Why is Yunnan coffee called small grain coffee? Introduction to the flavor and taste of Yunnan fine coffee

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Within the genus Coffea, Rubiaceae, species are grouped into three main groups: Arabicans, Robustas, and Libericans. The Arabica variety has small fruit size, so it is called small fruit coffee; the Robusta variety has medium fruit size, so it is called medium fruit variety; and the Liberica variety has large fruit size, so it is called large fruit variety.

Why is Yunnan coffee called Arabica coffee?

The main coffee species cultivated in Yunnan is the Arabica variety coffee bean, which is called small coffee because of its small fruit size. Later, a French missionary brought Arabica plants to Yunnan for cultivation, also known as Arabica coffee. Later for convenience, and is grown in Yunnan, so this coffee is called Yunnan coffee.

Yunnan Arabica coffee production area and history brief introduction

Yunnan small coffee planting areas include: Pu 'er City, Lincang City, Baoshan City, Dehong Prefecture, Nujiang Prefecture, Xishuangbanna Prefecture, Dali Prefecture, Diqing Prefecture and other prefectures and cities, and the planting areas and areas are still expanding.

The best coffee growing area is located in the coffee golden belt of the Tropic of Cancer (between 28 ° N and 38 ° S latitude), between 1000--2000m above sea level. In Yunnan, Guangxi, Guangdong, Taiwan and parts of Hainan, China, there are places suitable for coffee growth, but only Yunnan and Taiwan have to meet the high altitude environment.

Yunnan arabica coffee came to Yunnan in 1892, after this treasure land, this species from abroad in this magical land of the East has been more than a century of planting history. From the original just to satisfy the old godfather's appetite, to now become a regional cash crop. Unique geographical environment and climatic conditions, as well as more scientific planting and cultivation, Yunnan coffee is now gradually being Chinese coffee industry

How does Yunnan Arabica taste?

After the comparison of Qianjie coffee cup test, Yunnan Arabica coffee is relatively neutral in taste, neither too sour nor too bitter, it is really fragrant but not bitter, strong but not strong, slightly sour and comfortable coffee, and it is also more in line with public taste.

For Arabica/Arabica coffee, 1200m is a watershed in quality. Therefore, when buying Yunnan small coffee beans in Qianjie, coffee beans above 1200m will be selected, because only the temperature difference between day and night at high altitude can make coffee form more pleasant flavor.

Therefore, Yunnan Arabica coffee above 1200m usually has better and softer fruit acid, and at the same time has a nutty, caramel-like flavor.

How to make Yunnan small coffee?

Qianjie Coffee currently sells three Yunnan coffee beans, one is self-grown "Qianjie 2013 Sun-dried Tin Card Coffee Bean", one is "Selected Production Area Ration Bean-Yunnan Baoshan Washable Katim Coffee Bean", and one is "All Red Fruit Sun-dried-Katim Coffee Bean from Baoshan Lujiangba Production Area".

These three coffee beans have the unique coffee flavor of Yunnan producing areas: nuts, caramel, plum flavor. In order to make Yunnan Arabica coffee have a more mellow taste, while not lacking soft acidity, all are roasted to a medium and deep degree. Therefore, when brewing, it tends to be balanced, neither too much acidity nor too much embellishment of the tail.

Front Street usually uses 15 grams of coffee powder, the recommended ratio of powder to water is 1:15, the flavor can be 1:16, the filter cup is selected V60 filter cup, the brewing water temperature is 88 degrees Celsius, the purpose is to make the acid softer, the grinding degree is medium fine grinding/fine sugar size (No. 20 sieve pass rate 75%).

The specific brewing method: the first time 30g water injection, 30s steam-steaming; the second small amount of water circle injection to 125g, wait for the powder bed water to drop to half, then continue to small amount of water circle injection to 225g, after all the drip filtration is completed, the total extraction time is about 2 minutes and 10 seconds.