Walnut syrup making

[buckbull]

Decided to tap some walnut trees this year to make syrup. Built and evaporator from a stove steel drum kit and an evaporator I bought from amazon. I pulled my taps and froze the sap, went on a fishing trip. Will boil the sap this weekend.

 

[Gr8bawana]

Interesting, I've never heard of walnut syrup. I'm assuming it has a walnut essence to it?

 

[kansasdad]

I figure I learn at least one new thing a day. Quota now accomplished!

Like @Gr8bawana I had no idea that this was a thing.

 

[buckbull]

Interesting, I've never heard of walnut syrup. I'm assuming it has a walnut essence to it?

It's really good but you can tell it's not from maple trees.

 

[Wildabeest]

It's really good but you can tell it's not from maple trees.

Less sweetness? Or more nutty flavor? Or both? Or something totally different? Definitely intrigued by this. I use walnut bitters instead of that orange flavored stuff.

 

[seeth07]

I'm tuned in. Never heard of this as a maple syrup producer myself!

 

[Addicting]

I heard about it this year as well. Curious as I have a bunch of them available.

 

[coleslaw]

I guess birch syrup is a thing too

 

[Bullshot]

When I did maple syrup, I think I would do about 40-60 gallons of sap per run. Lots of buckets! Lots of time!

Your furnace setup is very cool, with better control than the one I built out of cinder blocks. But it could also potentially be tough to finish a small batch on the main furnace if you don't have a progressive series of pans, without burning or frothing over. So you might have to get it down to a couple gallons of “almost” concentrate and then finish in a large pot on a smaller burner. By the way, a little powdered coffee creamer on hand is good if the froth kicks up, a sprinkle tames the bubbles temporarily. Keep a seive on hand to scoop out and toss any foamy stuff on top. Good luck!

 

[Whiskey Freak]

We did this with a bunch of walnut trees. Things I learned.

1.Reverse osmosis is an immense timesaver.
2.Don’t cook it down in the garage(your tools will all rust)
3. It’s about 50 gallons of sap to 1 gallon of syrup.
4. A little goes a long way(if you’re constipated, this will take care of it).
5. It’s delicious.

 

[Whiskey Freak]

Less sweetness? Or more nutty flavor? Or both? Or something totally different? Definitely intrigued by this. I use walnut bitters instead of that orange flavored stuff.

I’d say nutty and more of a caramel flavor in my opinion.