The WRONG Way To Make Sorghum Molasses!!! 

Good video Chad, funny about "watching water boil", I had much rather watch water boil than the junk out of Hollywood!. I enjoy all your stuff!

Boiling too fast will keep that green plant matter stirred up and it won’t float so you can skim it off.

Hey Mr. Chad. You Did Not Waist anybody's time. I Enjoyed the video very much. You are a very honest person showing your mistakes and mishaps, machine breakdowns, all the while still learning and being entertaining!! Please Don't stop what your doing!!

One of my aunts used to make the best biscuits on a woodburning stove. The biscuits picked up some of the smoke"flavor." My mother called it "buttholeing" a biscuit with a finger then sorghum syrup was poured into the hole. Eat that with a piece of country ham. Very interesting process.

When I was around 7, my grandparents would make it and taste it along the way "until it got to tasting the way it should" pap would say, they would add wood and take wood out of the fire if it got rolling too hard, and used a wash tub over fire for theirs, and they would only use maple wood, and cover it with fresh rabbit wire to keep leaves from blowing in it. He would skim his off with a piece of window screen attached to a big forked stick. He would just say if it got too hot he messed it up. That's all I can remember, other than it was the best stuff ever, mixed with fresh cow butter on a big ol biscuit.

I just love the way old Dude sounds now. That engine you built is a gem!!

Just shows how much detailed knowledge it took to do the old school farm living. All that know-how passed down through the generations...

Hey Chad no way was it a waste of anyones times thoroughly enjoyed watching the whole process , that's how you learn things . Was really interesting and thank you , take care 👍

And here we go the more you know on making Molasses ,A really good show Chad with lots of different things happening ,I really enjoy the farming aspect of your videos and the equipment used

Reminds me of making maple syrup, which we did almost every year when I owned a small farm. We had a bunch of mature maples. Ratios for maple syrup are much worse--about 30-40:1, so you spend much more time boiling-down.

Hey hey y'all! Hope everyone is doing well and your week has gotten off to a great start! 💙🙏🏼

This old fella has never seen it done before. So it was very enjoyable. Thanks Chad

Educational and entertaining. It’s been since the 60s since I was around/seen molasses being made. I was told the leaves had to come off because the juice in the leaf doesn’t have the sugar content as the stalks have, and would make it have a bitter taste. The molasses press I was watching, was run by one mule, walking in a large circle.

You need some battery-powered hedge trimmers to top them off. This was an interesting video.

This was very interesting to watch. Gives me more appreciation to farming and the older equipment 💯

Back in my drinking days, I might have pitched some yeast in the raw syrup and see what fermented like.

We love watching you 😂. Yours is one of a few channels my wife enjoys watching with me 😊. Keep doing what your doing, it's great 😁.

Hey Chad, appreciate the content, I did not know anything about sorghum when you started so I am learning..probably learning about it all wrong, but I am learning. 😂😂

Degree of difficulty increases when variables increases. True with anything.

Enjoied the molasses video. I miss your videos throughout the week. Kinda wish you had more during the week.

I wouldn't call it a waste of time, more of a "let's figure it out" kind of video. To be honest, I've never heard of sorghum molasses, so it was neat to see.

Trial and error are the way we learn. You'd think that I would know a whole lot by now being 52!! But I'm still erroring!!! Lol. So I understand.😂😂😂

Reminds of a long weekend in the fall of 1982 when my family and extended family worked harder than I ever have since to make a concoction that was inedible,,,, the story that the elders told was that it was sorghum…. Horrible horrible stuff. Thanks for stirring up those nightmares lol

It's hard to get here in Michigan! I like the Muddy Pond Sorghum Mill brand that's made in Monterey TN.! Definitely not a waste of time! I thoroughly enjoyed watching it!

I am glad that you filmed this. Film everything you do. Sometimes I learn, sometimes it is just entertainment.

Re: the temperature, evaporation keeps the temperature from going up. When more of the water is gone, the temperature will rise.

Not a waste of time... Never seen this done before, so enjoyed it anyway... Hopefully next years harvest will work out better. thanks for sharing...

Great video and happy to see someone show the fails not just victory. Best lessons come from failure.

Thanks for taking the time to film the process for us even if it wasn’t the outcome you wanted. It was interesting nonetheless.

You never waste your time I always wondered how it was made and were it came from and thanks to you I now know.

Chad you didn't waste my time I really enjoy watching your show ! Not only are you hilarious you are very smart I learn a lot from watching your show ! Keep up the great work. By the way how is your knee doing ?

Hello Chad our family and the Disney family made molasses for years every fall. We would make about 200- 300 gallons and it is very intense labor but when it’s done it’s a blessing with some cat head biscuits and some country ham!!!!

We normally cook a good bit of sugarcane syrup every year. I would suggest keeping it under boiling temp for your first hour 190f, a thick matt should form on top eventually. Skim the stuff off once it gets thick, that removes the majority of your plant material. After that you should be able to boil it. If your boiling it in a pot I would suggest not bojling so hard, give the empurities a chance to float on the surface to remove.

Maybe try a pot with a thicker bottom. They control heat distribution better. A slow boil would be better too. Also setting the pot to the side just a bit should allow for the skimmings to accumulate on the cooler side for easier skimming. Thin pots can impart a burnt or bitter flavor due to uneven heating. No I’ve never made molasses before but I’ve made plenty of candy. Just thought the process and problems would be similar.

I've always seen molasses made in large shallow pans. Need a low and slow boil, constantly stirring to keep it from scorching, and skimming it off as needed. Have a second pan being used to heat up the cool juice because you don't want to add cool juice to the boiling juice as it will bring it down below the boiling point. Keep adding the warmed up juice slowly to the boiling juice. It's a lot of work, but the end result is worth it.

I know you will figure it out next year. It's kind of scary how quickly knowledge can be lost when fewer and fewer people know how to do things like this.

Chad we would take a tobacco stick and strip the leaves off while the cane was standing. Cut the cane and take it to the mill. Cut the seed heads off (several at a time on log) at the mill and feed it through.

Using good Ole tobacco knife I had blisters that wouldn't stop from those things growing up cutting tobacco and cane in fall and bailing hay and straw in summer , wonderful memories and taught me meaning of hard work for little pay so I grew to appreciate good job for good pay when I got one . Kyle

Speaking for myself, Its quite the process and fun to see you try and figure it out. Its still not too late to try something yet from the PDF files and see what might just be a revaluation of goodness

I have a 2011 Sorento that I bought in 2016. I like it quite a lot compared to the many cars I've owned over the years. My only complaint is that it tends to go through suspension components at a much much higher rate than any other car I've owned....

Well you learn some thing new every day . This is the first sorghum molasses I have ever seen cooking and , well it did not work . I guess I'll have to wait till next year to see what happens . Loved the video , your sense of humor is perfect for me , Till next time , Stuart in Ontario ..

Always something interesting! Thanks Chad!

Never a waste of time. I always learn something from your videos. Neighbor made some sorghum a couple of years ago, little scorched but almost edible.

add some pine sap to it and use it to seal the roof lol

Hi Chad, now if I didn't know any better, with you being in Tennessee and all, I'd have thought you were putting a Mash together, nice job though my friend. PMSL 🇬🇧

enjoyable 👍 chuckling along with you 😊

Enjoyed every min thanks Chad

Chad another great video educational and interesting 👍

I still learned a lot! Also nice dump truck content!

Good luck next year on making molasses and hope it looks good

You forgot to say "Go do something... . Blub, blub. I always look forward to hearing that at the end. Anyone else beside me?

Cool thanks for your time did not know about what you are doing 😊

Chad nice touch you are amazing! You can master anything you put your hands to. Keep up the good work.

You tryed your best Chad no one could ask more good job good video I enjoyed it

Interesting video thanks for sharing the process Chad…there’s always next year👍🇨🇦

Hey Chad I like your shows keep up the good work

No time is wasted if your learning something.

Loving the new channel

Good video, really enjoyed your time and effort trying to make the black sticky stuff.....

You didn't waste my time sir..looking forward to next year thank you May God bless you..

I wonder if the no leaf batch was contaminated by and the leaf batch because you ran the leaf batch through the press first.

THANK YOU CHAD!

I never knew how to make molasses. Nice work.

Great video, thanks

I just love watching you, I have my knee surgery late December early January, so im going to be laid up for a little bit & watching you makes me feel better & yes I have a crush ❤

Put a wick in them and turn them into scented candles.😂

Great video. Guess we learned what not to do. Lol.

Chad this is a great fall video 👍

Enjoyed the picture show 😊

Chad ive owned 2 Kias. One Sportage, 263,000 when i traded it. 2009 Sorrento, traded at 201,000. Both great vehicles!

chad i just enjoy whatever you do 110 percent effort re molasses!

That was Interesting. Heck, you learn by your mistakes. I suspect next year you’ll have it figured out.

When i was in highschool our ffa teacher use take us to his farm an they wld make molasses with ole mule type press an ole school way Wish i had paid better attention to it when i was younger But i appreciate your video gave me a col good memory

Sweet adventures with syrupy ending!!!!

If u float a wooden kitchen spoon in it or lay it over top of u pot u boiling in it will break the surface temp and won't allow anything to bubble over like when u boiling noodles for spaghetti or Mac cheese works Great

Life is full of learning experiences

Might try cutting the plants down with a sickle bar mower, then slap the tops off as you feed the stalks through the stripper.

My dad did a lot of this during the depression.

Have a Contest with the winner getting a jar of 'This and That Mole-ass-es"!

Was not a boring video. It was quite interesting. I say all you can do is keep trying till you get it .

Doesn't matter as long as u learned something and had fun doing it

Its like boiling down maple sap to make maple syrup

Lol! Great video!

Yay , learning experiences 😂

Good stuff to barter with for sure

You didn't waste my time I love watching you

Hey Chad, is there anything u wont try Sir..... great video, keep it up.... all the best from Tommy in Ireland 🇮🇪

Did it in Crossett in 1965, but setup was different

Cool video.

If you find out what kind of metal that is on the brake bracket please let us know because it looks like mild steel but it wasn’t acting like mild steel

If ya ain't tryin', ya ain't learnin' Chad. Better luck next year. Enjoyed the video.;learnin

Making Malaysia is like making shine ya gotta know what heat your cooking it at , my grandpa use to make it like I said I remember the days of cutting cane and bailing hay the hard way

Better not let “Momma” hear you talkin bout takin the motor outta her car, I imagine she’ll get you good!!!😅😂

Sounds good😋

Where can I find more information on the trailer set up. I have been collecting for over 30 years to build a trailer like this for our local festivals. I have a couple more things like corn sheller, 22” Williams gristmill and bone grinder that want to add to the trailer.

Excellent video Chad :) on making Molasses never did before ever and wild how make too Lol! Hopefully second batch better tasteing than first one Lol ! Yes wild on Horsespower and Torque on motor do on gas or desiel motor over year's Chad Lol ! I know had Lol on my V6 motor in my car was 2002 had years back and my parents SUV van is 2010 had 4 cylinder motor and 8 years difference years but both same Horsespower and Torque too!

Hi Chad how are you .Looks like your doing a pretty good job with the molasses your learning an I am with you your almost on the right track anyway I always herd of old timers in my family that made it a long time ago I know you skim it and if you cook it to long its called burr Rabbitt .And the chiggers I know what you mean about that they itch you to death 😂😂 .Maybe next year you'll. Get the molasses better and MLS won't be around the molasses and it will not be as thick as molasses 😂😂.

Can't lose if you try your best. Its a shame what the government did to our musclecars in the 70's. I've got a 78 TA with the 400 and its only got 185hp from the factory 😢.

I was watching a video on making sorghum the guy on there said never cook with leafs on the stock. The temperature should be NO HOTTER THE 227 DEGREES AN NO LESS. IT HAS TO BE RIGHT AT 227. TAKE IT OFF THE HEAT AS SOON AS IT GETS 227 DEGREES. Don't let it sit on the heat at all past 227. Hope this helps you out.

Never a waste of time. I enjoyed the video regardless of the outcome. =)