down. Made about a pint of delicious syrup.

@backtothelandliving Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! It is a lot of fun.

@avalonhomestead9077 11 ай бұрын

We in Northern New Jersey are getting close to tapping our trees and starting a new sugaring season thanks for sharing.

@lovesbeer9973 9 ай бұрын

How'd it go? I also live in NJ and was thinking about trying this. Hope it went well.

@chipmiller9074 11 ай бұрын

Love the smell in the sugar boiling room 😊!❤

@quebecredneck666 10 ай бұрын

Hi from Québec

@HOPEbus 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing . It's definitely a process but it sounds with it . Looking forward to making my own .😊

@ShalomShalom-d5c 11 ай бұрын

Cute couple. Great vid.

@erwinaddison2030 Жыл бұрын

Interesting😁 thanks for sharing!

@davemasters1039 Жыл бұрын

Great job all !!!

@susankeyes3392 Жыл бұрын

You two are doing great!

@tomulrich9473 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! You gave us an excellent video. I was told to also use a 'hydrometer' near the end of the boiling. We will also check that thought out.

@backtothelandliving 11 ай бұрын

Thanks! And yes hydrometers can be a great tool. We have just used a thermometer but know people that prefer the hydrometer. Happy boiling!

@elitehairlox706 9 ай бұрын

Excellent 🎉

@thanksleft 11 ай бұрын

When you put the old shirt over it use the arm pit area of the shirt. It adds a wonderful aroma to the maple syrup..

@BluRibTac Жыл бұрын

Great video!

@backtothelandliving Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@louisepatteson9652 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 😋

@thejackhomestead8638 Жыл бұрын

Nice job keep up the good work 🎉🎉🎉

@802louis Жыл бұрын

Great job 👏 😊😊

@backtothelandliving Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@peteredelhofer6852 10 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍

@julieelliott-eickenroth7317 10 ай бұрын

Because of the steam coming from your evaporator, I couldn’t tell how the sap moves from one bay to the next? Your evaporator setup looks like a more layered process than my set up, which is just a propane burner and a large 50 qt pot. Not sure how that’s going to work but I’m giving it a try, anyway!

@ourvanlives4736 4 ай бұрын

219° finished. Then filter it twice, pre-filter and filter, to get rid of the sugar sand.

@j.j.guerrieri5257 9 ай бұрын

Mark the trees you want to tap in the fall before the leaves drop

@simonr-vp4if 2 ай бұрын

1.6L from 200L seems quite low. I thought a typical yield was more like 40:1 (which would be 5L from 200L)?

@davidrobillard4080 Жыл бұрын

Curious as to why you don't just draw off at 219 direct from the pans? Save you from transferring it to the stove top.

@backtothelandliving Жыл бұрын

Some people do this. We find it more difficult to control the temperature on the fire so more possibility of taking the syrup to far. We prefer being able to adjust the temperature at the end on the stove, just to be sure we get it off at 219.

@jeffarnold8425 11 ай бұрын

can you put a float on warning pan

@bd7641 11 ай бұрын

Does the sap transfer from each chamber of the evaporator by itself?

@backtothelandliving 10 ай бұрын

Yes it does because as water evaporates, sap thickens, increasing in sugar density and it travels through the continuous-flow pan, until what is left is syrup! (it is being pushed by the sap added at one end) Here is why: There are a number of gradients at play when sugaring, but probably the most important one is the density gradient that results from changes in sugar concentration as water evaporates and sap turns to syrup. If you have a flat open pan (20” x 30”) with no divisions. You put the sap in, start the fire, water boils off and you add more sap. Now you have a density gradient: the denser liquid is at the bottom of the pan and the less-dense liquid is at the top of the pan. Every time you add sap, that density gradient forms (and kills your boil). So you have to keep boiling and boiling until the entire pan is the same density, and then you draw it all off. That is the batch process (we used to do). The gradient works against you, not for you, when you batch. The concentration gradient works for you in a continuous-flow pan (what we have). If you have a divided pan (20” x 30”) with two divides, what you have is a pan that operates as if it is a 10” x 60” pan, squashed over the firebox. You putt the sap in, start the fire, water boils off, you add more sap to one end of the pan only, and you’ve rearranged the gradient into a flowing river, where the less dense liquid pushes the denser liquid toward the pour-off, instead of it just settling at the bottom. I hope this helps!