ugcheleuce
Field Bee
- Joined
- Apr 15, 2013
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- Location
- Apeldoorn, Netherlands
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 7-10
Hello everyone
For some of the honey I got this year, I used the crush-and-strain method.
(I put the cut out comb in a bucket and crush it with a wide putty knife, then transfer it to a flour sieve over a bucket to let the honey drain. 12-18 hours later about 80% of the honey is drained out. Then I filter it once (using a fine honey sieve), and that's it. The remaining 20% goes into a "not for human consumption" tub after melting down the comb in a bain marie.)
During one of the batches, I got the bright idea to crush the comb even better by using an blender. Bad idea... this introduced bubbles into the honey. How can I rescue this honey? It's only about 4 litres, but I'd rather rescue it (or as much of it as possible) than throw it away.
The bubbliness of the honey didn't affect its ability to drip through the flour sieve and it had only marginal effect on its ability to drip through the filter. The honey now has a white texture so that it looks like creamed honey (but it isn't, of course). The bubbles do rise to the top over the course of a day or two, but even then only the bottom 10% is anywhere near "clear".
I suppose I could bottle the stuff and give it away to neighbours, with the instruction to stir before use. Some web sites recommend using a blender to make creamed honey (using seed, of course), but I'm not sure if adding seed to this bubbly stuff will turn it into creamed honey.
Your thoughts?
Samuel
For some of the honey I got this year, I used the crush-and-strain method.
(I put the cut out comb in a bucket and crush it with a wide putty knife, then transfer it to a flour sieve over a bucket to let the honey drain. 12-18 hours later about 80% of the honey is drained out. Then I filter it once (using a fine honey sieve), and that's it. The remaining 20% goes into a "not for human consumption" tub after melting down the comb in a bain marie.)
During one of the batches, I got the bright idea to crush the comb even better by using an blender. Bad idea... this introduced bubbles into the honey. How can I rescue this honey? It's only about 4 litres, but I'd rather rescue it (or as much of it as possible) than throw it away.
The bubbliness of the honey didn't affect its ability to drip through the flour sieve and it had only marginal effect on its ability to drip through the filter. The honey now has a white texture so that it looks like creamed honey (but it isn't, of course). The bubbles do rise to the top over the course of a day or two, but even then only the bottom 10% is anywhere near "clear".
I suppose I could bottle the stuff and give it away to neighbours, with the instruction to stir before use. Some web sites recommend using a blender to make creamed honey (using seed, of course), but I'm not sure if adding seed to this bubbly stuff will turn it into creamed honey.
Your thoughts?
Samuel
