Kaskade® honey-drying cascade (unit only)

01 · HOW IT DRIES

Honey dries at the surface, and the cascade multiplies it

Honey only loses water through its surface. The cascade spreads it over six levels that it runs down slowly while dry air passes over it, multiplying the exposed surface. It flows by gravity alone: there is no pump and no moving part in its path.

The air runs in a closed circuit: the dehumidifier blows it through the 65 cm hose, it passes through the cascade and returns through the 120 cm hose to give up the water it has taken from the honey. The honey is never exposed to the damp air of the honey house.

02 · THE PACE

About 15 kg every half hour, and little heat

The manufacturer gives a recommended flow of about 15 kg of honey every 30 minutes. That is the pace at which it should run down, not how much it dries: the slower it falls, the longer it spends in front of the dry air.

In the cascade, an adjustable 50 W lamp keeps the temperature up so the honey keeps flowing. If it runs too fast, turn the heat down or pause, never the other way round: held above 40 °C, HMF, a legal quality parameter, rises.

03 · HOW MUCH IT DRIES

The refractometer tells you what each pass removes

The manufacturer doesn't publish how many points of moisture each pass removes: it depends on how the honey goes in, the pace, the temperature and the dehumidifier. A reading before loading and another at the end tell you whether that honey is ready or needs another pass.

04 · BEFORE YOU BUY

It makes sense if you already have a dehumidifier and a melting and straining unit. Check that your dehumidifier can take the two hoses and that your honey tank opening measures 305 to 310 mm, which is what the adjusting ring is made for. If you have none of these, the complete Kaskade® kit includes everything.