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Set the pan on the heat source and fill with sap, being sure to leave room at the top for the sap to roll and foam just like boiling water. Be sure to vent steam well if you're sugaring in the house. Bring the sap to a boil, and continually replace the sap as it boils down. Keep at least 1.5 inches of liquid in the pan at all times to avoid scorching. Finishing Syrup. As the water evaporates, the boiling point of the syrup that is left continues to increase. Finished syrup boils at 7.1 F above the boiling temperature of water. When you're done evaporating all your sap and ready to finish, continue to evaporate what's left while monitoring the temperature carefully. When the syrup is boiling at 7.1 F above the boiling point of water, filter and package the syrup. If you are using a hydrometer, check the density of the syrup before pouring into containers. For safe storage, be sure the syrup is at a minimum temperature of 185 degrees F during pouring.
Making birch syrup is more difficult than making maple syrup, requiring about 100-150 liters of sap to produce one liter of syrup (more than twice that needed for maple syrup).The tapping window for birch is generally shorter than for maple, primarily because birches live in more northerly climates.hile maple sap may be boiled down without the use of reverse osmosis, birch syrup is difficult to produce this way: the sap is more temperature sensitive than is maple sap because fructose burns at a lower temperature than sucrose, the primary sugar in maple sap.