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Post by jason1976 on Jan 12, 2016 17:35:50 GMT -5
I started melanging chocolate in my Premier Wonder Grinder earlier and, for some reason, I put the lid on it as it was doing its thing. Two hours later, I return and find condensation under the lid and removed the lid. My question is, will the chocolate be ruined beyond salvaging now?
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Post by Ben on Jan 12, 2016 18:43:35 GMT -5
Was it enough condensation to actually drip? Or was it just enough to fog the underside of the lid? I've had fogging on the underside of the lid with no ill effects, but I've never had it drip.
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Post by jason1976 on Jan 12, 2016 19:03:24 GMT -5
The underside of the lid was a little foggy, but also had drops of water. The humidity level in the room was around 37 percent, so it kinda surprised me to find the moisture under the lid three hours after I placed it on the machine.
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Post by Brad on Jan 13, 2016 6:14:05 GMT -5
if the chocolate hadn't seized you're fine.
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Post by Ben on Jan 14, 2016 8:15:14 GMT -5
Yep, it sounds like you should be fine. This is caused by moisture in the nibs remaining after the roasting process being released during grinding. I will generally run without the lid for at least the first few hours of grinding to avoid this.
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Post by jason1976 on Jan 14, 2016 10:56:31 GMT -5
Thanks Brad and Ben!
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Post by eanbean on Mar 27, 2017 13:45:07 GMT -5
Hi, it's Erin with indi chocolate.
I do sell this machines (full disclosure) and use the machines all the time (I mean all the time, they don't get any down time).
When I see this type of condensation is when nibs haven't been roasted enough (thus more moisture from inside the bean) or have a lot of acidic acid (which volatiles and condenses if you leave the lid on).
Ben's advice about running without the lid on in the beginning generally will take care of either situation.
If you do want to leave the lid on and you see the condensation, I just wipe it off the lid and replace the lid. I've never had a problem with it.
Hope this helps.
Erin
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