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Third Infusion – Add Cocoa
Shown below is a shot of the ingredients for the 3rd pass: infused spirits and cocoa. Proceed to this step immediately after filtering with the metal coffee filter at the end of the second infusion.
Add the measured proprtion of cocoa to the jar of infused spirits and shake thoroughtly. Set aside for 2 weeks.
At the end of 2 weeks, it is time to filter and clarify the infused sprits. Tip: do not shake the jar one week before filtering the third pass. It will help to separate the clarified part from the cocoa sediments.
CAREFULLY rack off the clarified part through a paper towel filter. This will allow most of the liquid to pass through the filter before becoming clogged.
Allow the remaining liquid to pass through the paper towel filter. This can take an hour or so … maybe less. Tip: you can save the filtered cocoa paste from this step and use it to make "fortified cocoa".
Allow the filtered spirits to settle for about a week, then begin racking off the clarified part through a paper coffee filter into a clean jar. CAREFULLY pour the clarified part into the paper filter. Discard any remaining sludge. Allow to settle for several more days and repeat this step. Continue racking off the clarified spirits into a clean jar until the spirits are completely clarified. This step can take several rackings over a period of about a month.
Shown below is a shot of the paper coffee filter after the infused spirits have been filtered through it.
After about a month of periodic rackings with paper coffee filters, the infused spirits will be completely clarified and ready to blend. Note: In the shot below I combined 2 batches into one jar.
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