Kilimanjaro coffee beans

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Kilimanjaro coffee is a uniform size of large coffee beans, the color is gray-green, compared with a strong sour and sweet flavor, excellent flavor. Medium baking will give off sweetness and light sour taste, deep baking will produce soft bitterness, suitable for blending.

Tanzania's main coffee producing area, located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro, is rich in volcanic soil. Some coffee trees planted here are more than 100 years old. Coffee was first introduced by Christians from Kenya to grow coffee. Coffee trees must be carefully taken care of, weeded and fertilized. Moreover, old branches must be cut off so that new branches can grow to maintain the quality of coffee beans. Coffee bean processing plants are well equipped; coffee beans are an important economic crop in Tanzania, and the local government attaches great importance to this industry.

Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is 5895 meters above sea level and connected to Mount Meru. It is the main production base of Kilimanjaro coffee. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest peak on the African continent and the only snowy peak on the earth located on the equatorial line. It is "the roof of Africa" and "Snow White on the equator". The rich volcanic ash gives the coffee here a strong texture and soft acidity, with the characteristics of typical African coffee beans. Kilimanjaro AA is the highest grade of beans with high quality in all aspects. Medium or more moderate after baking has a strong aroma. It is suitable for use as a single product or iced coffee.

There are three kinds of grinding methods for coffee beans: "grinding", "grinding" and "mortar grinding".

"Grinding" uses two rotating parts to squeeze and crush coffee beans. The grinding parts can be disc-shaped or conical. Conical machines are less noisy.

There is also less chance of blockage. The coffee powder produced by the grinding method is more uniform and the taste is more consistent when cooking. The design of the conical grinding disc reduces the required speed, which is generally less than 500 revolutions per minute. The slower the grinding speed, the less heat generated by friction, so the aroma of coffee is not easy to lose. By adjusting the grinding parameters, the cone grinder can be used for the preparation of different kinds of coffee. A better machine can grind the ultra-fine powder needed for Turkish coffee. Disc grinders generally have higher rotational speed and generate more heat, but they have a wide range of functions, economical and practical, and are suitable for the preparation of most household coffee.

"polishing": most modern machines actually cut coffee beans into pieces at a speed of 20, 000 to 30, 000 revolutions per minute (some people simply use beaters). The consumption of this kind of blade grinder is longer, but the accumulated heat in the grinding and the uneven size of the coffee chips make it difficult to produce high-quality drinks. In theory, this kind of grinder can only be used for drip coffee pots. The dust they produce can clog the filters in Espresso and French press machines.

"mortar mill": if you can't find good grinding equipment, all you can do is to use a pestle and a mortar to slowly enjoy the fun of labor.