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Subject: SEPARATING WAX FROM HONEY
From: SMTP.BEEL2 at ROHMAIL
Date: 10/3/95 9:17 PM
>What is the best way to separate wax from honey? I read in Richard Taylor's
>book that you should not use a solax wax melter to do this. I crushed some
>comb honey and then strained it, so I have a big mixture of wax and honey
>left...
With the caveat that the resulting honey will have been subjected to more
heat than one would like, I have had success recovering the honey from cappings
(which is a mixture much as you describe) by heating gently in a microwave oven
until the wax just melts and forms a separate layer, then allowing it to cool
and lifting the wax off the honey. I did this repeatedly with small (half-
liter) batches, using relatively brief (one minute or so) microwave heatings
until I just reached the wax-melting temperature--creeping up on the temperature
avoids overheating. I've recovered several gallons of cappings this way (and
learned some patience).
An alternative is to extract the honey with a minimal amount of water, and
use this honey-water solution to make mead.
John E. Taylor III W3ZID | "The opinions expressed are those of the
E-Mail: [log in to unmask] | writer and not of Rohm and Haas Company."
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