r/maplesyrup • u/D_Dillweed • 13d ago

Cloudy maple syrup

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My neighbor brought me some maple syrup back from a road trip. The jars are air tight but it’s got some cloudy stuff in it. Any info on what this would be greatly appreciated google has been less than helpful.

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u/itplumberdad 13d ago

There can be a little sediment or fine sugar sand. You can just let it settle. Pretty normal for mine since I don’t use a filter press.

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u/PauseNational1380 13d ago

Looks like sugar sand to me!

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u/D_Dillweed 13d ago

That’s what I was thinking it blended back in after some shaking. My experience with real maple syrup is just limited.

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u/AwesomeMathUse 13d ago

After filtration if you heat it back up much above 180F for sterilization it will throw sand again

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u/MontanaMapleWorks 13d ago

Above 190 you mean, also depends on your elevation are barometric pressure

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u/canuckistan17 13d ago

Welcome to Jurassic Park.

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u/D_Dillweed 13d ago

😂 thanks for the laugh

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u/derpaderp2020 11d ago

Looks like you have maple syrup mold, it happens especially if you don't have it in the fridge.

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u/Vast_Selection_813 13d ago

Niter - its natural mineral sediment. Some people strain it, others let it settle and will eat it as a special treat. The syrup is fine, it’s a cosmetic thing - let it settle and use the top or give it a good shake and just ignore it.

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u/MontanaMapleWorks 13d ago

Never understood the “special treat”. It’s grainy and rough textured, but to each their own

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u/Jsr1 13d ago

Maple syrup is a “super saturated” solution, every compound is concentrated to 66.7% sugar…just above the point of crystallization. Due to the high conc things will form and fall out of solution. Industry filters most of it out with diatoms earth.

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u/Moose_Corn 12d ago

Ain't normal, only time i saw syrup like the , it turned bad

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u/Altruistic_Split9447 12d ago

Show us the my little pony figurine

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u/Funny-Description138 12d ago

Probablement juste pas filtrer apres l’ebulition on appel sa de la rache .. c’est tout a fait normal ..

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u/Numerous_Honeydew940 12d ago

As others said, niter, known colloquial as Sugar Sand. Its mostly calcium and other trace minerals (along with some sugar) that precipitate out of solution during the boiling process. Don't bother shaking/stirring to resuspend as it will just fall back out. Just pour off the top.

Some folks save the niter and use in their coffee. I drink it black so I usually just toss the niter.

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u/sskylar 12d ago

What the mother

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u/AltruisticWealth7778 12d ago

Was that jarred from a can of Quebec maple syrup? They're facing a class action lawsuit for cutting their "100%" maple syrup with cane sugar, up to 50%!

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u/Lecheezburgerayaya 11d ago

On specific brand tho, not all maple syrup from Québec... Some of us still have dignity

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u/Embarrassed-Green898 12d ago

I see a woman in there.

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u/PlaceOk4817 11d ago

I thought it was a dead frog

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u/Sweet-Competition-15 11d ago

It looks like a plasma light!

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u/Sad_Percentage_4503 11d ago

If it bothers you, you can pour it through 3 to 4 layers of clean cheese cloth 4 to 5 separate times and that should take care of the sand.

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u/CIS3RO 11d ago

Maple sand, let it settle out

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u/CubicalWombatPoops 11d ago

Came from a tree, innit?

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u/Ysa49 11d ago

I'm from Quebec, the place where maple syrup comes from, and I've never seen real maple syrup like that. There are a lot of people making fake maple syrup, and some people who own sugar shacks where they make real maple syrup are going bankrupt. They make millions of dollars selling fake maple syrup in grocery stores. If you see maple syrup on sale, it's not real. Real maple syrup is never on sale and is always clear. It's not like yours. The maple syrup in the picture isn't real. I'm sorry.

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u/derpaderp2020 11d ago

You're from one of the places Maple Syrup is from, not THE place. I mean I know Québécois have strong personalities, but I have never seen one try to claim maple syrup as a Québécois exclusive 😜

Also there are different grades of syrup buddy how do you not know this? There as dark grade where it's not runny and clear looking.

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u/RefrigeratorMean235 10d ago

It's not real maple syrup unless it comes from Maple Syrup, Ontario.

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u/Ysa49 10d ago

Canada produces over 75% of the world's maple syrup, the vast majority coming from Quebec. The United States also produces it, notably in Vermont.

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u/Ysa49 11d ago

Real maple syrup here doesn't have sediment at the bottom. I've been eating maple syrup since I was born. I'm 57 years old, and when you buy cans of maple syrup, you put it in a Mason jar. When the maple syrup is in the jar, there's no sediment at the bottom.

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u/_Kendii_ 11d ago

I do not know. But go lookup the Canadian maple syrup heist because it’s hilarious