Perfect Softset amusement

[Dodge]

Just gone to re-liquify a batch of liquid Honey that had set in 227g jars and discovered it's now one of the best softset I have ever produce . Smooth and realy tasty; slight frosting.

It was from a batch that was not heated once jarred. Jars from the same batch heat treated after jarring are still liquid!

 

[Amari]

You may find that it goes hard-set again after a while.

 

[Dodge]

You may find that it goes hard-set again after a while.

That is the risk but the original batch had already set and was not overly hard.

 

[Ely]

I am in the process of trying to make a soft set seed to apply to a warmed bucket of Spring honey. It took an age with a pestle and mortar to get a tablespoon to the consistency I wanted. I added quarter of a jar of liquid honey to it, and wait for it to set, then add that to another jar and so on until there is another to set the bucket. I must remember to save some as it has been a right faff.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I am in the process of trying to make a soft set seed to apply to a warmed bucket of Spring honey. It took an age with a pestle and mortar to get a tablespoon to the consistency I wanted. I added quarter of a jar of liquid honey to it, and wait for it to set, then add that to another jar and so on until there is another to set the bucket. I must remember to save some as it has been a right faff.

three pounds to a 30lb bucket is a good ratio

 

[Ely]

three pounds to a 30lb bucket is a good ratio

I'll remember that thank you.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Has anybody found that keeping soft set back to act as a seed works two or three times but after that the honey starts to get grainy?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

the soft set that won the royal Welsh last year is from the same batch that started out being seeded ten years or so ago

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I think the trick is to make sure the honey you are seeding is fully liquid

 

[enrico]

All my honey from last year is still liquid, just unheard of here with so many brassica plants around. It really is the best and most consistent honey I have ever had in forty plus years. I wish I had bothered to show it!