There is a simpler way of crystallizing honey without any grinder. I
have done a short description on my home page going through the process:
http://beeman.se/research/krist-e-nf.htm
The starter is stirred instead of grinded when kept at 10°C. 1-3%
starter is enough so a bucket in a fridge will work up to tons of
honey. All done with simple hand machines. This system is also used by
large packers that process many tons a day. When I was crystallizing
honey I used 20 kg starter held in a household fridge to 2,5 tons
batches.
This starter has to be used directly, it cannot be held for later use.
Like Lloyd described you will need at least 10% if you use stored
honey for starter. The difference depend on using a starter where the
crystallization process still going on, before smaller crystals start
forming larger units. And it's important to keep temps right through
the process. The ratio of glucose to water is also important for the
speed of crystallizing.
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P-O
Sweden
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