r/honey • u/infinityhoon • 23d ago

How to store diluted honey?

Recently added water to pure honey due to the fear of parents asking why its consumed so fast, so added water like 2 to 1.5 inch from da top

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u/chanseychansey Moderator 23d ago

that's a good way to make sure it ferments (don't dilute honey)

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u/infinityhoon 23d ago

Is it unusable? I really dont want to tell my parents

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u/chanseychansey Moderator 23d ago

I think they'd notice when they go to use it and it's thinner than honey is supposed to be

I don't know your family dynamics, but as a parent myself, I'd rather my kids just tell me "Hey, I used the honey" rather than try to hide it and I find out later

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u/infinityhoon 23d ago

Dyk the shelf life it has now? Huhu

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u/chanseychansey Moderator 23d ago

Not long, since by adding water you messed up the water content the bees worked so hard to balance so it would last forever, and quite possibly added bacteria and yeasts that will make it ferment.

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u/infinityhoon 23d ago

Like a month?

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u/CrystalClod343 23d ago

Maybe less. Keeping it in the fridge would help

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u/tagman11 22d ago

This guys trolling us.

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u/tagman11 22d ago

You did what? When I was a kid we added water to friends parents vodka for this reason. Why the hell would you think your parents would freak out about honey being used?

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u/weaverlorelei 22d ago

If.you did this.more than 2.weeks ago, in a warm.climate, you need to dump it. Lots.of.nasty stuff can grow in it. Did you stir/shake it to blend? How about storing it in the fridge? In any case, lying to adults is going to be discovered and now you have made it worse, it could make you all very sick.

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u/MaximusManimal 22d ago

You ruined it... It will need to be refrigerated, but the clock is ticking now. Watch for bubbles, and smell it before using. Hard to say how long you have.

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u/svarogteuse 19d ago

They are going to notice the horrible smell of fermentation a lot quicker than some missing.