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Post by jason1976 on Dec 20, 2015 16:52:44 GMT -5
Hello,
I was in the process of trying to convert cocoa nibs into liquor through the Juicer after I had roasted and winnowed the beans, but there's no liquor coming through the screen under the Juicer. When I turned the machine off and removed the cutter wheel, I discovered something resembling a cocoa nib pie crust. Maybe I didn't roast the beans long enough to remove all of the moisture? I felt like I roasted them properly. Should I place the nibs back in the oven to bake a little longer so as to remove the moisture? If I do that, am I going to lose some of the flavors inherent in the nibs and end up with a very flat-tasting chocolate?
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Post by Ben on Dec 21, 2015 8:36:54 GMT -5
How long did you run the nibs in the juicer? Maybe it just hadn't gotten them liquified yet? On a side note, you can just skip the juicer step and add the nibs (slowly) directly to the wet grinder. It works best if they nibs and grinder bowl/stones are pre-warmed.
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Post by jason1976 on Dec 21, 2015 9:00:20 GMT -5
Each time, I ran the juicer for around 4-5 minutes. I only used a couple of handfuls of nibs at a time. Maybe I didn't allow the juicer to run long enough.
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Post by jason1976 on Dec 21, 2015 18:15:58 GMT -5
I did go ahead and skip the step with the juicer and put the nibs and sugar into the grinder, a portion at a time (after I warmed up the nibs, bowl and wheels). It smells amazing!
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Post by bmikiten on Jan 28, 2018 23:58:12 GMT -5
Were these good quality beans? I had some that had either dried out or were just way over roasted a few years ago when I started that did the same thing.
Brian
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