First Time Making Syrup? Try This Method

Have you wanted to make your own maple syrup from the maple trees in your own backyard. In this video I'll show you how easy it can be. We'll also use a turkey fryer to boil the sap down and evaporate all the water to make the syrup. The whole process of boiling down the sap into syrup only took about 3 hours. This would be a great family project to help shake winter and bring on spring!
If you already have clean food-safe buckets, here's a link to a inexpensive kit to get started:
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Here's the link to galvanized sap bag holder and bags. (kit):
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Here's a link to the syrup filters I use:
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[@squirrellyacres]

We're tapping some trees this year for the first time, and I used a turkey fryer. The syrup turned out great. Thanks for sharing.

[@robertgraham4221]

A big thank you from Manotick (Ottawa) Canada

[@Digger927]

I don't have maples here in KS/MO but I have a crap ton of Walnut trees. I tapped 10 today, ordered another 25 taps this evening. The taps I put in today were flowing surprisingly well, I can't wait to see how this project goes. You're a huge help so far, thanks a million.

[@CountryFamily]

Brent, I'm so glad to be helpful. I've been reading lately on making syrup from walnut trees, and looking for a few in my area I could tap. I've heard it makes great syrup with a nutty or almost butterscotch flavor, but have not actually tasted it myself. Let me know how it turns out for you.

[@Digger927]

Will do!

[@Digger927]

Hey man, thought I'd update ya on the walnut syrup. I brought in two gallons of walnut sap this morning from those original ten taps put out three days ago. Pretty slow sap production for sure. Would have had three gallons if all ten were as productive as the three or four best ones. Anywho, boiled it down on the stove top (all I had that worked well) and got about 8 oz of syrup out of it. It is fantastic stuff. It's certainly a lot different flavor from maple but just as good. If I had to put a description to it, I'd say it tastes like a very mild butter pecan flavor, very light. Like if you made 2:1bee feed (sugar syrup) and flavored it with a little butter pecan flavoring. I dunno, it has a good flavor and plenty of it, hard to describe it, I've never had anything like it really to compare it to. I'm pretty excited about it even though it's a lot of trouble for a low yield, I think it's well worth the effort. I'm putting the rest of the taps out this coming week and getting a turkey fryer to boil it down. Two gallons wasn't a big deal in the house but any more than that a person needs something better. Very cool!!! Sap production was meh but I was impressed with the yield from two gallons. I think that does work out exactly 40:1. I probably could have rendered it down a little thicker but didn't want to risk scorching it.

[@CountryFamily]

Glad to hear how good it tastes. Hopefully the sap flow picks up for you. I've been out-of-town all week and I come home to sap overflowing the collection bags. Time to get boiling. 😃

[@StreetMachine18]

make stuff.... do stuff, and stuff! perfect explanation!

[@morningwoodfarms713]

Awesome!!!👍 Thank You!❤ First year tapping for us!😨

[@deanguando1335]

Nice demonstration.

[@maxkingery3755]

best video yet

[@CountryFamily]

Thank you!

[@blu_flies]

Awesome. Thanks

[@timothylongmore7325]

That's how I used to do it. It works. Probably only cost slightly more than buying syrup, lol. We don't do it to make money though ,right. Throw off that Ice , it's water. I'll store in a couple clean rubbermade trash cans and with luck I'll get some cold days during the run and concentrate the sap by as much as half! This saves a lot of energy later. I've heard this was how natives saved on cook time.

[@noahfish7271]

Awsome

[@Brancaalice]

Practically the sap is the tree blood., that is used to make syrup. No need cut down the tree to get the sugar. It different of sugar cane, this case the cane need cut for make sugar. Very interesting. Nature is a miracle in creation. It take water underground and create the sugar water, what a precise engineering. Bless all nature work.

[@nickigardner9656]

So once it hits temp inside you take it off the heat?

[@johnmidkiff1556]

I was out of town when some of my sap was collected. I got above 45 degrees for a few days and it got a little foggy. Will it process OK and not be a health risk?

[@CountryFamily]

I've used sap that was a "little" foggy but if I was unsure, I would toss it out to be safe. Especially if it was that warm for a few days.

[@snazzyd8866]

@CountryFamily Just curious, why would it be unsafe to boil down sap that was sitting in its bucket for a few days?

[@SteveStoltz]

Does it matter what kind of maple tree? My yard is full of them.

[@CountryFamily]

+Steve Stoltz any maple will produce sap you can make into syrup. Sugar maples have a higher sugar content and therefore takes less sap to make the same amount of syrup as say a Norway maple or Silver maple. It all tastes great though. Good luck and thanks for watching.

[@SteveStoltz]

Thanks for the reply, I may give it a try.

[@SteveStoltz]

Look at that I made a rap lol

[@Betsy13666]

Just tapping my backyard Silver maple for the first time... I have not gotten to the boiling part yet. Is it ok to use my gas grill (it has a burner) and finish indoors? I don't have a firepit and I don't think I'm even allowed to have one in my city.

[@CountryFamily]

Yes, you can use the grill burner if it is big enough to boil a big pot. Then finish inside when it's almost done. Good Luck!

[@bobstekel7758]

How much Pabst Blue Ribbon must one consume to get a quart of syrup?

[@CountryFamily]

Depends on how many helpers you have 😋

[@pamclark9692]

I have 8 gallons waiting

[@mtrunk8570]

Alsome This is great haven't seen this yet! 413 take a look my way if you like. Thanks. Wish I could smell it!

[@GarageDoorGuy89]

Very nice, I tapped a couple trees for the first time this year. * As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. -Romans 3:10-11 * For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; -Romans 3:23 * For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. -Romans 6:23 "MOREOVER, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I have preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures;" - 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 * And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. -Acts 16:31 * Trust Jesus Christ the only begotten Son of God for your salvation today.

[@jkit02ify]

Is there anything I can use to thicken the maple syrup? I love maple syrup but there must be a way to thicken it…

[@ryanravosa5414]

Keep boiling it down

[@timothylongmore7325]

It always looks thin when it's boiling hot. Take a sample , cool it and check. Finish it inside on your stove top. It's much easier to control the heat.

[@judylee1860]

That's exactly what I need to know. The syrup is boiling right now. I am so excited! Thank you for hitting the high notes.

[@rayhayden]

Not for nothing, but that is a fine looking stove too! You know I was coming by to learn how to do stuff, and stuff, in my backyard and stuff.... lol! Love it!

[@TheHollabbeyHomestead]

Great video! We just tried tapping for first time this year. We used a wood stove outside to boil down but open to trying other methods next year !

[@opasworkshop8373]

Now you're going to have me looking for a new home on a lot with maple trees LOL! Great video my friend highly informative right up until you tortured me pouring it on the waffles and sausage LOL!

[@CountryFamily]

+Opa's Workshop 😄 Thanks Opa!

[@TammyHawksworth]

Why has my sap slowed? They were flowing well. Temps are still optimal. Thanks

[@pamclark9692]

I'm boiling mine as we speek. I appreciate your help. It's been boiling 2.5 hours

[@jennifermcdonough7881]

Thank you!

[@PhilipCockram]

Subscribed and liked. Keep up the good work.Happy Birthday

[@CountryFamily]

Philip Cockram thanks so much, really appreciate it!

[@CountryFamily]

I hope this video encourages you to make your own maple syrup from trees right in your backyard. Let me know if you've tried it and how it turned out for you. 🍁😋 For an article regarding how many trees you need to make syrup check out CountryFamilyHomestead.com: countryfamilyhomestead.com/how-many-maple-trees-do-you-need-to-make-syrup/

[@jondunit6232]

Country Family where about in Michigan are you. my buddy just bought 40 acres in the u.p. and was wondering when on average people tap up there.

[@redneckriker2514]

Is it ok to use an aluminum turkey fryer?

[@fishbone856]

Me and a friend are doing this now here in Michigan also and we tapped 11 trees, today it hit 57 degrees and the sap is flowing faster than we can boil it but it sure smells good!

[@CountryFamily]

That's for sure. My sap was overflowing the containers today too. Thanks for watching.

[@OHBuckNow]

Thank you.

[@stevecarr7338]

Hey man great video! Just a little advice that I've got from making syrup, that looked a little too watery, when you see the froth bubbles rising like a deep fat fryer when you dunk fries in the hot fat then it's ready.

[@rosebud3811]

You got me to subscribe...love your candor.

[@HDDynalowrider]

The only issue is it take a 5 gallon tank to boil down 20 25 gallons so it pricey for the gas. Yes it work but wood it cheaper. Making a cinder block wood boiler is more economical. This is ok for very small amounts like 20 gallons of Sap or less.

[@CountryFamily]

Thanks for the comment Trevor. Oh yeah it's not cost effective for sure. I also have a video using a cinder block wood fired evaporator. I just wanted to show people different options. Thanks for watching.

[@dfa327]

Lol @ the ending out takes. Excellent 😂

[@HomesteadingwiththeHeberts]

Looks good. I have use a hydrometer to test my syrup as I have noticed that if I only use the temperature method I tend to have thin syrup.

[@CountryFamily]

Homesteading with the Heberts I've been meaning to pick up a hydrometer, but never think of it until I need it. My syrup is thicker now that I boil till 224 or so. I know it would be more accurate if I used the hydrometer though. Thanks for watching.😀

[@stephenalibozek1058]

👍👍great job ty

[@quinnstewart4351]

Very cool Im I'm the middle of a boil right now. If I can't get out all done in a day is it OK to sit a day or 2 until I get more time for it???

[@CountryFamily]

Yes, I store my sap for a few days before boiling. Keep it cool and covered. Sometimes I even do a partial boil, let it cool and store it in the refrigerator until I can finish it. Good luck and let me know how it turns out for you. Thanks for watching.

[@quinnstewart4351]

@@CountryFamily thank you very much :)

[@louiss.w1944]

How many total gallons of sap were used in this video for the maple syrup total??

[@themisstra7708]

He said about 3 gallons

[@louiss.w1944]

@@themisstra7708 thank you I missed that😀. Ended up boiling enough to get 2litres! It tastes amazing!

[@themisstra7708]

@@louiss.w1944 no problem I haven’t tapped my trees I only have two they are about 60” in diameter I thought they were “too old to tap” says my son 🥴🤣