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I can't see how the color is the source of the problem. Could be, but seems far fetched. Probably difference in temperature, the produce used etc.

Another thing... Anyone know some good base recipe for a mousse? Like, cream and creme anglais? Need to do one more practice run and wouldn't want to waste vanilla etc here...

I mixed the color with white color, thinking it would work a bit like cocoa butter, and maybe it will. However, when the mixture solidified - it looked really bright. Maybe I just need to add more color to it, will try it next time.

I made a test version of a cake I've been working on, and thought that I might as well try to spray it with "velvet spray", to see if I could get the result I wanted. Turns out that it was a good idea to try this, because the color didn't really get as bright and colorful as I had hoped. 1. It's a dark mousse. Not dark chocolate but nut mousse so it's brown. Any suggestions on how to get a bright color when the mousse is not bright? 2. What do you use in terms of nozzle size when spraying the cocoa butter / white chocolate mix? I used a 0.8mm nozzle, but it feels like maybe I should use something little bigger to get a bit of more of the cocoa butter and chocolate mix on the product. 3. If using a compressor and not a paint gun, what PSI/BAR are you using? Funny thing is that I did this a few months back, and it turned out really yellow and colorful, although that was sprayed on a vanilla mousse. It's also one if the times that my memory doesn't serve me well. Can't recall if I used my 0.8mm nozzle or the paint sprayer which I returned because it leaked.

I would guess Denmark based on the name and the screenshot from a Danish webshop above.

Yes, a regular paint brush. Get them in different sizes and different thickness on the brush itself to get different results. Dip brush in cocoa butter, use brush in mould. Let it set before you take the next color. In this case it's probably colors without white color added, which will let them flow into each other. You can also mount a small sponge brush on a tool like a Dremel to get a kind of whirlwind effect.

Most likely brushed with something, and then a white layer airbrushed.

Oh, I didn't notice the PSI and nozzle there. As pastrygirl write, what's recommended is 60 PSI. But for someone's sake, don't do 60 PSI just on your countertop in your kitchen without covering half your kitchen in plastic, because that will get you color everywhere - at least while using a HVLP gun. Based on what you write, it sounds like you have a regular airbrush. I usually use an 0,8mm nozzle and 30-40 PSI and that works out fine for me.

There's also the possibility that the pressure is too low, which create particles that are too big. I'm not sure what the intent was with the one pictured, with the mould, but that clearly needs way more color to get a solid look.

Haha probably not. She's French by name though. French bulldog. 😅

Maybe I should just go, it'll probably be fun! Need someone to babysit my dog though. Hmm.

I sure will, if I go. How big is this thing? What can you expect out of it?

Yeah, it's easy to get all sucked into a "world", and only see what you see, believing that everyone knows something - when the truth is that just a very small click of people see Coppel's work, as you write. I've learned this myself recently.

No, I would go during the first day and buy a B2B ticket as well. Flight to France is only 150 EUR. We'll see what I decide on.

Thanks. Can't wait to see how this turns out, hehe. I bought two batches of blackcurrant. I'm sure I'll mess up the first run.

A month's. 😮 Edit: Wow, this looks amazing. Sorry for hijacking the thread, but would you guys recommend someone to go visit this?

While true, it can get really hot while just working. Or are you thinking more about the soap in the dishwasher? On another note; I will be getting my freeze dried blackcurrant soon. What's the best approach to make "fruit chocolate"? I get the impression that you grind the fruit powder with sugar and add the cocoa butter? Do you use a heat gun to heat up the drum a bit? Any suggestions are welcome.

Do you guys know if it's safe to wash the drum and the accessories in a dish washer? 🤔 I hate washing it.

Looks great. I think the wood there made me think that there was some kind of filter going on.

Are those images clear without filters?

Nice! Feels like something you could use in production if you wanted to? Can't take that much time.

Powdered fruit sugar! What's the best approach for this? Do you add cocoa butter first and gradually add sugar/fruit? Adding cocoa butter to a dry mass seems like a great way to get big lumps? 🤔

Looks great. I like how people try to figure these things out, when people making up new things won't tell how.

Love the color!

Haha nice. Love this.