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    Default Tapped some black walnut trees... what an interesting flavor syrup!

    I had read that one can tap black walnuts. Finally did it yesterday. They flow just as well as maples, and have quite a bit of sugar in the sap to boot. When finished, the color was a very light yellow color, similar to vegetable oil. The taste... sweet, with the essence of walnut. It's unfortunate I don't have access to more than two trees...

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    That's really cool! What do you estimate your ratio of sap to syrup ended up being?
    ~ Karen ~

    2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
    2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup

    2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
    2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
    2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
    2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
    2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
    2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup

    Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples



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    Hmm.. 3 gallons turned into just shy of a pint of syrup.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mantispid View Post
    I had read that one can tap black walnuts. Finally did it yesterday. They flow just as well as maples, and have quite a bit of sugar in the sap to boot. When finished, the color was a very light yellow color, similar to vegetable oil. The taste... sweet, with the essence of walnut. It's unfortunate I don't have access to more than two trees...
    Interesting, thanks for your post

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    This is kind of interesting. I had know idea you could tap walnut trees. I have access to several large walnut trees I could tap. To bad I am to busy with maple to try it. Between my real job and family and maple it doesnt leave much time for anything else.
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    I got to wondering about something. Why not mix the maple and walnut saps together and sell the new product as Maple Walnut Syrup? I bet there would be lots of people wanting to buy some.
    ~ Karen ~

    2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
    2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup

    2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
    2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
    2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
    2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
    2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
    2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup

    Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples



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    The flow isn't always the same, nor is the sap content. My dad tapped some in MN, and we found the sap content at below 2%. He also didn't get any flow at all last year, and hasn't had any so far this year, either. They've had a bit of a drought, and it hasn't been great sap flow weather yet, but they're definitely not the same as maples. Good syrup, though!

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    Do black walnuts run at the same time?
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    You could always boil down to a concentrate, freeze if necessary, and then add the two together at a later date if they didn't run at the same time.
    ~ Karen ~

    2012 - 10 taps, 1 turkey fryer - 169.5L sap 4.2 L syrup
    2013 - 23 taps, 2 turkey fryers - 748.5 L sap 17.56 L syrup

    2014 - 22 taps, 509 L sap 12.5 L syrup
    2015 - 28 taps, 1093.75 L sap 25.1 L syrup
    2016 - 25 taps, 1223.5 L sap 28.25 L syrup
    2017 - 21 taps, 518.5 L sap 12.7 L syrup
    2018 - 28 taps, 2 turkey fryers & Denali 3 burner propane stove - 798L sap 16.9 L syrup
    2019 - 28 taps, 1409.5L sap 40.12L syrup

    Sugar, Norway, Manitoba, Silver and Freeman Maples



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    Oh they certainly run at the same time!

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