Making Maple Syrup at Home (Start to Finish)

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  • Опубліковано 27 бер 2019
  • In today's video, I'm making maple syrup at home, going from tree to pancake. We tap a handful of maple trees on our homestead and we produce maple syrup at a small scale. We've developed a simple system to get the most from the maple sap harvested on our Vermont farm.
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  • @SacredSalmonFish
    @SacredSalmonFish 4 місяці тому +10

    damn that looks tasty. No sugar, no added stuff, no GMO... at the end of the day, uve got healthy and tasty stuff

  • @SqueakyCheeks23
    @SqueakyCheeks23 Місяць тому +1

    I know I’m real late but I really appreciated that Rancid reference 😂

  • @nossavida_nossacultura
    @nossavida_nossacultura 6 місяців тому +3

    Awesome addition to our homeschool studies this morning of the Northeast! We are off to appreciate our maple syrup today :)

  • @ladyb003
    @ladyb003 5 років тому +46

    I don't mind paying more for maple syrup....for the very fact of how much work goes into it. Thanks for sharing your way to make it. Very interesting. Take care.

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  5 років тому

      Thank you!

    • @mitchellmaverick9788
      @mitchellmaverick9788 2 роки тому

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      @conradezequiel5851 2 роки тому

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      @mitchellmaverick9788 2 роки тому

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      @mitchellmaverick9788 2 роки тому

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  • @alsinakiria
    @alsinakiria 4 роки тому +17

    My uncle came up with a very unique way to catch the sap. Instead of a bucket we use 2L pop (soda) bottles. Cut one hole for the spout and another for the hook and it stays on the tree just fine. Since we have a bunch of different spigots we cut the bottles at the tree after measuring against the spigot sebas to have a snug fit. It's completely free so we don't have to buy buckets. We only have a few, not enough for all our trees. You don't even have to take it off the tree to collect it l. Just remove the cap to turn it and pour into the collection bucket. Protects the sap from the rain, snow and bugs.

  • @builtontherockhomestead9390
    @builtontherockhomestead9390 5 років тому +12

    Love the ducks on the wall behind you.

  • @roblena7977
    @roblena7977 6 днів тому

    Those canadian do make some legendary zambonnis.

  • @leppardess
    @leppardess 3 роки тому +5

    I know this is an old video but that was incredibly informative. I mean, I know the basics of how to make maple syrup (vaguely) but this gives me a whole new appreciation for all the work that goes into maple syrup. Thank you.

  • @russbear31
    @russbear31 2 роки тому +3

    Believe it or not we actually have one town here in Missouri that makes maple syrup and holds an annual maple festival. (Sugar maples are rare west of the Mississippi River.) They think birds brought the seeds across the river thousands of years ago, pooped them out, and established a small maple sugar forest along the banks of the river. Every January the people in town rush out to tap the trees and boil up batches of syrup. 😃

  • @leslieMClass80
    @leslieMClass80 5 років тому +6

    Wow, I never realized how much work goes into this. Thanks for the extremely informative video! Have a good day!

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  5 років тому

      It ain't easy, but it's totally worth it. Thanks, Leslie!

    • @seananderson5850
      @seananderson5850 4 роки тому

      Mrs. ButterWorth is corn syrup FYI. Look at the ingredient list

  • @Cocobear7007
    @Cocobear7007 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for making all that delicious maple syrup. There is no going back to fake cheap syrup. I’m going to try the dark maple syrup next time. So yummy with pancakes!

  • @mollypierce7229
    @mollypierce7229 3 роки тому

    Came for the Maple syrup tips, left with a better grasp on the concept. Thank you! Rancid 🤘

  • @e-doc4787
    @e-doc4787 Рік тому +1

    Man, this is the video I needed. Informative but from the perspective of a small self-serving operation. We are excited to give this a try this spring!

  • @carlabuggs1238
    @carlabuggs1238 Рік тому

    Best maple syrup video I have ever seen!!

  • @kaedydoyle9727
    @kaedydoyle9727 2 роки тому +2

    I really like vermont maple syrup, a small local shop here (Wellington, New Zealand) sells it.

  • @savedbeliever
    @savedbeliever 3 роки тому

    Out are so talented and resourceful.

  • @SunshineFarm
    @SunshineFarm 5 років тому +11

    This video was SO well done Morgan! So thorough, and I completely agree with everything you said, based on our first experience making maple syrup. Propane is NOT cost effective. We will be brainstorming over the summer and fall to design a better system for evaporating. It worked, but it took FOREVER! And we still have over 40 gallons of sap to boil down. 🙈 -Jenn

  • @adventureawakes
    @adventureawakes Рік тому

    I enjoyed watching your video! My family and I have been making Maple Syrup in our backyard for a few years now. We use a small wood-fired evaporator that we purchased off Craigslist a few years ago. That was a game-changer for us! We boil most of the water out of our sap outdoors with the evaporator and then finish it off inside the house before canning it.

  • @pepecocomax
    @pepecocomax 5 років тому

    Another great video. So interesting to see how that was done.

  • @ourselfreliantlife
    @ourselfreliantlife 5 років тому

    Great video, Morgan. This is very well put together. Very thorough, and I think it gives some good things for people to think about.

  • @eileenpalumbo6578
    @eileenpalumbo6578 5 років тому +1

    Nobody likes gritty pancakes ha ha! Great video. You explained the process really well. Thanks for sharing.

  • @Citystead
    @Citystead 5 років тому

    This was so awesome! Such an interesting process

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  5 років тому

      Thank you, Josh! How is your sugaring going?

  • @BetterTogetherLife
    @BetterTogetherLife 5 років тому +1

    This was so cool! (loving your podcast too, btw)

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  5 років тому

      Thank you! I really appreciate that feedback.

  • @aqueento
    @aqueento 4 місяці тому

    Be generous, totally love that!

  • @kimberlywagner1638
    @kimberlywagner1638 Рік тому

    Great job😊

  • @constancemiller3753
    @constancemiller3753 4 роки тому +5

    This is like the laid back Bill Nye the science guy for foodies. Please do a segment on maple candy in the snow? Well done, you earned it :)

  • @AlongTheRiverHomestead
    @AlongTheRiverHomestead 5 років тому

    You just made me hungry!! Next year I am trying maple syrup !!! I think I'm out of time for this year but next year I am all in!! can't wait!!

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  5 років тому

      It's a lot of fun and it's the first "food production" project we have on our homestead each year.

  • @taraendicott9030
    @taraendicott9030 Рік тому

    Thank you, that is awesome.

  • @guy_b
    @guy_b 3 роки тому +1

    Great info. The music drives me a bit bonkers though, it's like being trapped in a Pacman maze!

  • @kjsinsaino
    @kjsinsaino 2 роки тому +1

    The orange buckets from Home Depot are food grade HDPE.

  • @bettinah.7429
    @bettinah.7429 5 років тому

    Excellent! I can almost taste it!!

  • @andrewwells107
    @andrewwells107 Рік тому +3

    Great video but, I would be very careful using cinder blocks to make the wood burning evaporators because they are porous and absorb water they explode when heated to high temperatures. Always use clay bricks made fireplaces and ovens. Once again amazing video!

  • @t.l.7854
    @t.l.7854 23 дні тому

    Alright, we're here, just sitting in the car, I want you to show me if you can get far

  • @andhyalvarez21
    @andhyalvarez21 Рік тому +1

    Love the rainbow road remix as the BGM.

    • @MrTanman210
      @MrTanman210 4 місяці тому

      Lol i caught that too!

  • @zurella9962
    @zurella9962 6 місяців тому

    Thank you!

  • @littlewhitedory1
    @littlewhitedory1 5 років тому +2

    Definitely seems well suited for the young and enthusiastic! Pass the maple syrup jug.....please! My mouth is watering watching this. So Morgan, when's the next open house at Gold Shaw Farms!

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  5 років тому +1

      I'm not sure. I'm trying to plan a day this summer. I'll let you know as soon as I have it figured out.

    • @littlewhitedory1
      @littlewhitedory1 5 років тому

      @@GoldShawFarmif it coincides with the harpoon brewery's BBQ contest there's a small chance I could make it! Otherwise it's a long haul.

  • @Greens5511
    @Greens5511 5 років тому +8

    I used to think I wanted to tap trees and make syrup....I think I will just pay extra and let someone else do the work 👍

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  5 років тому +1

      Ha. That's not a bad strategy.

  • @Eriknorth87
    @Eriknorth87 4 місяці тому

    I’m here for the Rancid content.

  • @jonathannerz1696
    @jonathannerz1696 Місяць тому +2

    Did anyone else notice that the background music is the Mario Kart 64 Rainbow Road theme?

  • @clo4473
    @clo4473 Рік тому +2

    Z A M B O N I T E C H N O L O G Y

  • @CaptainVampire_
    @CaptainVampire_ 2 місяці тому

    multumesc!greetings from canadian zero

  • @dweeblenose
    @dweeblenose 5 років тому +1

    Love the rancid reference

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  5 років тому +1

      Thanks! I'm glad somebody got that one.

  • @ursulapercell4528
    @ursulapercell4528 10 місяців тому

    I have 3 big maple trees & I was thinking to try making maple syrup. Thanks for the amazing video but it also made me realize how much work it is to make maple syrup. I may just go buy a jar of maple syrup. I never had real maple before...

  • @BeefyPhill
    @BeefyPhill Рік тому

    Lol is this music Rainbow Road from Mario Kart? 😂 I approve 10/10

  • @patrickc8190
    @patrickc8190 3 роки тому +2

    Hi Great video, just curious on the dimensions of your cooking pans? How deep are they? 8"?

  • @coco4144
    @coco4144 Місяць тому

    If you do cook your maple syrup indoor. Have the stove fan on

  • @kellysauerhage8898
    @kellysauerhage8898 5 місяців тому

    Yum

  • @rizzorizzo2311
    @rizzorizzo2311 3 роки тому

    I was dying inside trying to remember where I’d heard that midi tune before. Glanced down at my arm later and saw my Boognish tattoo and it hit me! ITS THE HIV SONG!

  • @debraburgess8453
    @debraburgess8453 4 місяці тому

    Yummm

  • @TheValleyofelk
    @TheValleyofelk 2 роки тому +1

    Hi. I live in Oregon. We have mature sugar maple trees. I saw your cinder block firepit. Looked like around 20? Also what do you use to filter sap with ? Great video. Thx

  • @BrandiNaCole
    @BrandiNaCole 2 роки тому

    Glad all i have to do us go in the store and buy it. I see why it's so expensive now.

  • @jacquelynordner2457
    @jacquelynordner2457 2 роки тому +1

    Just watching this in Jan 2022. Great video! New sub here 😀

  • @nicoler9522
    @nicoler9522 Рік тому

    Great video. I also made the mistake of using propane the first year. I still use it but only to finish the syrup. I have an evaporator for the bulk of it. My first batch this year came out really light in colour so I think I messed it up but it tastes ok 🤷

  • @joewagner934
    @joewagner934 2 місяці тому +1

    3:45 is that the Rainbow Road music from Mario Kart 64?

  • @frostfirei
    @frostfirei 3 роки тому

    This reminds me of my youth, about 9-10 years of age. late 50's early 60"s. we only hard one tree, a maple, about 5 feet in diameter. Let it get thicker, to make maple sugar and have sugar on now! BTW'I will be 70 in November!

  • @dillonqaphsiel7977
    @dillonqaphsiel7977 2 роки тому +1

    So what’s the difference between getting it from a tree and bowling sugar water?

  • @badasshiker9637
    @badasshiker9637 4 місяці тому

    This is not unlike making sorghum molasses. The real work is in cooking the sap and getting the fire right so you don't scorch it.

  • @richardvogel1195
    @richardvogel1195 Рік тому +1

    This is my first time doing this. I put in 16 taps yesterday and got 25 or so gallons today. I have no idea if that's good or not

  • @batpherlangkharkrang7976
    @batpherlangkharkrang7976 3 роки тому +1

    Hi..... 🎥👍👍👍

  • @TheValleyofelk
    @TheValleyofelk 2 роки тому

    Where did the pans come from?

  • @ssergeant9682
    @ssergeant9682 3 роки тому

    This is my first time making syrup from my maple trees. I had to boil it down in batches, but I think I may have reduced it too far. it's VERY crystallized. almost hard. I still have fresh sap. can I add that to what I have and fix it? I probably have about a quart of 'syrup'. it's really good, but I'd have to heat it to use it.

  • @blane9906
    @blane9906 2 роки тому

    How long will unsealed syrup last?

  • @magnoliapowers1209
    @magnoliapowers1209 21 день тому

    Does it hurt the trees when you remove sap?
    I didn’t want to make it, just wanted to learn more. Excellent video!!
    Also the videos are no longer linked.

  • @zacharsenault6018
    @zacharsenault6018 Рік тому

    you know this guy is legit by the red plaid shirt

  • @DHTWITCH420
    @DHTWITCH420 4 місяці тому

    How do you get the different grades of maple syrup like the fancy

  • @chappyjwm
    @chappyjwm 5 років тому

    I'm a year behind you :))...did the propane and the stock pot the last couple of weeks - How much faster is the cinder block evaporator - approx. in your opinion? Thanks - I'm just over the Detroit boarder in Ontario :)

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  5 років тому

      Easily 4-5x faster. And it could be even faster if I had added a few more cinderblocks so that I could fit three trays.

  • @sidkemp4672
    @sidkemp4672 5 місяців тому

    How many trees do you need to tap to get 40 gallons of sap?

  • @samanthainthestacks
    @samanthainthestacks 5 років тому

    Love the Bill Nye reference 😂😂 this is a great video! (:

  • @jennifergriffiths42
    @jennifergriffiths42 2 роки тому

    Mrs. Butterworth and similar types I don't even consider real maple syrup 🤣

  • @shwetamujumdar699
    @shwetamujumdar699 5 років тому

    Interesting process, people in rural areas outside my city collect sap from palm trees and leave it for fermentation and consume, its a kind of alcohol.

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  5 років тому

      Wow. That sounds pretty interesting. What does it taste like?

    • @shwetamujumdar699
      @shwetamujumdar699 5 років тому

      Never tasted!! Never smoked or consumed alcohol. I've tasted palm fruits though, its very refreshing and sweet, available during summers and it gives relief from heat...its already 41°C here, govt has declared heatwave across central India 😔

  • @TheMagdalenaBB
    @TheMagdalenaBB 3 роки тому

    Sugar shack! Woot!

  • @keishamurray2711
    @keishamurray2711 5 років тому

    Now I'm going to have to go home and make pancakes

  • @Yehoshua1278
    @Yehoshua1278 8 місяців тому

    First step *grow a maple tree*

  • @Antiquetractorsetc
    @Antiquetractorsetc 4 місяці тому

    I do not eat fake syrup ever. I didn’t know you were up in vt. I’m in eastern mass. We go up to NH often and get breakfast so we can have real syrup

  • @eloisebush4595
    @eloisebush4595 3 роки тому

    Nature made.the cost is well worth.

  • @il3968
    @il3968 Рік тому +1

    Step 1 live in Canada… 😢 I live in New York 😔

  • @aprilshowers8085
    @aprilshowers8085 2 роки тому

    I tried making maple syrup but its a very pale color why would that be?

  • @maybmb_
    @maybmb_ 2 роки тому

    I come here from the future...
    Thank you, UA-cam...

  • @nickdershem9357
    @nickdershem9357 5 років тому

    Have you tried continuing to evaporate it nd make sugar?

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  5 років тому +1

      I haven't yet. I'm always so worried I'll over cook it. I might try a batch next year. We'll see.

    • @nickdershem9357
      @nickdershem9357 5 років тому

      @@GoldShawFarm I think it would be neat trying it once or twice. It's more of a powder than cane or beet sugar and doesn't seem worth it to do on a regular basis

  • @TheLordOfBeans
    @TheLordOfBeans Рік тому

    Dont think i didnt notice that music

  • @Crymzon1980
    @Crymzon1980 4 роки тому +1

    Why does the opening song remind me of Parappa the rapper ?

  • @romessson
    @romessson 4 роки тому

    nice mario kart music. 😂😂😂

  • @saxman3784
    @saxman3784 4 роки тому +1

    Can you give an estimate of how much wood you go through for that full initial boildown?

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  4 роки тому +2

      Maybe...5-10% of a cord? Just a guess.

  • @fisherspotter9408
    @fisherspotter9408 4 роки тому

    how much sap do you want to have before you boil it

    • @jdlflagstone6980
      @jdlflagstone6980 3 роки тому +1

      More

    • @fisherspotter9408
      @fisherspotter9408 3 роки тому

      @@jdlflagstone6980 ?

    • @jdlflagstone6980
      @jdlflagstone6980 3 роки тому

      @@fisherspotter9408 that's how much sap you are going to want to have, more..

    • @Nirrrina
      @Nirrrina 2 роки тому +1

      He said it takes about 40 gallons of sap to make a gallon of syrup.

  • @timothytaggart3289
    @timothytaggart3289 4 роки тому +54

    The background music is too loud.

    • @owenhalverson9119
      @owenhalverson9119 5 місяців тому +4

      Your phone volume is to loud sounds perfect mid volume

    • @vinasol1161
      @vinasol1161 4 місяці тому +2

      Welllllllll it is a smidge loud

  • @Ooooooooyay2.o
    @Ooooooooyay2.o Рік тому

    3:17

  • @tristenhinkle1305
    @tristenhinkle1305 2 роки тому

    Good video, but the music is very distracting.

  • @tehkast
    @tehkast 4 роки тому

    Pretty sure that is the song from parappa the rapper the driving lesson.

  • @windyloom2267
    @windyloom2267 4 роки тому

    If you do it on your house the walks get very sticky. Do not make the mistake I did. 😁

  • @GATMAN509
    @GATMAN509 Рік тому +1

    The music has to go but great video overall

  • @crazycoyote1738
    @crazycoyote1738 5 місяців тому

    Bro, such a good and simple video, and you had to add that annoying background music??

  • @angelikamessenger1237
    @angelikamessenger1237 2 роки тому

    Very interesting video but the music was crazy repetitive and too loud - sorry :)

  • @chocloditelensman
    @chocloditelensman 4 місяці тому

    Go to the store and buy some for $20. Done.

  • @tm-dr8ym
    @tm-dr8ym 2 роки тому

    You should make wood burning stove with a shed to burn useless stockpile of wood, which you burn without any purpose instead of propane gas , for an environmental point of view.

  • @digarcia1890
    @digarcia1890 5 років тому +1

    Very interesting but music was Irritating and distracting-sry

    • @GoldShawFarm
      @GoldShawFarm  5 років тому

      Ha. Sorry. I love those tunes. Not a fan of the electric piano, eh?

    • @digarcia1890
      @digarcia1890 5 років тому +1

      @@GoldShawFarm haha sry no

  • @danehansen3960
    @danehansen3960 2 роки тому

    Is that Ween's HIV song in the background?

  • @peryole
    @peryole 2 роки тому

    who tf has wallpaper nowadays. Also I live at sea level it's literally 100% humidity here most of the year, but I'm also not crazy enough to boil that shit indoors, it's not the humidity, it's how hot it'll make the house.

  • @williambonney6457
    @williambonney6457 10 місяців тому

    complicated

  • @rosebatham3342
    @rosebatham3342 Рік тому

    That background music/ noise looping through out very informative video is horrible

  • @vibewater1722
    @vibewater1722 Рік тому

    You are fighting for attention with background music ajust pls