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  • How to dissolve guar gum fish eyes

    Posted by ProfessorHerb on January 27, 2023 at 4:00 am

    Is there a way to salvage my cream? I discovered fish eyes which I am normally very good about avoiding. I’m tired and don’t want to throw out a perfectly good batch of cream.

    ketchito replied 1 year, 8 months ago 3 Members · 4 Replies
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  • Abdullah

    Member
    January 27, 2023 at 5:01 am

    Heat it, mix it with high shear mixer and cool it.

  • ProfessorHerb

    Member
    January 27, 2023 at 6:18 am

    Could it eventually dissolve? I don’t think I heated enough.

  • Abdullah

    Member
    January 27, 2023 at 9:43 am

    Guar gum doesn’t need heat but it needs high shear to dissolve

  • ketchito

    Member
    January 27, 2023 at 11:19 am

    @ProfessorHerb If you were in plant, an in-line high-shear mixer would help you with that, but if you don’t have that equipment (and on the contrary have only a helical turbine mixer), then I’d recommend to just filter ussing a small mesh gauge at the end of your hose (if mostof your guar was properly incorporated and you have only some fish eyes).

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