[ocba] [Fwd: processing beeswax]
Jeff Bollinger
jeff01 at email.unc.edu
Tue May 13 16:16:19 EDT 2008
> Hello,
>
> I have tried processing cappings into wax over this past weekend, I took
> the cappings directly from the uncapping tank, put them into a double
> boiler and melted everything down to liquid. There was a lot of brown
> gunk in it. When I tried to run this thru cheesecloth it just plugged
> up. I then decided that it was too thick so I dumped the 2 quarts of
> liquid into the hot water in the boiler. I then poured the resulting
> liquid thru some nylon panyhose and let sit overnight. In the morning I
> had a thin skim of hardened wax with a layer of brown sugar like
> material underneath, all floating on brown water. I want to know if
> there is anyway to salvage this batch?
>
> I keep my bees in Northeastern Pennsylvania.
>
> Thanking you in advance for any help you may deliver.
>
> Jeff
Sounds like that wax could be saved still. Here's what I did the last
time I "harvested" and cleaned beeswax:
http://www.theocba.org/?q=node/47
Jeff
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