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Title: Candied Honey
Post by: SlickMick on October 06, 2010, 07:22:39 AM
Unfortunately I have quite a bit of honey.. about 60 litres that has candied.

What I would like to know is, is there a way (the easier the better) of re-liquifying it.. what gear would I need?

Slicko
Title: Re: Candied Honey
Post by: hardwood on October 06, 2010, 08:52:30 AM
I use black buckets set in the sun for a day or two.

Scott
Title: Re: Candied Honey
Post by: AllenF on October 06, 2010, 02:43:06 PM
I put the buckets in the attic.   Warms up nice there on warmer days.
Title: Re: Candied Honey
Post by: D Coates on October 06, 2010, 05:52:06 PM
I like the attic idea.  But boy howdy are you going to have trouble if you drop it while carring it up the ladder or it falls over/leaks up there.  I put individual bears and jars on the dashboard of my car with great results.  During winter when the temp stays low though I got a chest freezer (free off Craigs List), a thermostat, and a couple light sockets and bulbs.  http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/16.39.0.0.1.0.phtml. (http://www.honeyrunapiaries.com/16.39.0.0.1.0.phtml.)  The thermostat was by far the most expensive ($60) but if you've got the space it's really nice to have.
Title: Re: Candied Honey
Post by: SlickMick on October 06, 2010, 05:55:03 PM
What temperature do you set the thermostat for?

Slicko
Title: Re: Candied Honey
Post by: AllenF on October 06, 2010, 05:56:37 PM
With the attic, I have full steps going up stairs with a bonus room to the left and full open attic to the right at the top.    :-D
It does work good on the honey.
Title: Re: Candied Honey
Post by: AllenF on October 06, 2010, 06:01:03 PM
80 degrees F with move crystallized honey for bottling.   120 degrees F will liquefy it.
Title: Re: Candied Honey
Post by: SlickMick on October 07, 2010, 10:02:41 PM
I put a couple of 1kg glass jars into a black tub yesterday that I use to recover my comb in. Glass on top and by the end of the day I had 7/8 of the jars nicely liquid, the rest partially crystalised on the bottom. When the sun comes out again I will repeat the process to see if I can clarify the rest

Mick