Bean to Bar Cocoa Bean Winnowing Device

[@saileshram7610]

Pure Brilliance man. I clearly understood how a winnower works thanks to you

[@gaurlglmistrz]

Love it! OMG I can feel the passion

[@tomhopwood8896]

Love your work

[@paweldomejczyk]

Agree, one of the better homemade jobs. I plan to take it one step further and mount it into a table.

[@camilooroc]

good morning sir..can i ask your complete details of your wenowing and cruehing machine of cacao bens...thanks in advance

[@keystothebox]

Amazing job. I am going to make a similar system but manual cranks and this information is very helpful

[@michaelreekie2992]

This was great. I loved the clear diagrams.

[@frongello]

Thanks Michael. Wished I had a video like this when I started.

[@armandocardenas947]

Excellent design! I especially like the "baby sit" attitude! 😆 Same here...

[@triunechocolates]

You, sir, are a genius! You gave me the inspiration to redesign my own John Nanci Special. :)

[@frongello]

Excellent. Love the praise! :-) Thanks. Send pics. [e-mail] would love to see it.

[@cooper67]

Awesome video! Just starting to think about winnowing... Slowly moving back from making truffles towards the bean!

[@javierzorrilla3879]

Hi Andrew! Excellent video!. Can you tell me how did you build the auger (the one below the green hopper)?

[@paweldomejczyk]

I like that you are using a valve as a vacuum regulator. It might be a good investment to get a small slow motor, instead of drill.

[@frongello]

I totally agree. I went the cheapo route as I was expirmenting and Harbor Freight had a deal on the drill. Drill and Ebay reducer was about $60. I would like to get a variable worm drive motor at some point.

[@solman333]

It looks like you're using 2" PVC pipe for the main winnowing but I'm not sure. Have you found any difference using 1 1/2" PVC?

[@frongello]

Never tried it. Shouldn't be different. All I can think is that with that smaller diameter you will have to be able to divert away more suction because the speed of the air will be faster with a smaller diameter.

[@funboy30189]

Are you still using it 6 years later?

[@diyoutdoors6675]

So simple yet effective. What kind of bean crusher/roller are you using? I've been doing some research but can't quite track down the right crusher.

[@frongello]

Crankenstein Mill. A little pricey but does the job perfectly. My model has three rollers but you should just stick to the 2 roller version.

[@carharis1]

Love the set up! What size black vacuum hose and rubber coupling did you use?

[@terrancerichards8043]

That was great.

[@frongello]

Thanks Terrance!

[@marianodaguiar9870]

Hi Andrew, awesome system you made there! I couldn't understand completely the auger and 2nd drill auger system, how does it feed vertically. Just curious...

[@frongello]

Hey Mariano....the white cap just above the tiffany green system comes off. I drop a few pounds of material into the green section and there is a screw that slowly feeds the material into the vacuum chamber. Otherwise without the screw/auger the vacuum would just suck all the material through too quickly.

[@stateofwander6963]

Hi Andrew thanks so much for the great breakdown of your winnower. I'm wondering how your reducer slots into the ply on the bottom of your Crankandstein?

[@knowyourouts3466]

It doesn't touch the plywood. Basically the crank is a steel cylinder similiar in size to a half inch drill bit ......the reducer is made just like a drill chuck.....so it just bites on like a drill chuck. Does this answer your question?

[@stateofwander6963]

@@knowyourouts3466 haha sorry I think I didn’t do a very good job explaining. I meant the pvc piece underneath the crankandstein that catches the cracked cocoa beans. I called it a reducer because it is large where it meets the plywood and then reduces down in size. I assume you just cut a hole in the two pieces of ply and slotted that pvc piece in. I am wondering if there is any issue with cracked cocoa beans getting caught on the top of ply outside of the diameter of the pvc piece since it is smaller than rectangular bottom of the crankandstein. I hope I’m explaining this adequately. Thanks for getting back. I will be receiving my crankandstein in the mail soon and will then really be able to properly examine it.

[@knowyourouts3466]

@@stateofwander6963 just a couple of 90 angle brackets and some screws. Cut a hole in a long 2x6 piece of wood for frankenstein to sit on top of

[@tubularson]

Nicely produced, you are a good teacher and a good engineer. Can you describe the auger? where did you find it? Did you find an auger that fit a PVC pipe, or is it a complete unit? Thanks so much!

[@MonseM12]

Awesome!

[@CarlaAbigaleAliBernard]

Lovely! Thk you for sharing

[@ngotuanhien]

Did you consider the percentage of the husks in the nibs in your design? We bought a winnower from Allure but the husk ratio is still so high. Do you think hot roasted beans are more effective than cool roasted bean?

[@diego123322]

If you use hot roasted beans, it will not separate correctly, also because of the hight temperature of the beans it is posible it will become a mass due to the cocoa butter.

[@gbenjiglass]

Andrew, this is great stuff, thanks for posting! Question - could you share link of the speed reducer / torque increaser, and any attachments? I can't find online. Thank you. Ben

[@frongello]

Ben thanks for the comment. Before the advent of variable speed drills, speed reducers were quite common. They really haven't been mass manufactured since like the 60s/70s. So I had to go on Ebay and search for them. Query "Supreme Versamatic" on Ebay and you should find one. I paired my copy with a 3/8s drill chuck from Lowes and it did the trick beautifully.

[@gbenjiglass]

Andrew, yes, I orderd the Supreme already. Saw the drill chucks online, but not sure what kind. Could you add the link for the one from Lowes? I'm not sure on what kind of male/female connector is needed.

[@frongello]

Ben, I'm pretty sure I bought this one. If you get the Supreme and this chuck you should be good to go. Just a heads up. Don't be worried.....once you have the Supreme you'll be able to figure out how to mount the chuck. It just screws on. I was worried and then pleasantly suprised how easy it was. Any troubles just shoot me an email. Andrew www.lowes.com/pd/Jacobs-Chuck-Jacobs-1-2-In-Dr-Keyless-Chuck-Dual-Sleeve/1208031

[@diegojorgevega4]

Buena explicación Andrew!!

[@frongello]

Glad you like. Thanks.

[@cezarsoares1741]

Hi Andrew, Please could you send a design with some detail for us, we living in Brazil and we love your project

[@frongello]

Cezar. Obrigado!! Send me an email and I will try to dig up some of my earlier mock ups. There really is nothing to it though.....2 inch pvc pipe, joints, valve and a shop vac. My setup is pretty elaborate but all you need is a Y made of PVC. Lengths don't really matter. [e-mail]

[@heraldkamhernando153]

hello, good day, what is the air flow rate? thanks for answering

[@vivianvilla598]

can we see it in action?

[@castonadams3147]

This is honestly so brilliant. We're going to build something similar. Feel free to Facebook me if you want to see our winnower when it's done!

[@frongello]

Awesome Caston. Can't wait to see it. Good luck.

[@aaronsylvester]

Andrew when you mention an 'Argar and big screw', I've never seen or heard of this item before can you share a link to where you got it from please?

[@andrewfrongello4453]

I bought a tulip bulb auger from Lowes m.lowes.com/pd/Blue-Hawk-2-3-4-Garden-Bulb-Auger/3556926

[@nhathuyang4704]

xuất sắc

[@katambaraymond1070]

who makes this ddevice send me email of suplier

[@frongello]

I made everything but the drill and mill. Crankenstein makes the mill and Harbor Freight sold me the drills.