First Time Making Maple Syrup

Testing out to see if I could get a little maple syrup from one of the trees on our property. We have a bunch of young maple trees, and only 3 that are mature enough to tap. This isn't a how to video and it is certainly not the perfect or standard way of collecting syrup. This was a test for fun using materials I had on hand.

00:00 Intro
00:30 Maple Tree Tap Setup
01:11 Starting to Boil
04:30 Final Moments of the Boil
05:52 The Finished Product

UPDATE: I boiled down another gallon after publishing this video and this time it took 1:25 total from the time I turned on the burner until I had syrup. I think the 3 hours shown in this video was negatively impacted by 3 factors: 1) I added some fresh sap mid way through the boil, 2) I didn't have the burner turned all the way to high because I was afraid I'd burn the syrup, and 3) I needed to use a pan with a larger surface area in contact with the burner.

Видео First Time Making Maple Syrup канала Redneck Ed