Honey weight

[Levitt53]

Hi, I'm selling honey for the first time this year. This might be a silly question but I have bought 1lb jars. Do I just fill them up or do I need to weight them empty, add 450g and fill them to that weight. Seems a bit hit and miss with being able to stop the honey flow at the right time.

 

[Swarm]

If you are using standard 1lb honey jars, best result is fill to a point where there is no gap below the lid.

 

[Levitt53]

Ok, why no gap. is that just so it is definitely the 450g? I will leave it in the buckets for a few days so any bubbles should rise if that is the reason.

 

[masterBK]

454g not 450g?
454g will have different volume depending on the specific gravity /density of the honey (mainly due to the water content. Better to be slightly over than under weight (Also Digital household scales not that accurate)

 

[drex]

Yes, it is a bit hit and miss for the hobbyist, who opens a tap on his settling tank. I just make sure none of mine are underweight, but I believe being overweight can be as bad as under with the trading standards folks. Sorry, but they will have to live with it!

 

[Poly Hive]

Use a scale as you fill.

PH

 

[Curly green fingers]

Put jar on scales tar so it's zero poor honey in jar to 454g done .
If you're selling quite a few jars get the weight right because you'll be out of pocket other wise.

 

[Swarm]

Ok, why no gap. is that just so it is definitely the 450g? I will leave it in the buckets for a few days so any bubbles should rise if that is the reason.

The gap just doesn't look so appealing, filling to the thread on a standard 1lb jar will be as near as 454g as you need to worry about

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

If you are using standard 1lb honey jars, best result is fill to a point where there is no gap below the lid.

Ok, why no gap. is that just so it is definitely the 450g?

Yes - that's why not filling honey jars so you can't see daylight between honey and the bottom of the lid gets your honey disqualified. filling it up to that point ensures you have a pound

 

[Levitt53]

Thanks all. I hadn't realised there needs to be no gap for honey shows. I haven't gone down that route yet. Yes you're right it is 454g - just being a bit lazy with my typing.

I have two supers to extract on Monday - very excited!

 

[Karsal]

Hi, I'm selling honey for the first time this year. This might be a silly question but I have bought 1lb jars. Do I just fill them up or do I need to weight them empty, add 450g and fill them to that weight. Seems a bit hit and miss with being able to stop the honey flow at the right time.

Weigh empty jar on scales then zero then fill to 454g or just a few grams over while still on the scales. You will get the measure of closing the honey gate valve on time.
If you do it correctly then you are not giving you precious honey away by overfilling jars.

 

[Poly Hive]

Over filling and under filling I was told by Trading Standards are equally wrong.

One is cheating the customer and the other is making your product at an advantage to your competition. Beware it matters.

PH

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Over filling and under filling I was told by Trading Standards are equally wrong.

It may have been the opinion of one TS officer, but there is nothing in law to say you cannot overfill

 

[Millet]

Regarding the filling of jars only one of my buckets has a gate valve..I use a jug to fill my 12oz jars from the buckets without a valve..I find the jug quicker and easier to control.

 

[enrico]

Thanks all. I hadn't realised there needs to be no gap for honey shows. I haven't gone down that route yet. Yes you're right it is 454g - just being a bit lazy with my typing.

I have two supers to extract on Monday - very excited!

Newspaper on the floor and close the windows!
E

 

[Beefriendly]

Regarding the filling of jars only one of my buckets has a gate valve..I use a jug to fill my 12oz jars from the buckets without a valve..I find the jug quicker and easier to control.

Hate those gate valves with a passion, slow and time consuming. Once you know the level on the jar for the weight you are using, you can to fill to that level reasonably accurately every time. The thought of zeroing every jar (as many jars within a batch have variable weights) and then accurately weighing an exact 454 gm/jar or whatever would drive me nuts.