MandF
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Hi,
Does anyone know the approx equivalent micron size of the thorne$ nylon straining cloth?
I just put a batch of honey (approx 20lb) into our settling tank and this time there are noticable specks of pollen - which Im not too fussed about, but also black specks at the bottom of the storage tub. This was all extracted then passed through the double stainless strainer (which the finest I believe is 500 micron).
The last batch we extracted and filtered this way was clear of any specks so I was surprised to find so many. We need to bottle this up before sunday so I figured we could filter the honey with a finer sieve/cloth straight into the bottles, so Im now busy hunting around for something I can either buy on the high street or buy from Thornes as we arent to far from the Windsor shop.
I think we'll have problems using a 200micron sieve/mesh filtering straight into jars, so Im hoping somewhere in-between is a good compromise and will remove any black specks, but allow us to filter without the cloth clogging up.
Thorne$ have a "nylon straining cloth" on their site, but they don't mention what size/mesh equivalent it is, so I am hoping someone on here has experience of it.
Thanks
Mark
Does anyone know the approx equivalent micron size of the thorne$ nylon straining cloth?
I just put a batch of honey (approx 20lb) into our settling tank and this time there are noticable specks of pollen - which Im not too fussed about, but also black specks at the bottom of the storage tub. This was all extracted then passed through the double stainless strainer (which the finest I believe is 500 micron).
The last batch we extracted and filtered this way was clear of any specks so I was surprised to find so many. We need to bottle this up before sunday so I figured we could filter the honey with a finer sieve/cloth straight into the bottles, so Im now busy hunting around for something I can either buy on the high street or buy from Thornes as we arent to far from the Windsor shop.
I think we'll have problems using a 200micron sieve/mesh filtering straight into jars, so Im hoping somewhere in-between is a good compromise and will remove any black specks, but allow us to filter without the cloth clogging up.
Thorne$ have a "nylon straining cloth" on their site, but they don't mention what size/mesh equivalent it is, so I am hoping someone on here has experience of it.
Thanks
Mark