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    Default Can you mix Maple and Birch sap ?

    I have syrup on the brain and just need to ask this one.

    Has anyone tried to mix the two saps to make a unique flavoured syrup? If so, what does it taste like ? I would think you would have to freeze some concentrated maple sap due to Birch being a bit later in the year.

    Love to hear if anyone has tried to make it.

    Thanks.

    Terry
    2011- 35 taps, ,,,milk juggs and buckets-propane turkey fryer !!
    2012 -75 taps,,,,, 40 on tubing into buckets, and 35 buckets - 3nd hand Homemade arch, brutal.
    2013- Just over 115 taps and still adding more.
    2014, new SS flat pan and new arch built, guessing 75-100 taps this year.
    2015, 50 taps on Shurflo pump.
    2016- Getting a line across my creek this year.
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    You would not be able to call the resulting product "pure maple syrup", as most laws/regulations limit that term to use only for syrup made solely from the concentation of maple sap.
    Dr. Tim Perkins
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    Hi Tim:

    Not for sale, for sure.

    It could have a catchy name though,,,,,"M-irch" or maybe "B-aple",,,,"Braple"...or better yet when it would be made,,,,"Ma-rch" Bet that name would be confusing in these forums,,,lol.

    Still wonder if anyone has tried to make it?

    Thanks.

    Terry
    2011- 35 taps, ,,,milk juggs and buckets-propane turkey fryer !!
    2012 -75 taps,,,,, 40 on tubing into buckets, and 35 buckets - 3nd hand Homemade arch, brutal.
    2013- Just over 115 taps and still adding more.
    2014, new SS flat pan and new arch built, guessing 75-100 taps this year.
    2015, 50 taps on Shurflo pump.
    2016- Getting a line across my creek this year.
    2017-took a year off, Jamaica was fun !
    2018- 45 trees tapped, keeping it fun !

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    I've been considering tapping my birch trees and have been researching it on this site and elsewhere. BC Birch Tapper does mention it in one of his posts as unique and that, if you wanted to use birch syrup on pancakes, would almost be a necessity due to the strong favors in the birch...

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    Quote Originally Posted by TerryEspo View Post
    I have syrup on the brain...
    I'm surprised no one has offered to tap your head. After the weather warms up, of course.
    Tracy

    2011 - 3 gal syrup
    2012 - 4 gal syrup
    2013 - 14 gal syrup

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    My wife has offered to tap my brain, lol, more than once.

    Good thing she loves me and understands.
    Better than going to bars or casinos and such !! I believe all of us here have wifes that are great and very understanding !!

    Still no one has tried it ?

    Terry
    2011- 35 taps, ,,,milk juggs and buckets-propane turkey fryer !!
    2012 -75 taps,,,,, 40 on tubing into buckets, and 35 buckets - 3nd hand Homemade arch, brutal.
    2013- Just over 115 taps and still adding more.
    2014, new SS flat pan and new arch built, guessing 75-100 taps this year.
    2015, 50 taps on Shurflo pump.
    2016- Getting a line across my creek this year.
    2017-took a year off, Jamaica was fun !
    2018- 45 trees tapped, keeping it fun !

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    Quote Originally Posted by TerryEspo View Post
    It could have a catchy name though,,,,,"M-irch" or maybe "B-aple",,,,"Braple"...or better yet when it would be made,,,,"Ma-rch"
    I like "Bir-ple"

    Now you know why I don't do marketing research.
    Last edited by DrTimPerkins; 03-31-2020 at 09:42 AM.
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    If no one has tried it it may be because the seasons are separate. I've never tapped birches but from what I understand birch sap flows after the maples are done. By the end of maple season I've have had enough of collecting and boiling. There's a lot more collecting and boiling involved with birch sap. I think the ratio is at least 60/1 and it sounds like it's notorious for scorching.

    Some people just drink birch sap straight as a spring tonic. Might be tasty with a shot of maple syrup. Wait, what am I thinking? Of course it would be tasty! Maple syrup is good with everything

    And as a wife myself, I offer your wife my sincere sympathy! She sounds like a good woman!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrTimPerkins View Post
    I like "Bir-ple"

    No you know why I don't do marketing research.
    Birple! I LIKE it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DrTimPerkins View Post
    I like "Bir-ple"

    No you know why I don't do marketing research.
    But now the word "purple" would rhyme with something!


    I follow a guys blog who makes birch wine with the sap in the spring.

    Mike

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