Spinning Honey

Some of the cleared meridian honey spun at the honey spinning workshop. 6 Meridian members attended at Louise’s house. Everyone had a go at uncapping and no one lost a finger – result!
Much discussion in the group about the process and how to make it faster, as well as keeping everything clean. It is a messy process.

The jar on the left set naturally after three weeks. Perfectly good to eat but will bend the spoon.

The middle jar has not been warmed in any way. The weather was warm. It went straight through 2 filters after spinning and was then settled for 24 hrs before being jarred. Settling allows the air bubbles added when pouring from the spinner to the tank with filters to rise to the surface.  Depending on the type of honey this will granulate quite quickly – it is from the same spinning as jar on the left.

The jar on right hand side. This has been ‘cleared’ . Any honey that looks like this has been warmed. It is from the same spinning as the other two jars. The weather was warm- it was not warmed to get it through the filter. After settling, the honey was warmed in a water bath. I use a fish kettle. You could use a saucepan and make a wooden trivet. Fill to the above the trivet with cold water. Put in the jars. Add boiling water to the jar shoulder. Put on the lid. Turn on the heat for a few minutes. Do not let the water boil. Turn off the heat and leave for 45 mins ish. Remove and clean the jars. This honey will granulate more slowly. Many customers desire “runny” honey. This is the method I use to make honey “runny” when it has granulated in the jar.