Making Soft Set

[Millet]

What do you lot think about using this tool for mixing seeded honey with this device..

https://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod4...=14d13198e08dbc13605d9bde09abdb30&fo_s=gplauk

 

[Poly Hive]

Never seen one but going by our recent plasterer's mixer it may rotate at a considerable speed and so beat air in.

I would ask to see one moving before parting with money.

PH

 

[Beefriendly]

As long as it's slow should be fine. you do not want anything that rotates at drill speed as they introduce too much air.
Don't try making soft set in this weather unless you have a cooled room. I have a mixing tank specially for making soft set and basically it 'aint setting in this weather. I'm sure it will do eventually....but with about 50 litres in the damn thing it's really taking it's time.

 

[B+.]

What do you lot think about using this tool for mixing seeded honey with this device..

https://www.toppstiles.co.uk/tprod4...=14d13198e08dbc13605d9bde09abdb30&fo_s=gplauk

What are the paddles made of? I wouldn't use anything excepts stainless steel in honey.

 

[Millet]

As long as it's slow should be fine. you do not want anything that rotates at drill speed as they introduce too much air.
Don't try making soft set in this weather unless you have a cooled room. I have a mixing tank specially for making soft set and basically it 'aint setting in this weather. I'm sure it will do eventually....but with about 50 litres in the damn thing it's really taking it's time.

You need to wire your STC1000 up wrong like me, that way you will have a honey cooling cabinet instead of a honey warmer..

On the drill subject they are pretty slow but high torque , some of the plaster mixing drills can mix concrete also so they should cope fine with warmed honey, i don't plan on making soft set yet i am just thinking ahead..

 

[Beefriendly]

You need to wire your STC1000 up wrong like me, that way you will have a honey cooling cabinet instead of a honey warmer..

Good idea ......problem is finding a fridge large enough to fit this in.

 

[Millet]

Good idea ......problem is finding a fridge large enough to fit this in.

 

[Millet]

What are the paddles made of? I wouldn't use anything excepts stainless steel in honey.

I have this one in the garage if a give it a run over with the grinder it should be good as new..

 

[Amari]

I have this one in the garage if a give it a run over with the grinder it should be good as new..

That's what I use -a paint stirrer in mains-powered drill set at lowest (screw- driving) speed. i don't seed spring (mainly OSR) honey: Extract into honey buckets, wait till it sets, warm to 32C, stir, jar = soft set.

 

[Millet]

That's what I use -a paint stirrer in mains-powered drill set at lowest (screw- driving) speed. i don't seed spring (mainly OSR) honey: Extract into honey buckets, wait till it sets, warm to 32C, stir, jar = soft set.

I have had this explained to me but when i have too much going on i forget things, so you basically just warm the (concrete) set honey to 32C and then mix it every hour or so for 5mins with the paddle in the drill.

 

[mickbees23]

Good idea ......problem is finding a fridge large enough to fit this in.

Wrap a hose pipe around the outside and cool it like an aircon unit. Do it now before the hose pipe ban. You can water the garden at the same time

 

[drex]

That's what I use -a paint stirrer in mains-powered drill set at lowest (screw- driving) speed. i don't seed spring (mainly OSR) honey: Extract into honey buckets, wait till it sets, warm to 32C, stir, jar = soft set.

You must have different OSR across the border in Suffolk then, Giles. This year mine set with crystals that felt like sugar on the tongue. So I let it set, warm to re liquefy, cool, seed, and stir twice a day, then jar. To stir, I use a stainless steel spaghetti ladle, which I have beaten flat and modified the handle to fit the chuck of a cordless drill, and with light pressure on the trigger it revolves slowly enough not to introduce air.

 

[Beefriendly]

Wrap a hose pipe around the outside and cool it like an aircon unit. Do it now before the hose pipe ban. You can water the garden at the same time

It's an insulated tank.....