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<\/a><\/p>\n(the 19% pail)<\/p>\n
Anyhow Kate and I had to wrestle with a water content problem in our last pail of honey. \u00a0It had a too much, 19%. \u00a0Checking various websites and forums discouraged even trying to dry it below 18.6% without professional drying rooms. \u00a0With determination though we found a technique that involved lowering the water content of 10% of the whole to 15%, then mixing it back in. \u00a0Kate hit on using the convection fan in our oven along with the 120 degree heat necessary. \u00a0We used a shallow glass pan and after 12 plus hours lowered the water content in the pan to 14.8 or so.<\/p>\n
After mixing it back into the larger quantity, we achieved a reading much more in line, 17.5%. \u00a0We had another quantity filtered out of the cappings which also had a higher than desirable %, 19 like the other batch. \u00a0So we poured it in to the rest and achieved an 18.2% reading. \u00a0Perfect.<\/p>\n
We had to order another 48 1 pound containers. \u00a0We’ve got a lot honey. \u00a0We’re going to sell it this year for $8.00 a pound. \u00a0This is raw honey, no chemicals (hopguard is a food additive). \u00a0Plus, it’s artisanal, produced in small batches. \u00a0If you want some, send me an e-mail or comment on this article.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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