Fermenting and Drying Cocoa at Home | Chocolate Phayanak

Fermenting and drying cocoa beans from cocoa pods/fruits at home. So I've been making chocolate as a hobby for a while and wanted to understand the fermenting and drying process more. Here is my first attempt at fermenting cocoa beans straight from the fruit and then drying them under the sun.

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[Love_DivineAnn]

I didn't know that it take
6 month for the cocoa bean to pod to blooms then wait for 10 to 14days to harvest.
7 days fermented
5 days in sun
Wow 💫 I didn't know it would take 😳 this long to get chocolate.
Thankyou for sharing your knowledge 🙏 😊

[febalein]

Thank you Sir for showing to us the simplest way to ferment cacao bean

[outtersteller]

Y’all keep missing the point, what do you do between those ferment stage on a daily, i.e. do you mix it every hour or open for air each ....

[theryanhollis]

Thanks for the video! I am about to try to make chocolate from cocoa pods as well. Can you elaborate on how you made your box set up? Are the beans elevated enough to be out of the draining liquid? Do you think the plastic basket is necessary for that? What kind of yeast did you add? Do you think yeast is necessary or did you add that because your fermentation was not going as well as you hoped? Thank you for any feedback you can give. It seems like there is not enough information out there about the fermentation step of this process, even though it would appear to be an error prone process and the ingredients are very expensive to get shipped.

[amandaellis]

Do you rinse before putting it out in the sun to dry? Also now it's dried from the sun do you have to roast it?

[ManmanAZ]

Why does mine mold during the fermenting time?

[carlrockaway]

What kind of yeast do you mix in with late

[amandaellis]

What type of basket you used inside the Styrofoam box

[carlolozada]

What yeast are we going to pour, active dry or instant?

[AzariahKeith]

Good morning sir how many teaspoon/tablespoon of yeast to put in cacao seeds

[arorasmarth]

Can you please share the background music credits (especially at 3.00) ?

[DeejayAlbatros]

How many days do you let them ferment in that box? And how many hours per day drying in the sun? Thx mate

[jestoniedonayre]

Ayayah to avoid mold change the leaves and clean the box everyday that's it.

[minleesoritabergadojr.]

Guys in raining season how yall dry it?

[roseannekulupi]

How much yeast did you put during the fermenting process.

[yazzylou]

Can’t you just bake them? To dry it faster?

[jimcole]

Can you ferment them in a normal bowl with a cloth cover and stir once a day?

[emeliabolle]

Hi! I’ve followed the steps, and after one day of fermenting, I’m seeing some fuzzy white mold? Does this mean my whole batch is bad now? :(. I’m in Haiti, and we have fresh cacao on trees here. I am using a large plastic bin lined with banana leaves and a drainage space at the bottom of the cacao. What do you think I should do now?

[lonceysvideos]

Thanks heaps but it seems you missed some details

It's always best to give all the information

[braydentaylor]

Help please why did mine turn like a moldy green on top