Flavor characteristics, producing areas and cooking parameters of half-sun bourbon coffee beans in South Minas, Brazil

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The state of Minas Gerais (Minas Gerais), located in the heart of the Brazilian plateau in the southeastern corner of South America, produces more than half of Brazil's premium Arabica coffee.

The Santo Ant ô nio do Amparo, which has just won the Brazil Cup of Excellence Award in 2016, belongs to the core production area of South Minas near the headquarters of the Brazilian boutique coffee association BSCA.

Brazil by hand. 15g powder, medium grinding (small Fuji ghost tooth cutter 4 grinding), v60 filter cup, 88-89 degrees water temperature, 30g water injection for the first time, steaming for 27 seconds, water injection to 105g water cut off, wait for the amount of water in the powder bed to reach half and then water injection, slow water injection until 225g water, no water powder ratio at the end, 1:15, extraction time 2:00

Factory name: Dazhen Coffee Qianjie Cafe location: No. 10 Baoqian Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou City, contact: 20-38364473 shelf life: 30 net content: 227g Packaging: bulk taste: sweet coffee beans ripe degree: coffee cooked beans contain sugar: sugar-free origin: Brazilian coffee types: bourbon coffee roasting degree: medium roasting

Country: Brazil

Grade: SC14/SC16

Producing area: South Minas

Baking degree: medium baking

Treatment: peel and sunburn

Variety: bourbon, Kaduai

Altitude: 1000 Murray 1200 m

Flavor: fried melon seeds, mellow and full, dark chocolate, Huigan aftertaste.

However, the Serrado platform and South Minas in the west of Minas are mostly above 1100 meters above sea level, with rich landforms, obvious dry and wet seasons, large temperature difference between day and night, and rich micro-climate, which are suitable for cultivating elegant bourbon and yellow bourbon. Naturally become the main producing area of Brazilian boutique coffee. In addition, Morgiana in the northeast of Sao Paulo province is also dominated by shaded bourbon, which is ranked alongside Serrado and South Minas as the three major boutique producing areas in Brazil.

Brazil's flat terrain, coffee farms mostly around 600-1000 meters above sea level, flat and monotonous landform, lack of micro-climate, and accustomed to the use of shade-free tree planting, resulting in the development of Brazil's unique soft bean flavor-low sour taste, high nutty flavor, chocolate sweet and mellow, but slightly woody and earthy, flower and orange flavor is not obvious.