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Post by dhschreiber on Aug 18, 2009 23:03:24 GMT -5
I can't be sure... but I think that they flavor of my nibs changes after some time (~ a week) off the roast. Maybe it is just my improving tongue detecting new flavor I had overlooked before, but has anyone else noticed a developing flavor of nibs after roasting?
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Post by gap on Aug 19, 2009 17:29:03 GMT -5
I have heard some members of the forum "age" their chocolate. Sorry, but I don't know any more than that
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Post by bobvilax2000 on Aug 28, 2009 6:37:30 GMT -5
I'm sure they do. I roast coffee and the flavor develops several days out of the roast. Granted you don't roast cacao as aggressively as coffee, but it's still a very chemically complex food that goes through a lot of changes during the roast.
- - Barrett
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Post by Alchemist on Aug 28, 2009 9:38:45 GMT -5
Oh, absolutely they both develop and then degrade in flavor. It is one of the primary reasons I sell raw nibs - the flavor degrades on the roasted beans too much and goes stale. As Barrett points out - just like coffee. Although I have generally found the window a bit larger.
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Post by doclogic77 on Aug 20, 2010 1:18:01 GMT -5
In my opinion coffee peaks at day 3 then declines thereafter. 7 day old coffee to my palate is stale. Any opinions on the shelf life of roasted cocoa?
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