Micro-Batch "Homebrew" Chocolate (27)

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Chomping at the bit, but I'd like some advice first... So, I've got a decent amount set aside to order the equipment I need for small scale bean-to-bar production, but I wanted to get some advic… Started by Thomas Snyder	8	Apr 5 Reply by Thomas Snyder
Saving a batch at home (doesn't temper/solidify properly) Something went wrong with my current batch at home. It's a relatively large batch for me so I'm trying to rescue it. I originally used 2kg… Started by Lane Wigley	1	Mar 10 Reply by Kerry
Making Milk Chocolate After making dark chocolate for a couple of years, I have ventured off into the world of making milk chocolate. The first batch ended up b… Started by Thomas Forbes	8	Feb 27 Reply by Gap
Chocovision X3210 or Delta good for Bean to Bar? I am evaluating the Chocovision X3210 and Delta. It is attractive that the addition of the holey baffle can temper 6-8kg of chocolate made… Started by Felipe Jaramillo F.	17	Feb 10 Reply by Clay Gordon
Bean to Bar Maker Co-operatives There was a discussion a while ago where (I think) Sebastian suggested buyers for fine flavoured cocoa beans should consider pooling their… Started by Gap	1	Jan 9 Reply by Tom
Cocoa bean diagnosis Hi, I've attached a photo of two beans that were in my current batch. Is this basically the same thing in both beans? The bean has germina… Started by Gap	2	Dec 30, 2012 Reply by Gap
Lactose added separately to Milk Chocolate? I have been getting encouraging results making milk chocolate and I'm looking to experiment with malt extract and possibly lactose. Study… Started by Felipe Jaramillo F.	19	Dec 24, 2012 Reply by Linus Daniel
Winnowing equipment for hobbyist I can't help but drool at the vertex winnowers from Boston Cocoa. But dropping 35k into something that I'm currently not doing for profit i… Started by Ning-Geng Ong	4	Dec 24, 2012 Reply by Clay Gordon
Chocolate bar packaging for lazy people I make bars at home for friends. I'm not sufficiently motivated to wrap them in foil. What are some alternatives? They don't need much shel… Started by Lane Wigley	7	Dec 14, 2012 Reply by mary amsterdam
FYI - some Chuao beans for home brewers over at Chocolate Alchemy this week This stuff is hard to get... Started by Lane Wigley	1	Dec 9, 2012 Reply by cheebs