Honey decanter, larger or smaller?

[Zante]

Once I extract the honey I'll be leaving it in a large decanter to have all the wax bits and air bubbles float to the top and anything heavier sink to the bottom.

Is it better to get one larger tank or a few smaller ones?

From what I understand decanting works better for larger quantities, but if I don't fill the tank won't the air gap inside be an issue?

 

[Beefriendly]

Have you thought about filtering through coarse and fine stainless steel filters. That will remove most of your wax, but not the bubbles

 

[colinc]

I coarse filter into 30lb buckets and then leave it sealed. Then warm and fine filter into jars when required. Get less clogged filters that way.


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[Beefriendly]

I coarse filter into 30lb buckets and then leave it sealed. Then warm and fine filter into jars when required. Get less clogged filters that way.

Not sure I understand the logic about clogged filters. There is the same amount of "debris" to filter whether you filter before or afterwards.

 

[For want of a better word]

I coarse filter into 30lb buckets and then leave it sealed. Then warm and fine filter into jars when required. Get less clogged filters that way.


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Seems to be the way most do it... flavour also improves if matured/ ripened!

 

[enrico]

Most of us extract and run the honey straight from the extractor through filters( I use course and medium) and into a settling tank where it stays overnight before putting into jars. Big producers store it in tubs for putting into jars later.
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[colinc]

i seem to get more clogging if I run it through stacked filters. perhaps the backlog on the fine filter below a coarse filter slows things enough to make the coarse filter more efficient. I don't know.

 

[JWF]

i seem to get more clogging if I run it through stacked filters. perhaps the backlog on the fine filter below a coarse filter slows things enough to make the coarse filter more efficient. I don't know.

The worst thing for clogging the fine filter is any honey that's just started to granulate, the fine crystals really seem to build up on it.

 

[Beefriendly]

How are you uncapping ColinC? Can make a big difference to amount of debris.
I usually use a fork and probably have to scrape coarse filter clean a few times per 20 supers or so.
Scratching is the worst IMHO, generates insurmountably amounts of wax debris.

 

[colinc]

I used to use a knife but it’s wasteful of what goes into the tray. Like you I use a fork. I get minimal honey waste in the uncapping tray that way. My filters are plastic, at some point I will buy a stainless set.


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[alfazer]

And keeping the room temperature as warm as possible. Worth aiming a fan heater at your extractor too, especially if stainless steel. Warm honey filters much faster than cold.