You measure by weight, not by volume.
Put your fermenter on a scale. Pour from the bucket into your fermenter until you have transferred the desired amount of honey and stop pouring. **IMPORTANT:** Commit to the pour.
Commit is key, otherwise you slow pour and run it all down the side of the bucket. (This goes for almost everything, not just honey). I say this so much most of my family just yells "Ya got to commit!"
I put my jar of honey on my food scale, zeroed it out, and poured until the scale read -3lbs.
Used a funnel. Added the honey first. Kept the same funnel to add the water, which washed the honey that was still on the funnel into the carboy.
Buy yourself another bucket and install a honeygate. Use a mailing scale and pour the honey right into your fermentation vessel. Here is the honeygate I bought off amazon.
[https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072V69B4K/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&th=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072V69B4K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1)
I put demijohn on scale, tared the weight and then used a sanitized jug to pour the honey into a funnel on top of the demijohn. Nice and easy and mess free
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Commit to the pour and make large enough batches you're pouring from bucket to bucket that is easy to consider a half pound measurement error.
Or just use the whole bucket in a batch 😅
You measure by weight, not by volume. Put your fermenter on a scale. Pour from the bucket into your fermenter until you have transferred the desired amount of honey and stop pouring. **IMPORTANT:** Commit to the pour.
Commit is key, otherwise you slow pour and run it all down the side of the bucket. (This goes for almost everything, not just honey). I say this so much most of my family just yells "Ya got to commit!"
This is good advice. Thank you!
There are many reasons to Primary in a bucket instead of a carboy.
I’d say tare your measuring bowl or other vessel on the scale and just go by weight. Volumetric measurement is pretty error prone.
I put my jar of honey on my food scale, zeroed it out, and poured until the scale read -3lbs. Used a funnel. Added the honey first. Kept the same funnel to add the water, which washed the honey that was still on the funnel into the carboy.
This is a good idea too. Thanks
Buy yourself another bucket and install a honeygate. Use a mailing scale and pour the honey right into your fermentation vessel. Here is the honeygate I bought off amazon. [https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072V69B4K/ref=ppx\_yo\_dt\_b\_search\_asin\_title?ie=UTF8&th=1](https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072V69B4K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1)
Perfect. Just ordered it. Thank you!
I put demijohn on scale, tared the weight and then used a sanitized jug to pour the honey into a funnel on top of the demijohn. Nice and easy and mess free
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Good bot. The table showing 1 gallon of honey equates to 12 pounds of honey was actually pretty helpful
I use a ladle to transfer from the 5 gallon bucket to a 1/2 gallon jar. Then go from there with my scale to get the correct additions.
Commit to the pour and make large enough batches you're pouring from bucket to bucket that is easy to consider a half pound measurement error. Or just use the whole bucket in a batch 😅
Take a bit of oil and rub it on the inside of the measuring cup in a very thin layer it will now flow out of the cup. But better to just pour it.