Sydney where they were stored at 20–25 °C and used within
7–10 days from harvest. The pods were then split for manual removal
of the beans. The mass of beans was mixed on a tray and deliberately
brought into contact with the outer surfaces of extracted pods to provide
a source of natural microbial inoculum. The bean mass was then divided
into two ×5 kg batches which were transferred into two plastic
boxes (17 × 17 × 20 cm) for fermentation