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Post by annazh on Jan 20, 2021 3:49:10 GMT -5
Hi, I hope you are all doing well! I have problem with my Spectra 11 Melangeur. It's been a week and even after 8h of refining, there are still some not grinded nibs, something that didn't happen before. The chocolate is smooth enough, but there are some whole nibs. I tried both of my melangeurs (one of them is newer) and the problem is the same on both of them. Apart of that everything seems to work fine, no strange noise or problems with assembling the wheels after cleaning them. Normally, I always pre-refine the beans into home food processor before putting them into the melangeur. I recently changed the origin of cacao beans, so I assume this could have played a role, but I'm not sure. Sorry if there is similar topic already, I looked through, but did not find the same. Cheers and thank you in advance!
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Post by Ben on Jan 20, 2021 9:35:26 GMT -5
There's always at least some unrefined nibs when grinding in a melanger. You can minimize them by scraping the walls of the bowl, the wheels, and around the scrapers and wheel holders.
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Post by Chip on Jan 20, 2021 9:41:20 GMT -5
I know many people use nibs directly in the melange and have success. Yet I have always found that when using whole nibs, there will always be a minute amount of "grit" in the chocolate. Not a lot, but it's there. If you ever want to test that theory make a small batch and pour it through a fine sieve.
I always process my nibs into a cocoa liquor before putting them in the melange. It's a pain to do sometimes, but it totally eliminates any chance of grittiness in the chocolate.
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Post by Ben on Jan 20, 2021 11:08:30 GMT -5
Interesting. I haven't found that to be the case for me when using a stone grinder. Other than a few nibs that get stuck somewhere, I've always been able to make a perfectly smooth chocolate.
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Post by annazh on Feb 10, 2021 5:18:05 GMT -5
Thank you for the answers!
I always pre-grind the nibs, but there were a few left which didn't seem to dissolve. The strange thing is that it happened with only one origin of beans, it never happens with others.
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Post by jmm on Feb 15, 2021 3:31:11 GMT -5
I’ve always done it this way aswell and also never encountered the problem... However I did always run it more then 8 hours.. The minimum I think I’ve done is 20
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Post by Thomas on Feb 15, 2021 12:29:04 GMT -5
Thank you for the answers! I always pre-grind the nibs, but there were a few left which didn't seem to dissolve. The strange thing is that it happened with only one origin of beans, it never happens with others. I'd like to clarify that nibs do not dissolve. They contain solids that have to be refined or ground down and will not dissolve on their own. I'm only adding this in case a newbie reads this post and gets the impression that the solids in nibs will dissolve.
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