Oh, a bar of Toblerone! It has been quite a while since I got a bite of the bitterly sweet treat. Never mind. It is not mine for the taking. Perhaps a gift from someone to someone he dears. Ever since I started making my own chocolate bar, I took my eyes off from brands […]
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Now I have five medium pods. Thanks to my sponsor. I just assumed the five are medium pods. Not really sure. I lack experience when it comes to cocoa farming. Pods color are three greens and two yellows. Three seems fine while the other two have some issues. One of the yellow pod has a […]
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Big things come from small beginnings. I gonna start my fermentation skill with this single cacao pod. With this quantity, is there enough flora to kick start and complete fermentation? Is there enough juice? Will it generate enough heat? I’m not sure. I need to find it out. I was hearing a knocking sound when […]
Read on... »It was raining while driving, light and intermittent. Manageable but the road was slippery and the strike of rain drops was hurting my face so we took it slow. On our way to destination and back home, we noticed several coffee beans laid on road side. The purpose is obvious. Set them dry and ready […]
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I have been tinkering with this batch of beans for quite a while now. It is by no doubt fermented but has no acidic smell. I hate to describe it but it is slightly similar to dried cow dung. I never like its unroasted flavor either. It taste like chocolate but the fruitiness is missing. […]
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I first tried burning hulls by simply throwing them in wood stove. It never flamed well. Next, on side of strongly burning woods. The shells next to strong flame burned but never continued to reduce the rest to ashes. I stopped there. I thought it was not possible. Fuel is not the only possible use […]
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