Posted December 28, 2015 Birch sap is collected only at the break of winter and spring when the sap moves intensively. When fresh, it is a clear and uncoloured liquid, very similar to water, often slightly sweet with a slightly silky texture. After two to three days, the sap starts fermenting and the taste becomes more acidic. Birch sap may be consumed both fresh and naturally fermented. Birch sap collection is done by drilling a hole into its trunk and leading the sap into a container via some conduit: a tube or simply a thin twig: the sap will flow along it because of the surface tension. Birch sap has to be collected in early spring before any green leaves have appeared, as in late spring it becomes bitter. The collection period is only about a month per year.Tapping a tree does not harm the health of the tree. Concentrated birch sap is used to make birch syrup, a very expensive type of syrup mainly made from paper birch in Alaska and Canada, and from several species in Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. Various types of birch beer made from birch sap are available as well, distinguished by color. The color depends on the species of birch tree from which the sap is extracted (though enhancements via artificial coloring are common presently). Popular colors include brown, red, blue and clear (often called white birch beer), though others are possible. Tasty !!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 29, 2015 Just one question that mankind usually asks... Can we make something alcoholic from it? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 29, 2015 Birch beer is delicious! I'd love a maple sap replacement, so I can continue to rid my deed of the maple menace. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 29, 2015 1 hour ago, Klaa said: Just one question that mankind usually asks... Can we make something alcoholic from it? Beer from sap , from syrup wine ( like from maple syrup) , vodka from fermented syrup by using distiller Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
