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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tristan" data-source="post: 13637" data-attributes="member: 30">thats still a bit short from the 34-35g beequip says.i think i have it in a previous post somewhere about the importance of keeping the strips hot when soaking and draining. unfortunately my hot water cupboard was to cold for it to work.  if you bag them, leave them for a few weeks, they should come out dry as a bone. you do not want to be putting them in the hive with jelly on the outside.i was toying with another way, putting the required amount of mix in a bag with the strips, sealing it (vac pac?) and then simply leave them in a hot enough spot for a day. use a chilly bin etc with some heating or even hot water bottles to maintain the heat. or a hot enough hot water cupboard.that way it they can soak it all up and you don't have to pack wet strips. that should be an easy simple way as long as you can measure accurately and have somewhere hot enough for long enough.</blockquote>

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