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getting cocoa liquor with a corona grinder
Started this discussion. Last reply by Samuel Maruta May 26, 2011. 5 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, I am having trouble producing cocoa liquor/paste from roasted, winnowed beans with my corona grinder. It is only grinding it into coffee-like grounds, not liquor. I have seen pictures online of…Continue
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Benjamin Harding replied to Benjamin Harding's discussion getting cocoa liquor with a corona grinder"Hey Sebastian,
Just to update you, I tried the grinder again. This time I broke it. I heated the mill and put the plates as tight as i could get them. it worked a little bit better, but nowhere near the paste consistency…"
Sebastian replied to Benjamin Harding's discussion getting cocoa liquor with a corona grinder"I'd heat up the unit itself. you're passing what i'm guessing is a very small quantity (<1 kg?) through the unit, which appears to be at least 5x that mass which means it'll suck up the heat from your beans…"
Benjamin Harding replied to Benjamin Harding's discussion getting cocoa liquor with a corona grinder"hi Sebastian,
i took them straight from the burner, winnowed them and ran them through the grinder, so they were still pretty warm. you think i should winnow them and then throw them back on the burner for a minute before I grind…"
Sebastian replied to Benjamin Harding's discussion getting cocoa liquor with a corona grinder"Heat it up."
Benjamin Harding posted a discussiongetting cocoa liquor with a corona grinder
Hi, I am having trouble producing cocoa liquor/paste from roasted, winnowed beans with my corona grinder. It is only grinding it into coffee-like grounds, not liquor. I have seen pictures online of others cranking out liquor with a manual corona grinder, so I know it is possible, but I do not know why I am only getting fine grounds. My mill is not a corona brand, but a victoria cast iron grinder. it's the same specs as a corona, steel burrs, etc. i had the burrs just about as close as they…See More
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