As you know maple syrup comes from the sap of a maple tree. In the production of maple syrup you have different grades of maple syrup. How you get the different grades is pretty simple, when you boil the sap in a tree you simply are taking the water out of whats left , the sugar content. Depending on what the tree has been through that is how you know what your grade could and most likely would be. When you are finished with and have gone through the maple syrup process you can either bottle or put the finished product in a barrel. Depending on the type of barrel and how strong the seal is on the barrel is how you know if your syrup is gonna stay good or if it will ferment. Syrup is sometimes feremented on purpose to make maple wine. The Syrup would have to sit for about a week or two before it will start the process of fermentation.
Questions
1. How does the maple syrup ferment?
2. What are the three ways that you can tell if maple syrup is bad?
3. Which one can be misleading?
4. Are you able to grade fermented syrup or sell it?
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if you do not boil your sap all the way to the syrup form then it will ferment.
ReplyDeletesight, smell and taste
ReplyDeletesmell just because it smells bad doesnt mean that it literally tastes bad
ReplyDeleteyou can grade it as a "c" grade but it will not sell because of the fermentation unless people who make maple wine want to buy the already fermented syrup from the producer.
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