I did a cutout today and got about 10 lbs of capped and partly uncapped honey. It has been crushed and is now straining. I know that if honey hasn't been fully ripened that it could ferment.
Is there anything I can or should do to dehydrate it so it won't spoil?
Thanks, Ray
Honey is hygroscopic - it can pull water from the air when it is humid and the % water can increase. Best thing IMO is to dehydrate using a room dehumidifier - crank the dehumidifier to maximum, and keep the room temperature a bit on the warm side (~90 d F) with mild air circulation over the honey. If you have a refractometer, you can measure the % water in honey and know when to quit - though the top layer of honey will be drier unless mixed. For the hobbyist without a refractometer, it is guesswork. If you really want to keep the honey from spoiling, dry it down more, though it will be prone to crystalize. Or make mead.
Yep, heat room, dehumidifier. Test with refractometer first it might be just fine.
...JP
Thanks, Good ideas.
I'll borrow a friends refractometer.
Ray