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"Juan Garcia, Jr." <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 22 Nov 2000 22:52:36 -0500
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Beeman wrote:

> Hello all! and Happy Thanksgiving. I have a question, i have 3 quarts of =
> honey that i was going to sell the other day and i opened 1 of them and =
> it had a vinegar smell, also it had some pressure on the cap when i =
> opened it, any ideas on was this is happening????

Beeman,

I would venture a guess that the honey was not completely ripe (moisture <18%)
when it was harvested or if it was marginally ripe, granulation  would
increase the moisture in the liquid portion of the stored honey to the point
that it started to ferment.

Juan

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