Syrup season!


Siddhartha said:
@Spenser I originally wrote something snide but I don’t want to be “that” guy
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And yet by stating this you are indeed 'that guy'. Personally, I could care less what you originally wrote as it only highlights you & your personality and not mine, nor was I looking out for you, but rather providing some information for others that may be interested in selling their syrup. (no offense, just don't know you)

Edit: you replied as I was also replying, here is your explanation of why previous above post was edited:

That link was not for you, and I originally stated 'other than NY' but I accidently copy and pasted over the text I wrote stating that the link was for other states. So, I guess I should say thx, as I now retyped what I accidently posted over, now that I am aware of the mistake I had made.

I should note it varies with Grade level
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HillbillyHiker said:
I’ve never made syrup. I find it extremely interesting though. I don’t envy the weather you guys up North have, but I do find some things like ice fishing and syrup making pretty cool!
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Me either but you don't necessarily have to be in the frosty north to make syrup. This video was made quite close to where i'm from in Kentucky. Matter of fact, I went to camp there as a child.

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Maybe i'll get brave & try someday.
 
We called 'Processing grade maple syrup' sludge. It is used commercially for coloring and flavor. Its late season stuff and can be bought by the barrel from large producers.

Don't 'grade' your home prodcuts and all is fine.
 
BagheeraNZ said:
Kia ora
We do not have maples here but I do know of some good stands of Silver Birch, It is summer here going into Autumn, I think I will order some taps tonight for spring and have a go at using this resource, Birch Champagne looks good to me!
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I hear birch syrup is good! I know the north Europeans and Russians like it.
 
It’s a big step up from this being a seasonal hobby to it being a side business. I couldn’t do that volume with the few trees I have and my equipment. As it is I have never made pure maple syrup because I only can store about 30 gallons of sap and I don’t have the boiler capacity to do more. To get any kind of volume from that amount of sap I do cheat the recipe with white sugar and augment the flavor with bourbon on the boil. It’s just for use at home, no label, no claims…I just say it’s homemade pancake syrup with maple syrup/oak flavors. My wife prefers to buy pure maple syrup and that’s fine, I enjoy the taste with the bourbon added which has all the alcohol boiled away.
 
TWill said:
It’s a big step up from this being a seasonal hobby to it being a side business. I couldn’t do that volume with the few trees I have and my equipment. As it is I have never made pure maple syrup because I only can store about 30 gallons of sap and I don’t have the boiler capacity to do more. To get any kind of volume from that amount of sap I do cheat the recipe with white sugar and augment the flavor with bourbon on the boil. It’s just for use at home, no label, no claims…I just say it’s homemade pancake syrup with maple syrup/oak flavors. My wife prefers to buy pure maple syrup and that’s fine, I enjoy the taste with the bourbon added which has all the alcohol boiled away.
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It's a lot of work and resources to make it for sale. If you charged what it actually took to make a quart of good syrup, very few people would buy it.

Now, if it was marketed as "artisan" syrup....which it would be, that might be a different critter...🤔🤔🤔
 
gohammergo said:
It's a lot of work and resources to make it for sale. If you charged what it actually took to make a quart of good syrup, very few people would buy it.

Now, if it was marketed as "artisan" syrup....which it would be, that might be a different critter...🤔🤔🤔
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The going rate in my area is $17 a quart from small scale syrup producers—this is at farmstands and the like, nothing commercial
 
Kingsford said:
How did it turn out?
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13 Hours later…
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1) 24 Gallons of sap yielded 86oz of syrup

2) this syrup is UNBELIEVABLY good. I’ve never tasted anything like it, I was amazed. I’ve never had anything other than store bought syrup and there is literally no comparison
 
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