How to make chocolate at home - Part 2 Cracking and Winnowing

Making chocolate at home - sounds too good to be true? No you can make chocolate at home without fancy equipment! I want to show you how. Every bean is surrounded by a papery thin shell, called husk. And we need to get ride of this husk. In order to do so, the first step is cracking the bean open. The second step is winnowing, which means separating the cacao nibs from the cacao husk. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chocolatespiel/ Check out my website: https://www.chocolatespiel.com Music: https://www.bensound.com What you need to crack and winnow at home: 1. Cracking - roasted beans If you choose to crack by hand you need nothing else. If’d rather not crack by hand you additional need: - ziplock bag - rolling pin or hammer - bowl 2. Winnow - cracked beans - hair dryer - bowls - if possible safety or sun glasses to protect your eyes How you crack and winnow: 1. Cracking by hand Crack every single bean by hand Or 2. Cracking with a rolling pin or hammer - Put beans (around 1 lb) into a ziplock bag - Roll over beans with a rolling pin or crack with a hammer (be careful with a hammer, you don’t want to smash them too small, otherwise you’ll loose more nibs than necessary when winnowing) 2. Winnowing - Go outside (you can also do it in your apartment, but this is going to be wild and messy) - Put all cracked beans into a bowl - Blow into the bowl with your hair dryer and shake the bowl - Repeat until you blow all husk out of the bowl You don’t have to tidy up your your lawn. The husks will fertilize your grass and flowers. Here are the Amazon Affiliate links to the products I’m using to make chocolate. From equipment, to the books I’m reading and packaging essentials. Equipment Coffee Roaster - Behmor 1600 Plus https://amzn.to/2xGYQAJ Refiner - Premier Chocolate Refiner and Melanger https://amzn.to/2JEKarh Wide spatula https://amzn.to/2LeDuU3 Cookie spatula https://amzn.to/2JsmuaN Angled spatula https://amzn.to/2LcvcvW Laser infrared thermometer https://amzn.to/2LLmCnu Kitchen Aid hand mixer https://amzn.to/2LLoNr7 Coffee and spice grinder https://amzn.to/2LLI0J9 Double boiler set https://amzn.to/2XAdn0y Sous Vide https://amzn.to/2YUEVul Shop vac https://amzn.to/2YNrhJ6 Hair dryer https://amzn.to/2JqLf7s Essentials Kitchen timer https://amzn.to/2JtyGbq Parchment paper https://amzn.to/2Jtzj4M Gloves https://amzn.to/2JqVkRC Masking tape https://amzn.to/2LeJTyI Sharpie https://amzn.to/2JqI6V8 Aluminum spoon https://amzn.to/2YPt7JC Food scale https://amzn.to/2LO8Y35 Bowls https://amzn.to/2Jsmmbj Ziploc bag - sandwich https://amzn.to/2YRAtwo Bowl https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000VLPZS/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&psc=1&linkCode=sl1&tag=angipfleidere-20&linkId=ff933b0388bb767d1044ce199d16bc45&language=en_US Ziploc bag - gallon https://amzn.to/2YJZdpX Paint brush https://amzn.to/2Jqb5bz Acetate sheets https://amzn.to/2XE4UcI Food grade sealant https://amzn.to/2JtTr6X Cookie scoops https://amzn.to/2G6IFBs Cupcake tips https://amzn.to/2LfIvvD Silicon baking sheets https://amzn.to/2xI2vhM Reusable pastry bags https://amzn.to/2Lh61by Ingredients Invert sugar https://amzn.to/2xJ8zGQ Corn Syrup https://amzn.to/2Xyxz2K Fruit Pectin https://amzn.to/2xHqf5O Fried strawberry https://amzn.to/2JwB4go Beet root powder https://amzn.to/2JO8jft Coconut milk powder https://amzn.to/2LIw3Eh Packaging Package/envelope seals 1in round https://amzn.to/2xJeTy5 White label 2x3in https://amzn.to/2JtuVTx White origami paper 6x6in https://amzn.to/2SbvCUe White handle bag https://amzn.to/2LLBcv3 Events White table cloth https://amzn.to/2xJ0eTC Ez pop-up tent 10x10 https://amzn.to/2JsAktQ Molds Chocolate molds - bars https://amzn.to/2xEWsKL Chocolate molds - sphere bonbons https://amzn.to/2G6HBxz Chocolate molds - heart bonbons https://amzn.to/2XAdQQm Chocolate Molds - sphere bonbons https://amzn.to/2xEWsKL Transportation/Shipping Cooling bag https://amzn.to/2LNCp5d Cool packs https://amzn.to/2JqJx62 Insulated bubble wrap https://amzn.to/2JqX7WU Bubble wrap https://amzn.to/2JqVRD4 Blank shipping labels https://amzn.to/2LSP5Ym Awesome chocolate White Mirzam - White Chocolate with Jaggery Sugar and Cashews https://amzn.to/2JEKarh OMNOM CHOCOLATE REYKJAVIK - Black N’ Burnt Barley https://amzn.to/2xrK4gY Milk Fruition Chocolate Works - Dark Milk with Flor de Sal https://amzn.to/2XmwBGU OMNOM CHOCOLATE REYKJAVIK - Milk of Nicaragua https://amzn.to/2Jtq0lr Dark Fruition Chocolate Works - Sambirano Madagascar Dark 74% https://amzn.to/2FMsYzf Ritual - Mexico 75% https://amzn.to/2FMsYzf Books Megan Giller - Bean to Bar Chocolate https://amzn.to/2FMsYzf Dandelion Chocolate - Making Chocolate https://amzn.to/2LLrhpj Nathan Hodge - The Art and Craft of Chocolate https://amzn.to/2G49mXy Stephen T Beckett - The Science of Chocolate https://amzn.to/2xEWsKL Ewald Notter - The Art of the Chocolatier https://amzn.to/2LIAZc2