this video is AMAZING. there is so much thought and love and effort put into all of this. I can't BELIEVE you don't have more subscribers. Birch trees are my absolute favorite tree and yet I still learned so much. thank you!
Thanks for this . We have a silver birch tree and will be trying this. Concentrating the solution without burning it might be done by freezing it , perhaps metal prongs to freeze onto , then remove the ice leaving concentrated syrup.
Many compounds, especially resinous ones and different sugars, are more easily disolved in water that in ethanol. That might be the answer why your juniper berries came out much more pronounced in the 60/40mix.
Thank you so much! Cool history lessons about our ancients : ) Much appreciated. I Cannot wait to try this method and boil it down a bit, possibly making a juniper, Scot's pine and birch gin. You dived in on all of the amino acids and phytochemical constituents as well which was mu favorite part, great work!
Thanks Valentina! I hope your recipe comes out nice and tasty! I think it’s always interesting to look at the chemistry of how these things can work so well!
Bro that was a great video .I see u walk with respect something not taught by society at large . Be respectful of the tree ...... wise words . I thank you for your wairūa
Whow what a clear story. I wondered whether boiling the juice has a negative effect on the good elements of it. If not, it is a good way of keeping it for a long time, isn't it?
Thanks for this informative video. Always wanted to try the Birch sap, we have many trees in our area. 8 March 2022 & it's still frosty at night > so this may be right time to try it.🙂 Love your dog called Hemp, glad he got a pancake too. 😻🏴
Thanks Suzy! I feel like it’s the time of year now! Have a look at the buds on the tree and if you see some signs of little green buds appearing have a go at tapping them!
Good day & thanks so much @@JamieKunka No green buds yet, just those brown beginnings , so maybe next week to try. I'm really glad you reminded me about isopropyl alcohol to clean anything that goes into the tree, they are so precious. 🙂
@@JamieKunka Hello Jamie, it was too late for me last year but I managed to tap some birch this year? Thanks a lot for the advice and for your great videos.
Hello from Alaska! I've just gotten through making birch surup for the first time. I've learned the other uses from you. I just went and put my buckets back under for some more for drinking and hair and cosmetic uses. Unlike you, my men would like to use it for hair restoration uses. We'll see if they do or not. If they do ill let you know how it works.
I am thinking of using birch sap as shampoo and have read that it was done in the 1800s. Do you know of a way to perserve the sap and all the goodness so I could use up all of the birch sap I've gathered (around 4 L) without it going bad? Great video anyway! Informative and nicely filmed in nice nature settings. Keep it up!
Hi Alice. Yeh that sounds like a great shampoo idea to improve hair thickness and lustre! I think the easiest way would be to pasteurize the sap. Perhaps put it in a big pot and bring it up to around 80 degrees Celsius for 10 mins. I think that should stop it fermenting when it cools! Let me know if it works.
I wonder if the stove he used isn't the same as what he used to brew his tea in the Chaga video. I believe he mentioned that it was the cheapest one listed on Amazon.
Yes I think it may be fine as long as it’s from the tree and not from a carton which may have added Xylitol which is toxic to dogs. Always try a small amount first to check the animal tolerates it! From Wiki: Contrary to popular belief, there is no xylitol in birch sap (xylitol is a sugar alcohol that is industrially produced using high temperature and sulfuric acid, or through fermentation).[15]
Pancakes are fluffy-ier. I think you made crepes, with how thin they are. From what I've been told, the only difference between crepes and pancakes is the thickness...I don't know why that is important but the French do take their food serious.
do not test this, but wikipedia says this: ''Contrary to popular belief, there is no xylitol in birch sap (xylitol is a sugar alcohol that is industrially produced using high temperature and sulfuric acid, or through fermentation).[16]'' I think jamie mentioned it on the video
Mate you need to post weekly content. From allmsorts of angles as you could skyrocket 🎉 start doing camping and foreging with cooking. You would skelp it
i really love how much you talk about how to do it in a way to minimize damage to the tree, thank you!
Fantastic, informative video, chap!🙂 A big thankyou on behalf of everybody.👍👍
this video is AMAZING.
there is so much thought and love and effort put into all of this. I can't BELIEVE you don't have more subscribers.
Birch trees are my absolute favorite tree and yet I still learned so much. thank you!
Thanks so much I’m glad you found it useful and enjoyable 😊 I really enjoy making them and so glad you appreciate all the effort 🙏
Feel so good to be alive baby, wow
Thanks for this . We have a silver birch tree and will be trying this. Concentrating the solution without burning it might be done by freezing it , perhaps metal prongs to freeze onto , then remove the ice leaving concentrated syrup.
That's a great idea let me know if it works!
I enjoyed this video immensely, it was so informative, and I want to put it to use here in the mountains of West Virginia. 😊
So glad you enjoyed it!
Many compounds, especially resinous ones and different sugars, are more easily disolved in water that in ethanol. That might be the answer why your juniper berries came out much more pronounced in the 60/40mix.
Super informative! Thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much! Cool history lessons about our ancients : ) Much appreciated. I Cannot wait to try this method and boil it down a bit, possibly making a juniper, Scot's pine and birch gin. You dived in on all of the amino acids and phytochemical constituents as well which was mu favorite part, great work!
Thanks Valentina! I hope your recipe comes out nice and tasty! I think it’s always interesting to look at the chemistry of how these things can work so well!
Thank you for informing us about the trees
Thanks, looking forward to seeing many more. Best of luck.
Thoroughly enjoyable, informative, appropriate attention to cautions and to enviironmental concerns. Thank you!
Thanks Katherine!
Bro that was a great video .I see u walk with respect something not taught by society at large . Be respectful of the tree ...... wise words . I thank you for your wairūa
Thank you I’m glad you enjoyed it! Absolutely, I think we must cherish our trees like family.
Brilliant J lovely video with great Information to..
highly underrated this content
Another beautiful video. My two year old son loves the squirrels. We don't have any red squirrels around us.
Glad you are both enjoying it. I'll have to do a red squirrel video 😁
Amazing stuff, thank you so much ! I am sharing this on my FB.. great job Jamie !
Thanks so much Mihaela!
Great video thank you!
Can I tap Aspen trees here in Colorado?
Excellent tutorial on putting a hole in a tree. I've been banging my head against the wall for weeks trying to figure it out. A drill. I'm so stupid.
Always glad to be of help!
You have Tango there? I havent had it in 40 years... For good reason, lol.
Thanks for the info 👍👍
Your very welcome!
Whow what a clear story. I wondered whether boiling the juice has a negative effect on the good elements of it. If not, it is a good way of keeping it for a long time, isn't it?
Thanks for this informative video. Always wanted to try the Birch sap, we have many trees in our area.
8 March 2022 & it's still frosty at night > so this may be right time to try it.🙂
Love your dog called Hemp, glad he got a pancake too. 😻🏴
Thanks Suzy! I feel like it’s the time of year now! Have a look at the buds on the tree and if you see some signs of little green buds appearing have a go at tapping them!
Good day & thanks so much @@JamieKunka No green buds yet, just those brown beginnings , so maybe next week to try.
I'm really glad you reminded me about isopropyl alcohol to clean anything that goes into the tree, they are so precious. 🙂
Another fantastic video, thanks Jamie!
Too late for me this year to give birch tapping a go but will give it a try next year.
Thanks Damien! Definitely give it a go next year it's a great experience.
@@JamieKunka Hello Jamie, it was too late for me last year but I managed to tap some birch this year? Thanks a lot for the advice and for your great videos.
Hello from Alaska! I've just gotten through making birch surup for the first time. I've learned the other uses from you. I just went and put my buckets back under for some more for drinking and hair and cosmetic uses. Unlike you, my men would like to use it for hair restoration uses. We'll see if they do or not. If they do ill let you know how it works.
I’ve yet to try it on the hair but I think the victorians and old Scots here used to swear by it for hair restoration. Let me know how it goes 😁
The ratio for birch syrup is 1:100 ration unlike maple syrup which is 1:40 ratio
Yeh! Can’t believe how little syrup I got from the birch sap 😂
I am thinking of using birch sap as shampoo and have read that it was done in the 1800s. Do you know of a way to perserve the sap and all the goodness so I could use up all of the birch sap I've gathered (around 4 L) without it going bad?
Great video anyway! Informative and nicely filmed in nice nature settings. Keep it up!
Hi Alice. Yeh that sounds like a great shampoo idea to improve hair thickness and lustre! I think the easiest way would be to pasteurize the sap. Perhaps put it in a big pot and bring it up to around 80 degrees Celsius for 10 mins. I think that should stop it fermenting when it cools! Let me know if it works.
No pasteurisation will destroy all the nutrients and minerals.
Great video, thanku!, what is the little fire you used?, +can you make a film on pine needle tea, the right pines etc, cheers.
That's a great idea about the pine needle tea! I'll have a look for the font I used and tell you here once I found it! Jamie
I wonder if the stove he used isn't the same as what he used to brew his tea in the Chaga video. I believe he mentioned that it was the cheapest one listed on Amazon.
Birch sap is drunk in a lot in Eastern Europe. Very similar to this!
That's very cool. What is the best month in Eastern Europe for the birch sap?
@@JamieKunka Spring as well - before new leaves appear.
Maybe a dumb question, but is it okay to give birch water to dogs?
Yes I think it may be fine as long as it’s from the tree and not from a carton which may have added Xylitol which is toxic to dogs. Always try a small amount first to check the animal tolerates it!
From Wiki:
Contrary to popular belief, there is no xylitol in birch sap (xylitol is a sugar alcohol that is industrially produced using high temperature and sulfuric acid, or through fermentation).[15]
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They call those "electric screwdrivers" in Scotland?
I think that's just my strange name for it! Acording to Makita corp it's a cordless combi drill!
L boso if you use anything more then 70% alc it evaporates before it kills anything especially the things you don’t want
We just used a piece of pipe and we were getting more sap then we could handle
Pancakes are fluffy-ier. I think you made crepes, with how thin they are. From what I've been told, the only difference between crepes and pancakes is the thickness...I don't know why that is important but the French do take their food serious.
hapnin bid chap? still alive?
Just don't let your dog drink it, it's highly poisonous for dogs.
I won't! Luckily hes highly suspicious of none meat or dairy based substances 😂
do not test this, but wikipedia says this: ''Contrary to popular belief, there is no xylitol in birch sap (xylitol is a sugar alcohol that is industrially produced using high temperature and sulfuric acid, or through fermentation).[16]''
I think jamie mentioned it on the video
Mate you need to post weekly content. From allmsorts of angles as you could skyrocket 🎉 start doing camping and foreging with cooking. You would skelp it
Got a new camera so new videos coming!!