Hello Again, and Welcome!
About a month ago now, I dug into the world of making maple syrup....though I think the trees are really responsible for the actual making. I was amazed at how freely the trees poured out their sap into my five-gallon buckets for me to collect. Also, the amount of sap needed to make a little bit of syrup was quite amazing. The ratio is about 40 parts sap to 1 part syrup and the rest becomes steam! It was a fun experience and I will be doing it again for years to come.
The syrup I ended up with was vastly different....take a look...
The first batch was really thick and very light in color. The second one was a bit darker, but not near as thick. The last batch was a very dark amber and the thickness mid-way between the first and second. Believe it or not, I boiled them all down (our should I say up) to the same temperature.
Have you every tapped any trees and attempted syrup making?
Tell me what your experience was!
