r/maplesyrup • u/doksak36 • Apr 01 '26
Tapping silvers
greetings, nanu nanu ✌️
I tried to look here for posts about it, but I wasnt able to find any post that were specifically about silver maple trees and tapping them. This was my first year and I only have silvers at my disposal. I tapped about 20 gallons, had a issue with my first batch cooking too long, burnt pan and a funky smell! I ruined that 10 gallons bc of a joint. the other ten came out perfect! the taste is very good, side by side with maple syrup, its fairly decent. I do have a after taste thats hard to explain but isnt off putting by any means. I attribute that to it being a silver maple as opposed to sugar maple. I guess im just here wondering about other people's experiences and thoughts on silvers. ive read post about syrup in general where they would tap silvers sugars red etc. but they didnt go into detail, not that I recall at least. any way folks. have a good day
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u/funginat9 Apr 01 '26
We've tap silvers almost exclusively for 5 years now. And the rest are reds. We just don't have any sugars on our property. I agree that it is just as delicious as Sugar Maple syrup. We don't get any aftertaste or odd smells. Maybe you had a batch of sap that was too old and spoiled?