birch sap
Tapped springtime liquid
Birch sap is the watery fluid that flows through birch trees in early spring, harvested by tapping the trunk.
It has a slightly sweet, mineral taste and can be drunk fresh, fermented into wine or beer, or boiled down into syrup.
We collected birch sap before the buds opened.
- spilePlug or tap
- dropFall or release
- clearWithout obstruction or fog
- fermentedTransformed by microbial action
- syrupThick sugar liquid
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natural liquid sweetness/concentration
birch sapmaple syrup
Concentrated sap sweetener
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