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Glistening beans during roasting
Hi,I'm fairly new to chocolate making. I was making my 11th batch yesterday and, for the first time, used Ghana (washed) beans. During the roast...
@Gap started 12 years ago - replies: 3
Fixing the Santha 20
Can someone please walk me through, step by step, disassembling the Santha 20. Ever since the first use, it has had an UNBEARABLE high pitched...
@Tao Watts started 10 years ago - replies: 4
Did I miss something?
I just recieved my bean roaster and am in the process of getting my other equipment to begin my little chocolate journey...I figured the only thing...
@Jospeh Grice started 14 years ago - replies: 3
First Bean to Bar Batch: troubleshooting flavor
I just finished my first bean to bar batch, and I'm afraid I under-roasted. What would be the clues that point me in that direction? I roasted to a...
@eg started 9 years ago - replies: 1
chalky flavour
Hi thereI have been working with two beans and one of them has a funny texture to it that I can't seem to get rid of. It is an Ecuador based bean,...
@Tsouke started 11 years ago - replies: 0
Equipment used to make chocolate
Discussion moved from this page (which has the live links). Originally posted by: Annette Jimison .### REPOST ###For small batches of chocolate,...
@Clay Gordon started 16 years ago - replies: 13
frozen cacao beans
Has anyone made chocolate from raw, frozen cacao beans. My situation is that I never have enough cacao pods on my 10 trees to make a decent batch...
@Robert Osgood started 14 years ago - replies: 5
Home roasting beans with delicate flavour notes
Hi,I've recently purchased some Criollo bean stock and want to be careful roasting them.Previously, I've roasted on a perforated baking sheet in a...
@Gap started 11 years ago - replies: 2