It seems maple syrup production at the commercial level has a lot more to it than the average person is aware. Thanks for this explanation video on how maple syrup is graded. I just know the end product tastes great.
I'm so glad I found this channel, it's some great information and I really look forward to the tour of the new maple house once it's complete and set up, sadly it won't be up and running until almost a year from now for us to see it in operation. I guess I'll just have to keep checking out this channel. And yes of course I subscribed and clicked on the bell so I will get a notification whenever you post one of your informative and or fun videos. As someone who lives out in California in the suburbs Watching your videos has been a real eye-opener into how maple syrup is captured and processed, well done.
I honestly didn't realize that there was fake syrup on the shelves until i started watching these videos. So for the first time i read the ingredients and bought the one that said only maple syrup. what a difference in taste! Very good taste! Made in Canada, I bet a lot of people don't know this.
My family has been making our own maple syrup from trees in our yard for about 30 years now, about 5-6 gallons of syrup each time. We don't use any reverse osmosis, just boiling it down. The vast majority of what we get would probably be considered dark, even from the earlier sap. The dark is my favorite, such an intense maple flavor. I think I'm going to go make some French toast!
I didn't realize you tested your Maple Syrup with a gauge to get a good reading that was interesting Nikki. It reminds me of how you test the hardness of well water.
I thought this was your makeup case you were opening up and I couldn't figure out what was going on! Great job very informational good presentation. Thank you
Ok... I'm sold... really don't eat pancakes or waffles much. I would like to try the maple in my coffee instead of honey... reccomendations on color ? Thank you
we have too much to worry about on the dairy farm side of things with a dry summer to be thinking about the maple season. However, we are praying that next years maple season will be better than this years.
@@MapleFarmer oh haaa say no more.....dairy and heat we know this all to well! We run a berry operation, drought bad!!! Syrup up here was the best either.
Hmm. Didn’t know the cooking grade was any different than the “breakfast” grade. Interesting. What are the primary reasons for the variations in the sap? Weather would be the biggest, I presume. How about soil? Would differences in soil quality make for variation in quantity or quality of sap?
Okay Queen of the sugar bush, excellent presentation. . . I am sitting here at my table with a plate of hotcakes, (and some peanut butter) would you please pass the VERY DARK maple syrup?? Yes, you heard it right! That's what I'm looking for, seriously! Blessings! S. Carolina
@@MapleFarmer I wondered the same thing about blending. So should I assume that some producers blend? I had no idea that there were different grades of Maple syrup or that syrup produced in different regions have a distinct flavor. Super interesting!
I think taste testing on vanilla icecream is better than your little gauge .is it true at the end of the season the sap will get cloudy that means it time to stop .like your channel take csre .
Talk about timing, I'm watching you as I sit here drinking my coffee I brewed and I always add Maple syrup instead of sugar. Mean while, my son just woke up and is cooking Pepperidge Farms French Toast which has maple syrup scent when in the toaster. Talk about timing.....
We are in Northern Pa and every drop of our syrup is cooked over a wood fire. Dark and rich. I cannot stand to put that clear water in my mouth. Why not just use butter and brown sugar and save the expense of buying syrup.I never understood it. Glad others enjoy it !!
We used to use a wood fired evaporator but it just wasn't feasible the larger we got! All our syrup is delicious but we also personally prefer the Amber and dark so much flavor!
yes!!!! I should have one of those for you soon. We are currently trying to nail down stain, paint, and lighting. Once we make those decisions I should have an update of that all going up!
Ordered a pint.
Thank you so much! We appreciate you!
It seems maple syrup production at the commercial level has a lot more to it than the average person is aware. Thanks for this explanation video on how maple syrup is graded. I just know the end product tastes great.
thank you so much for tuning in!
Last batch off the evaporater is always the best !
Dark is my favorite!
Mine too!
LOVE the more flavorful darker syrups. Always did.
they are what we like best too!
You did an excellent job explaining the taste differences in maple syrup. You should make a commercial. Thanks for sharing
If you hear of anyone looking to hire a maple spokesperson be sure to mention my name! 😉
Cool Beans... we just finished off our first maple syrup order and we luv your seasonings and have tried them on meats and veggies too!!
That is awesome!
You convinced me...I just ordered 2 qts, 1 amber 1 dark. So excited to give them a try!!
I can't wait for you to enjoy them! Thank you so much for your order, we appreciate you!
I'm so glad I found this channel, it's some great information and I really look forward to the tour of the new maple house once it's complete and set up, sadly it won't be up and running until almost a year from now for us to see it in operation. I guess I'll just have to keep checking out this channel. And yes of course I subscribed and clicked on the bell so I will get a notification whenever you post one of your informative and or fun videos. As someone who lives out in California in the suburbs Watching your videos has been a real eye-opener into how maple syrup is captured and processed, well done.
Thank you so much for the kind words and for following along! I am excited to do some building updates once we settle on stain, paint, and lighting!
I'm back,,Had to run over to the web site and order a quart of that Dark Maple Syrup before it's all gone, Thanks for the hook up Nikki!
LOVE THIS!! We appreciate you!
Me to!
Just got my order of syrup and the seasoning on Monday, and they are both great. Thanks
glad you are enjoying them!
Great video, very informative!
thanks for watching!
My first order of syrup just arrived, taste great. Take care.
enjoy! We appreciate you!
Nice video! Thanks for the cooking information......✌️
cooking videos to come!
I honestly didn't realize that there was fake syrup on the shelves until i started watching these videos. So for the first time i read the ingredients and bought the one that said only maple syrup. what a difference in taste! Very good taste! Made in Canada, I bet a lot of people don't know this.
I'm glad I could open your eyes to the world of real maple syrup! It's so good!
Do you mean Mrs. Butterworth? That’s just pure garbage. Or do you mean real maple syrup is adulterated with garbage additives?
Woops, supposed to be up above by Dan Adams.
My family has been making our own maple syrup from trees in our yard for about 30 years now, about 5-6 gallons of syrup each time. We don't use any reverse osmosis, just boiling it down. The vast majority of what we get would probably be considered dark, even from the earlier sap. The dark is my favorite, such an intense maple flavor. I think I'm going to go make some French toast!
I didn't realize you tested your Maple Syrup with a gauge to get a good reading that was interesting Nikki. It reminds me of how you test the hardness of well water.
I thought this was your makeup case you were opening up and I couldn't figure out what was going on! Great job very informational good presentation. Thank you
haha...maybe I need to do a makeup case video! 😂
I always like to get regular amber flavor maple syrup.
Doing this type of video is difficult great job
Great information Thank you
Thank you for watching!
Great job 😊😊
Thanks Sweetheart,Nice to no that
Ok... I'm sold... really don't eat pancakes or waffles much. I would like to try the maple in my coffee instead of honey... reccomendations on color ? Thank you
I put maple in my coffee every morning! Depends how much flavor you want, currently I have a gallon of Amber in my fridge that I use for coffee!
Does the drought worry you for the following year? It suppose to be an extremely hot summer.
we have too much to worry about on the dairy farm side of things with a dry summer to be thinking about the maple season. However, we are praying that next years maple season will be better than this years.
@@MapleFarmer oh haaa say no more.....dairy and heat we know this all to well! We run a berry operation, drought bad!!! Syrup up here was the best either.
After having some Vermont Dark a few years ago, I don't really want anything lighter.
Dark is our favorite too! So much flavor!
when did the grades of maple syrup change. it used to be that Fancy was the top grade. then the ambers.
yes it changed a few years back! Sometimes we still accidentally refer to them by the old grades! 😂
I don't think I've ever had true maple syrup, but that ends tomorrow when my order arrives.
you will never be able to have that fake stuff again! If you are a coffee drinker, be sure to use it as a sweetener for it- it's a game changer!
Hmm. Didn’t know the cooking grade was any different than the “breakfast” grade. Interesting. What are the primary reasons for the variations in the sap? Weather would be the biggest, I presume. How about soil? Would differences in soil quality make for variation in quantity or quality of sap?
Are there other tests you have to do such as sugar content, or testing for possible impurities (if there is such a thing)?
Whats the best one for pancakes and bacon
I love the golden and the dark in my milk so good
I haven't tried it in Milk. I will have to do that today!
Okay Queen of the sugar bush, excellent presentation. . . I am sitting here at my table with a plate of hotcakes, (and some peanut butter) would you please pass the VERY DARK maple syrup?? Yes, you heard it right! That's what I'm looking for, seriously! Blessings! S. Carolina
unfortunately we don't make any very dark syrup here but we do get dark once in a while!
We use to keep the extra dark for our own use but now we have more orders for extra dark than any other.
So what is the Boxler distinct flavor? Would you blend all your syrup from the entire season and then have one uniform offering?
we don't blend them. We only offer our best for retail!
@@MapleFarmer I wondered the same thing about blending. So should I assume that some producers blend? I had no idea that there were different grades of Maple syrup or that syrup produced in different regions have a distinct flavor. Super interesting!
Yes, a lot of producers blend their off syrup with the better syrup they produce or buy from others.
@@MapleFarmer Wow, I had no idea! Is there anyway consumers can tell the difference between blended and non blended before purchase?
@@queticomoe4495 you would have to ask the producer directly.
Is there any noticeable difference in viscosity between a light and a very dark syrup ( both at the same temperature )
Who would thumbs down this??? Really??
right! When I don't like a video I just stop watching! 😂
@@MapleFarmer exactly?
How much difference does the r/o make in taste and colour?
PS. I'm not sure if it's me but your link to your website and the two Facebook pages appear to be broken.
thank you so much for telling me this. I will fix them right now!
Im a diabetic so how do you make sugar free syrup???
I just finished my second meal of waffles a couple hours ago with your amber color rich taste. Delicious thank you!
Thank you! We appreciate you!
I think taste testing on vanilla icecream is better than your little gauge .is it true at the end of the season the sap will get cloudy that means it time to stop .like your channel take csre .
maple syrup on ice cream is so good!
I prefer the darker late season syrup. I don't think the light high grade syrup has as much flavor.
agree!! Love me some full flavor!
Talk about timing, I'm watching you as I sit here drinking my coffee I brewed and I always add Maple syrup instead of sugar. Mean while, my son just woke up and is cooking Pepperidge Farms French Toast which has maple syrup scent when in the toaster. Talk about timing.....
soooooo good in coffee!!! It's a game changer.
Well dang .......... i clicked to get to your web page to place an order ........ it comes up black an says .....untitled .......
That is so weird. I just checked everything and it pulled it right up!
@@MapleFarmer ........ i got it ..... had to type the address into my browser ...... Maple syrup on the way .....ty ......smiles
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We are in Northern Pa and every drop of our syrup is cooked over a wood fire. Dark and rich. I cannot stand to put that clear water in my mouth. Why not just use butter and brown sugar and save the expense of buying syrup.I never understood it. Glad others enjoy it !!
We used to use a wood fired evaporator but it just wasn't feasible the larger we got! All our syrup is delicious but we also personally prefer the Amber and dark so much flavor!
@@MapleFarmer Your setup is a mere dream to most of us. SOOO impressive! Not too mention how amazing your new place is gonna be!!!
Little test what causes the maple syrup to be darker and richer in flavor. Any one ?
sugar content of the sap
@@paulwilliamson3049 sorry
What causes maple syrup to be darker and more flavorful is caused by bacterial growth in the sap. Reason why syrup made later in the season is darker
I’m voting for a new sugar house update video 🖐
yes!!!! I should have one of those for you soon. We are currently trying to nail down stain, paint, and lighting. Once we make those decisions I should have an update of that all going up!
@@MapleFarmer thank you so much! Also I think a how to make the perfect pancake video would sell well!☺️
Niče expensive evaperater
Pretty sure there is 3 grades?
They changed the grading system a few years ago
It's all in the taste their lady Jane if it doesn't have the Maple taste you used a reverse osmosis too much
flavor is how we judge all syrup... We are maple snobs over here. haha
Maple syrup is nice but I'd rather go elk hunting with you guys🦌🪓 😲
I have only been elk hunting once and it was amazing! I'm hoping to sneak my dad away from work for an out of state hunt sometime in the near future.
@@MapleFarmer make sure you video it for us to see