How to make fermented birch sap drink - an easy outdoors survival tip that will enhance your wilderness survival skills.

Birch sap is the sap directly tapped from birch trees It has been used as a refreshing and healthy drink in the early spring in Baltics, Scandinavia and in Russia as well as in China and Canada for centuries. In folk medicine, birch sap is used for several health benefits; birch water is naturally diuretic which helps to clear your body from toxins. What is more, Birch water contains nutrients such as amino acids, vitamin C, potassium, calcium, phosphorous, magnesium, manganese, zinc, sodium, iron.

Birch sap may be consumed both fresh and naturally fermented. When fresh, it is a clear and uncolored liquid, often slightly sweet with a slightly silky texture. After two to three days, the sap starts fermenting and the taste becomes more acidic. To add flavor to the fermented birch sap, mix a bit flour and sugar with the birch water and let it sit for a week or so.

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