Ayrlego
Fermented beans
My part of a collaborative build for Brethren of the Brick Seas showing the components of an 18th century cocoa processing plant. My section shows the first stage, the fermentation of the cocoa beans. Our collaboration will show four stages of Cocoa processing:
Stage One: Fermentation- Ayrlego
Stage Two: Drying - Puvel
Stage Three: Roasting - Silentwolf
Stage Four: Grinding and Pressing - Bregir
Pods were harvested from trees and smashed open. The white pulp which contains the beans is placed in large wooden boxes. These boxes must have provision for the liquefied pulp to drain away and for the entry of air. 6-7 days of fermentation is usual with the beans often transferred between boxes each day to ensure uniform fermentation and increase aeration.
Once the beans are fermented they are ready for the next stage of processing - Drying.
Fermented beans
My part of a collaborative build for Brethren of the Brick Seas showing the components of an 18th century cocoa processing plant. My section shows the first stage, the fermentation of the cocoa beans. Our collaboration will show four stages of Cocoa processing:
Stage One: Fermentation- Ayrlego
Stage Two: Drying - Puvel
Stage Three: Roasting - Silentwolf
Stage Four: Grinding and Pressing - Bregir
Pods were harvested from trees and smashed open. The white pulp which contains the beans is placed in large wooden boxes. These boxes must have provision for the liquefied pulp to drain away and for the entry of air. 6-7 days of fermentation is usual with the beans often transferred between boxes each day to ensure uniform fermentation and increase aeration.
Once the beans are fermented they are ready for the next stage of processing - Drying.