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Offline SlickMick

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Candied Honey
« 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?

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Re: Candied Honey
« Reply #1 on: October 06, 2010, 08:52:30 am »
I use black buckets set in the sun for a day or two.

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Re: Candied Honey
« Reply #2 on: October 06, 2010, 02:43:06 pm »
I put the buckets in the attic.   Warms up nice there on warmer days.
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Re: Candied Honey
« Reply #3 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.  The thermostat was by far the most expensive ($60) but if you've got the space it's really nice to have.
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Re: Candied Honey
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2010, 05:55:03 pm »
What temperature do you set the thermostat for?

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Re: Candied Honey
« Reply #5 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.
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Re: Candied Honey
« Reply #6 on: October 06, 2010, 06:01:03 pm »
80 degrees F with move crystallized honey for bottling.   120 degrees F will liquefy it.
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Re: Candied Honey
« Reply #7 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

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