Mead with raw honey strained 19 % moisture local beekeeper

bassin75 2016-09-17 16:20:11 UTC #1

Hi , I picked up some raw honey from a starting out bee keeper. The honey was strained and is raw. The bee keeper mentioned moisture was 19% a tad higher than he would like. But since i will be adding water to it for a mead i would give it a try. Should I pasteurize it first ? If so, what is the recommended pasteurization temp and time for raw honey?

sneezles61 2016-09-18 12:48:51 UTC #2

I'm not a mead peep, but pasteurizing I thought was done about 158*. A little more looking on line will help you to git yer final answer.. Sneezles61

bassin75 2016-09-19 13:43:58 UTC #3

Hi
Thank you for the reply...I have been looking around the net about pasteurizing honey and I have decided I may be better off adding sulfite (Kmeta) to the honey must prior to adding the yeast.

sneezles61 2016-09-20 10:50:33 UTC #4

For snuffing out any of the wild critters not wanted in yer mead
Sneezles61