How to Make Maple Syrup

This video shows in detail how you can make your own maple syrup from maple or birch trees. If you're interested in purchasing the supplies I show, I got them on Amazon here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B...

[@ilaya1211]

4:00 **causally spills 2 hours of extracting**

[@GottaGloUp1Day]

😭😭😭

[@mariamoreira-xq5mb]

*b u h r u h m o m e n t o*

[@deslar31]

@@mariamoreira-xq5mb huh?

[@PovRayMan]

I'll never do this but I like watching this video every so often because I'd like to imagine doing it. Livin' vicariously through youtubes.

[@mainHERO88]

+PovRayMan To add to that, in my mind, I sometimes think to myself like I'm going to do it. I'll start thinking of trees in my area or how to get supplies, etc. And then a day or so later I think "yeah I have other stuff I gotta do." haha

[@ralexlu]

PovRayMan same here man

[@tamaramacrae1990]

PovRayMan same ! Watch honey harvesting too

[@slyst7419]

holy fuck man, you're crazy... I know you said you'll never do this, but even THINKING about doing something this wild is insane!

[@SkiMaskJay.]

WTF is wrong with all of you lmaooo!!!!

[@ANGROCEL]

Just eating some pancakes with the family and wanted to know where and how maple syrup is made. Thanks

[@walidaitaissa6196]

+Angel Torrens OMG !!! me too same thing !!!!

[@thesuccessfulbarber]

Aunt jemina is not real maple syrup though

[@lucasdpc11]

hahahaa

[@Goatedninja]

Angel Torrens me and misses was doing the same 🤣🤣

[@ayoutubeaccount2003]

It better be the real stuff you are using not that fake shit.

[@christaconnerat3475]

This video was amazing! My 7 year old son wanted to know how to make maple syrup and we came to KZbin to find a video. This explained the whole process from beginning to end. Thank you so much. Great video.

[@jzmrecks7995]

Ah, so your son is 14 years old now

[@huseyinklc8183]

@@jzmrecks7995 15 actually lol

[@krosonmilik8875]

This comment is a great memory for you

[@modernvintagelifestyles]

Wow, that butter trick at 8:40 was amazing.

[@cheez-itboy4820]

That is so cool. It's also cheaper than the maple syrup you buy at the grocery store. It's like $3 and if you want the good kind it's $40. And I'm a kid and it seams so fun to do. I'm gonna see if I can do this with my dad

[@hiberdiber]

Good for you AND your dad. Have fun together and the reward and experience of eating something you make yourself is many fold. :)

[@Jacobsen-ij9hn]

making your own syrup isnt exactly cheap to boil 1 gallon of sap it takes me about 6 hours on my electric stove, which uses an immense amount of electricity thus raising your electric bill.

[@StevenSmith-wz5rz]

6 hours to boil a gallon of sap? I think you need a new stove.

[@ghytgb]

It takes about an hour to boil a gallon of sap.

[@starsaligninthesky]

LOL..its $50.00 a quart in my country.

[@susantomkins8798]

This is great to watch! So interesting! I live in Australia so now I know why Canadian Maple syrup is expensive here, I love it and now have a new respect and appreciation for the people who harvest and process this 😊

[@nevinkuser9892]

Better to get gula aren (palm sugar) if you can find the real one and boil it in a little bit of water. It tastes almost exactly like maple syrup but it's from your part of the world.

[@pgo301]

That was really straight-forward and easy to follow. Thank You for making it. I assumed it was quite a bit more detailed. Unbelievable how much water needs to be steamed off. Good in coffee too!!

[@ericradman8336]

Learning how to make syrup was maintaining social distance in the confines of my home, welcome to 2020

[@stepheniek]

I would so do this if I had property. This was a neat video. Dude seems like he'd be pretty chill to hang out with too.

[@HollywoodCreeper]

Why don't you just tap someone else's tree?

[@sarahlima2155]

Thank you for posting this video; my 5 year old and 8 year old (and I) really enjoyed it. We are in sunny SoCal but love maple syrup, and had lots of questions after breakfast this morning!

[@MESstinger]

Thanks for sharing with us! The kids and I had a question that came up during breakfast. It is awesome to be able to come on here and have our questions answered!

[@KeksStarLP]

I have no clue why I'm watching this right now.

[@bradysmith8522]

Elmo gang

[@mariamoreira-xq5mb]

Lmao

[@deslar31]

Lord Beerus is here

[@toazethegecko]

Nice

[@c-3po619]

I’m watching it because of curious George

[@jasonps3gas118]

I'd tap that tree

[@AHungryKidInAfricaa]

I'd eat it.

[@EmperorOf]

i loled

[@kneesox]

My god

[@savagex466-qt1io]

lmfao so would I

[@domenick9835]

Thank you so much for showing me how it's done! I live in Florida, so there are no maple trees here. But I now have a whole new appreciation for maple syrup!

[@Rickyt1204]

There are maple trees in Florida. Maybe just not as abundant. The red maple is native to Florida and can produce syrup. Any species of maple tree can produce syrup.

[@promoted738]

Nothing better my man! I do this every year as well - I make about three gallons. I was told by a wise old sapper that if you remove the ice chunks from the sap you save a lot of boiling as the ice has almost no sugar in it and the sap left behind has a trace more without the ice. Sap on!

[@wisdomyyworld1839]

Nice idea. I read this after 7 years 😂

[@promoted738]

@@wisdomyyworld1839 It's a timeless craft! Never too late to learn a new thing.

[@Haxxorious]

Yes taking the ice out of the buckets saves good time !

[@kawings]

In Malaysia there is also a type of plant which produces sugary syrup . we called this as gula nipah or nipah sugar. the process more or less the same by tapping the liquid out from the tree. cook the syrup until it starts to thickens into caramel thickness.

[@ItsXY]

Palm

[@TacticalIntelligence]

Yes, you can get syrup from pretty much all maples. The syrup may be a bit cloudier and the season a bit shorter but you should still get some delicious syrup from it.

[@SimmDawg]

What an amazing video, thanks for educating us. I never knew the process was so darn simple. I can’t wait to experiment this next month in the woods while training soldiers.

[@st.george4566]

Excellent explanation! Thank you very much! So simple. We will try it this spring too!

[@TheBarracudaDriver13]

I think this you're Canadian because you're out in the cold wearing a t-shirt lol

[@roberts2080]

+TheBarracudaDriver13 Or just someone from the Northern States (Minnesota, NEW YORK STATE, New England ect) Im from WNY ( around Buffalo) and I would do this! That snow is nothing!

[@roberts2080]

+TheBarracudaDriver13 Also 40 degrees (Fahrenheit) is noting! The high on Saturday is supposed to be 1, lol!

[@frankburns8871]

+TheBarracudaDriver13 It was mid-40s. Plenty warm enough for short sleeves if you're being even a little active.

[@jb76489]

+TheBarracudaDriver13 As we all know, Canada is literally the only place in the world where it gets cold

[@OleTimHerr]

+jb76489 only the central prairie regions. Everywhere else is nothing to worry about.

[@dickymchead3583]

As a tree, i find this offensive

[@sunnyt4493]

Lol

[@lllwickedlll3247]

+Dicky Mchead Oh my lawd.

[@mwaimcpherson7776]

+Insta Flaw U Jamaican

[@lllwickedlll3247]

Mwai McPherson Yep..

[@abbassihm]

but you are not a tree...

[@lesliengo8347]

As a Canadian, this makes me happy 🍁

[@ttiemissen685]

Very well done and informative for the new family doing this. Thank you

[@Adventures_in_AK]

Thank you for taking the time to make this. We homeschool and my 5 year old son wanted to know how maple syrup was made. This was very informative and now he wants to learn even more about the process so we can make our own syrup some day.

[@17bigdawg]

Monica Whitehouse An author named Rink Mann wrote a great book on the subject which was how I learned to make syrup. Good luck!

[@roxsept18]

Thanks for sharing! Great demonstration!

[@1liltigerette]

Great post...thank you so much.

[@NewEnglandViews]

Great video! We loved our recent Maple Syrup trip 🍁

[@southernrail4254]

1. thank you, that was amazing. 2. you have the most beautiful hands ive ever seen.

[@lorispenclor4406]

Quite a dapper tapper! 😄

[@TacticalIntelligence]

Thanks for the great tip brother. I do have a couple of rocket stoves, they're excellent and would work great in this application -- of course I wish I thought of that...

[@mareningram7671]

Thanks for making these videos! You really helped with one of my major assignments!

[@jamesjeon4162]

Thanks for posting this video. I was eating waffles on maple syrup on it and wondered how maple syrups are made. Awesomeeee

[@sergejgajic]

"how we make syrup, eh?" (canadians after someone asks them how they made mapple syrup)

[@kw33ntanya]

thanks for making this, now i know how delicoious maple i made, u canadians are lucky !! i need to visit and try to make some myself looks like fun and nothing beats fresh and organic home made anything lol

[@alkapatil6242]

Gordon ramsay food :hold my details

[@michaelreichert9061]

very well done video, gets to the point and tells us exactly what we need to know without any bs

[@kandisstevens1618]

Hi, I am a Canadian living in Cape Town South Africa and I have 2 young daughters. My 7 yr old had to provide a Canadian food for her school today so we chose pancakes with real maple syrup (brought here from home). she had no idea about maple syrup so I had her watch your video. she was soooo amazed and told her whole class about how it is made. thanks for sharing such easy steps to making it!

[@MsMOLLYKINS]

So interesting. So you don't add sugar that's amazing , maple syrup is my all time fave thing in the world loved watching the process. Thanks from Sydney Australia

[@OleTimHerr]

Yeah!!! Natural sugar is the best type of sugar!

[@Romeroifly]

yeah screw the outta space sugar, this is the best one

[@zgrillo2004]

Correct. The sap already has its own sugar, which is needed for the trees to get its food. I live in New York state and we have allot of maple in our property so it's nothing new.

[@HollywoodCreeper]

Wow. So you you don't add sugar..... hahahahaha

[@HollywoodCreeper]

Thay would only be Aunt Jamima, and I think that is all chemicals.

[@ToolsAreToys]

Yeah. Tap that tree.

[@hellomynameisEJ]

in that tight hole

[@GottaGloUp1Day]

combine them and put chocolate chips all in them

[@HollywoodCreeper]

He couldn't tap a sapling.

[@Primal-Revival]

Very informative video. I showed my 5 year old daughter where maple syrup comes from and the process. I had no idea that it takes 10 gallons of sap to make one quart of syrup. Now I understand why good syrup is so expensive. Thanks for the vid--much appreciated.

[@akiraman21]

first timer hear watching this video was keep very simple and to the point. thats great for me and new people to this. keep it up can't wait for more.

[@blackbirdpie217]

If you use a Tee shirt to filter it remember if you've washed it, it will still have residual laundry detergent and whatever else you use in your laundry like softner or dryer sheet residue in the fabric. You might want to think about that.

[@Immortal__]

many thanks for the video! a few questions: 1) how long does the sealed jar keep at room temp/in the fridge? 2) how would you 'seal' the tree once you've finished extracting the syrup? 3) is there a maximum amount you're allowed to take from the tree? 4) how many trees (and what ages) would you need to produce a gallon of maple syrup? 5) how long should a gallon of syrup last a small family? :D 6) is there a maximum amount of years of 'taps' any one tree can take? cheers!

[@henrichoubascol2803]

Hey ! It's been a while since you wrote these questions. Are you still interested in the answers ? I have them !

[@Killotarian]

Just had pancakes with great maple syrup. Can't beat it, it would be amazing to be able to make your own though!!

[@eltonherrera572]

Maple syrup!!! Perfect in pancakes and waffles... I enjoy watching your video, very interesting, plus I always wanted to know how to make maple syrup.. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@dekonfrost7]

I've done this before. As a child. We boiled the whole thing indoors. The taps we had were steel and we never had kids for out buckets. We had bugs and leaves and misc crap we had to filter. 100 gallons of sap gets you like 10 gallon of syrup. His setup is light years ahead of ours, I'll say this... I might make maple syrup this way, but the way I did as a kid. ... NEVER AGAIN. It's an awesome amount if work. also note that 95% of "maple syrup" is not maple syrup at all its auger water with flavor.

[@gustavoespinoza9338]

your the only other person that knows this other than me. its 87% water and the rest is sucrose.

[@ScarFace9797]

I don't think anyone is actually arguing with you about that.

[@StevenSmith-wz5rz]

Sap is 2% sugar. It takes 40-50 gallons of sap to make a gallon of syrup.

[@charlie_mario6292]

100 gallons of sap makes 2.5 gallons of syrup. Proper maple syrup is reduced 40 times

[@carlodifiore]

I remember seeing this on a caliou episode

[@ripachowdhury437]

that's what I was thinking about !!!

[@shrekisthebestfranchiseand5032]

caulliou is actually canadian so thats why

[@baloocallout678]

@@shrekisthebestfranchiseand5032 I didn't hear him saying "eh" a lot.

[@pinkzebra74]

Great video! I really enjoyed watching it and learning. Thank you for posting.

[@hamishthedockchugger351]

That’s so amazing I love maple syrup cause it taste good

[@lucienmacrose8567]

Great demo of the process! What do you do with tap and the tree when the season is over? And, how do you know when to stop, does the sap just dry up or what? I really liked this video, you are a natural for this kind of stuff. Later

[@ColonelK0rn1]

I was really surprised at how easy this was to make. About how many trees do you have on your property that allow you to make a gallon for your use during the year? I do love the fact that it stays pretty nice and viscous even in the fridge. A lot better than Mrs. Butterworth's IMO.

[@lindsaymoore7596]

learning about maple syrup. I am 10 and that is the coolest thing ever!!!!!! Thank you so much for doing that!!!!😍

[@RalphOSullivan]

Nicely done! Excellent explanation.

[@jasonrobeson5682]

Some thoughts on the process - if you put taps in the top of the bucket with no gasket, you get rainwater and melt in the bucket, put the hole in the side and you don't get that. Also, cooking it down over propane is wicked expensive, and there may be some more cost effective way to heat it (like on a woodstove or campfire). Also good to note, you can reduce the sap down inside without boiling if you are willing to leave it for long periods of time, for example leaving a big pot on the wood stove overnight or during the day while you are at work. Just leave the heat on low and it will simmer away without making the house gross with all the steam and sugar, then when you get close put it on the stove in a smaller pot to finish it.

[@wildbill6976]

Jason Robeson The better the seal/containment, the better the syrup. I'm not very fond of open spots/containers myself, so I built my own closed system (not that expensive either). First of all, buy some good tubing at the hardware store; that cheap thin stuff they give you in kits is just that...cheap (if the sun gets it warm, gives sap a rubbery taste). Use clear non-toxic acrylic tubing, it's naturally sanitized, and doesn't degrade. For a bucket, preferably galvenized, though any food safe container will work (most local bakeries/confectioneries will give you all the buckets you could ever want for free). for a bucket gasket/seal, Automotive rubber grommets work great. For boiling down. Propane is good for small quantities, but for several gallons, you're better off to to use wood. If you're serious about it, build a firepit just for it. Build it similar to a forge, firebrick sides with grate on top (traps heat and cooks quicker).

[@yinnikkuma]

I'd tap that tree.

[@fr8tr9world58]

lmfao

[@MaureenKo1]

This is an amazing video. Thank you for sharing. I'll bet every drop of that syrup is precious and not wasted. My goodness it must taste wonderful!!!

[@Jessie-bl3rm]

Will the syrup suffer at all if the sap isn't immediately boiled? There are plenty of maple trees I wouldn't mind tapping but I won't have a chance to boil the sap until a few months after. Would be the sap be fine if it was stored at room temperature and sealed up in some 2L bottles?

[@suzymcalister7930]

No

[@17bigdawg]

Nope sorry it will go bad. A safe way is to treat sap like milk.

[@Nicholas.Tsagkos]

Τoo bad i don't have maples where i live... :(

[@floritatv]

Wow! Today I learnt something new 😃 Thx for sharing!

[@sherlenejulien203]

this man deserves my subscription

[@wow45usr]

you didn't even show yourself putting it on a pancake lol

[@firstnamelastname-zo5gd]

+wow45usr waffles for life. fuck pancakes

[@hackshacker555]

fuck waffles bitch!. pancake hatin ass

[@firstnamelastname-zo5gd]

@Ano Nymous brad=waffle > steve from accounting=pancake

[@probrot7ers517]

@@firstnamelastname-zo5gd you replied after two years wow

[@sonicandtailsandknuckels4361]

I like waffles and panckakes illd wather eat chocolate wafflews i can but m&ms in mankakes idk

[@BarboursAutoHelp]

Do maple trees in southern regions produce syrup like the ones in Canada? I'm in Florida and just purchased some property with a few maple trees on it.

[@ciri151]

One way to find out.

[@travelclimb]

BarboursAutoHelp same here, in Orlando. I will see if it works

[@BarboursAutoHelp]

Alysrian Xian Hey, thanks!

[@BarboursAutoHelp]

Thanks a lot!

[@jbmbassin6798]

BarboursAutoHelp- not usually. the temp needs to be below freezing at night every night for at least a week for the sap to flow properly. maple syrup is only produced in areas with a cold climate.

[@billcook6690]

Thanks for making the video, i learned a lot on making maple syrup.

[@nathannielsen5143]

coolest video i have seen in a while thank you

[@wanaraz]

Do you close the hole some how or just let it bleed?

[@davidtimmons7218]

the sap eventually seals the hole by itself

[@domib.3924]

stick a stone or branch in it

[@louis1589]

Roman Atwood?

[@purplechicken3732]

lol came here right after his vlog

[@bbs2697]

+purple chicken same hahaha

[@Frag3r99]

+Drake Han LOL

[@donb9534]

Came here after the vlog😅😅

[@Artemis-MiDNiTE]

+purple chicken me too

[@Philbert_Real]

I'm from Ontario Canada and we are a pretty heavy syrup producers we have made this year around 15,000 litres of syrup. The syrup that you made is a bit cloudy because of naturally occurring sand that can be found in a filter press at the End of the day

[@shaunchoppin9082]

Great video here. Covers a lot of info and is easily absorbed through this video. Nice work Sir!

[@jeterman29ny]

Bro you look exactly like Mike Trout

[@ellalewis5154]

this is Canada isn't it? Literally the only place where you can see a man out side in the snow making maple syrup of all things

[@w.harrison7277]

I can't believe I actually thought it came right out of the tree ready for pancakes. Very cool video.

[@MrRickyrecon]

Look into building one of those rocket can stoves. They seem to work pretty good and are built from house hold materials. Thanks for making great videos, keep up the good work.

[@modelrc9500]

I'm surprised that 10 gallons only gets 1 quart

[@MonkeyDLuffy-vj6ib]

I just realized he is wearing a t-shirt

[@Andreas4696]

Monkey D. Luffy We do it in Norway too. You build a restistance to the cold after so many years.

[@ingridramirez4436]

Thanks for this great video That's why maple syrup is so spensive, it takes a lot of time.

[@RubyTwilite]

I'm doing this as I type. I have 14 gal of sap boiling on my kitchen stove because I have no way to do it outside. I did this last year at the start of the lockdown to teach my kid where it comes from. I even boiled it all the way down and poured it into hard candy molds! Fun but time consuming.

[@radioactivsmurf]

Does the tree heal itself?

[@suzymcalister7930]

No, it dies

[@DenisLeBlanc69]

It does not. and yes, it does heal itself - the tap is just a very small hole.

[@spoonages]

Denis LeBlanc No it slowly dies from depression.

[@mrskye08]

The sap flows endlessly until the tree dehydrates in winter. Leaving a cold dry dead tree like those near graveyards.

[@rodneyg3608]

The tap actually can hurt and kill it, your supposed to plug it after

[@celineesq]

can you use a rage

[@TacticalIntelligence]

Do you mean "range" as in a stovetop? If so, you can as long as you have plenty of ventilation to the outside since all that water that gets evaporated will be on your walls and ceiling...pretty messy.

[@allygenestant4897]

+TacticalIntelligence do you have wife

[@kevinlanahan6949]

+ally genestant no

[@adelvitt]

ll

[@15151515729]

Wow that was a perfect quart! Great video, thanks :)

[@nathanielleblanc6789]

Thanks for the vid. Very simple and informative.

[@tonyreeves6788]

Could you drink maple sap directly from the tree?

[@gustavoespinoza9338]

i dont think so..when tapping a tree, the sap that comes out is basicly 87% water and the rest is sucrose. so it would be very sweet. and i dont think its healthy. but if your willing to risk it. then its up to you.

[@manofshitpost6869]

It's not near 13% sucrose, considering how much you need to boil it down for the end product, it just tastes like very little sweet water, and it's fine to drink.

[@StevenSmith-wz5rz]

Sap from the tree is only about 2% sugar. There are producers who actually package and sell the sap as a beverage. My uncle uses it to make his coffee.

[@Jacobsen-ij9hn]

its safe to drink but for me i end up with a bunch of ants in it, plus its not very sanitary

[@janakiramr7631]

*canadian army wants to know your location*

[@HollywoodCreeper]

Canadian gay army with a studdering problem.

[@draunt7]

wow, I just had breakfast (pancakes) with my nine year old, and wanted to know how our maple syrup was made. I love maple syrup, and after watching the labor and time invested to make it, I like it much more. Thank you!!!

[@randynantais214]

Awesome, great lesson.

[@acerimmeh]

Whats the sap straight from the tree taste like?

[@shamusmulderry6863]

It tastes awsome

[@benpearse4298]

It tastes sweet

[@kujoforever]

Sweet water basically

[@Frag3r99]

+overlord kujo and natury like, it tastes like heaven

[@jbmbassin6798]

It taste like water with a hint of sweetness

[@CustomRounds]

RomanAtWood? Dunno why I'm watching this lmao

[@erik8467]

rofl ye

[@LaPozzan]

Very interesting!!! In my country don't exist this. I really want try Maple Syrup. :-)

[@memoriesbringback1302]

It's the best video I have ever seen... The camera, the voice, the video best 👍👍👍👍 ...

[@aaronpark7636]

10 gallons for only a quart of syrup damn

[@Dipp182]

He had a 5 gallon bucket, *cough cough*

[@mcdouches1]

can I do this with a cherry tree? :0

[@domib.3924]

go for it bro

[@TonyDupre]

Looks delicious. Now that it's February, I'm about to tap a bunch of trees in my yard in New England.

[@natashaletourneau5368]

I live in NH & have always wanted to make syrup & also I recently saw that you can drink the water from white Burch trees! 🍁

[@MMGAMINGGUY]

at 4 min try not to get piss (yellow snow) in the camera shot

[@laurafeatherston9498]

MMGAMINGGUY or ur prescription bottle lol. Good video tho.

[@ghytgb]

Propane is way too expensive for what the final result is gonna be. Five gallons of sap is only gonna get you s pint of syrup and in that pot it'll take four hours to boil down. Use cinder blocks and wood. You can also use a Duraflame log for less than $3. that'll boil that for three hours.

[@vickkieyang]

this is so amazing! thanks for making this haha.

[@masterklaw4527]

You haven't had a childhood if you haven't watched a cartoon that had an episode centered around where maple syrup comes from.

[@g3ol1ths6]

Draining fluids from a Tree can be fatal

[@mattdagostino9169]

Not if you both it right

[@domib.3924]

if you're a dombass and do like 5 holes

[@BobMcCoy]

A little part of me died at 4:01

[@rick92rr]

Bob McCoy Same

[@brothervoodoo1]

Really enjoyed the video...I’ve been wanting to learn about making maple syrup for a while....new sub!

[@chugginbeers]

Awesome, i have sugar maples in my yard, thanks for the info

[@calvinwong365]

I'm just wondering about the electricity bill lol

[@Jacobsen-ij9hn]

you should be worrying i do it and the bill is up there!

[@calvinwong365]

wait what?

[@Jacobsen-ij9hn]

The bill is expensive

[@calvinwong365]

oh ok. so cool though. wish i lived in the country ahah

[@HollywoodCreeper]

Not to mention the tank of propane! If you aren't using a fire of crap wood, then it's stupid. Do it poor or go home poser!