Honey storage

[Etton]

How do others store their jarred honey to minimise/delay crystallisation. I try to jar as needed but sometimes I see it crystallised where it’s being sold.
Do others keep jarred honey in the cold garage or a cool room, warm room with c/h, airing cupboard… is it different for soft set? (made via dyce method with seeded honey)

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

keeping it in a garage or a cool room will make it granulate sooner, I keep mine in a warm room, not often does it stay there long enough to granulate again, if it does start to get cloudy, I pop it back in the warming cabinet for a few hours. if it does crystalise in the shop, I do offer to swap it, but most retailers decline as around here many customers prefer it like that and actually ask for it if they see it on the shelf.

 

[JamezF]

I'm sure I've read that the "optimal" granulation temperature for honey is around 14°C, though I can't recall where. I believe that's what those beeks who sell comb honey sometimes keep it in the freezer however. In the Winter I guess that might mean that an unheated garage is not a bad place to keep it, otherwise perhaps an airing cupboard (which, given that we set our central heating thermostat to 18°C, is where we keep our "personal use" honey).

James

 

[Cuckmere couple]

keeping it in a garage or a cool room will make it granulate sooner, I keep mine in a warm room, not often does it stay there long enough to granulate again, if it does start to get cloudy, I pop it back in the warming cabinet for a few hours. if it does crystalise in the shop, I do offer to swap it, but most retailers decline as around here many customers prefer it like that and actually ask for it if they see it on the shelf.

if I only had a warm room

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I'm sure I've read that the "optimal" granulation temperature for honey is around 14°C

it is, for quick granulation when making soft set (I find 13° best) but keeping it a little below that won't slow down natural granulation I have retailers such as butchers and greengrocers whose premises stay well below 14° (Tanya's stock feed premises get so cold that in the winter it gets right down to near freezing) and the honey rapidly granulates, even honey in the freezer doesn't stay totally liquid.

 

[Erichalfbee]

if I only had a warm room

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