Honey creaming mixer – 70 kg (non-heated)

01 · IT DOES NOT DECRYSTALLISE

The honey has to go in already liquid

The drum has no heated base and no heated walls, so the machine cannot liquefy honey that has already set hard. The honey goes in liquid or warm — from a drum with a heating blanket or an immersion element, for instance — and here it is given its texture.

Put the other way round: this is the final stage of the process, not the whole process. Anyone without a way to liquefy first will get halfway, and that is the buying mistake to avoid.

02 · FIFTEEN MINUTES AND ONE HOUR

The usual cycle, repeated for days

The C-05 digital controller governs intermittent stirring cycles. The usual one is 15 minutes of stirring and one hour of rest, repeated automatically over several days until the honey comes to point.

The rest is not wasted time: it is when it crystallises. The propeller only breaks up the large crystals so that many small ones form in their place, and those are what give the butter-like texture that spreads without grit. Stirring non-stop would warm the honey by friction and ruin exactly that.

03 · SEED HONEY SPEEDS IT UP

A little already-creamed honey at the start

Adding a small amount of seed honey — honey already creamed — when the cycle starts shortens the process and makes the grain finer: the seed crystals act as a template for the ones forming.

Stirring also introduces a slight aeration, which is part of what lightens the colour and gives body to the final result.

04 · 50 LITRES IS 70 KILOS

The sum you do with honey's density

The drum holds 50 usable litres, which with honey's density — 1.4 kg per litre — comes to about 70 kg per batch. It is the size for someone creaming small lots with intent: lavender, rosemary or thyme monoflorals for a gourmet presentation.

The motor is 180 W at 230 V single phase, so it plugs into any workshop with no special installation.

05 · THE BIG SISTER DOES 210 KG

Where it sits in the cold range

The cold range runs from 50 to 210 kg. This is the 70 kg one; above it sit the 100 and the 210, same principle and more volume per batch.

And on the other branch are the heated machines, which do liquefy and cost more for it. The decision is not about size, it is about whether you want heat in the honey at all.

06 · BEFORE YOU BUY

Make sure you have a way to liquefy the honey first. Without that step, this machine does half the job.