How do you handle Costa Rican coffee beans?

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Costa Rica is a coffee-rich country with a long history. It is said that the first "Arabic Coffea" seeds were brought to Europe from Arabia and Yemen. European businessmen brought coffee seeds to Costa Rica in the 18th century. After centuries of development, coffee has gradually become the main pillar industry of Costa Rica's economy. 80% of coffee is exported to the United States and Europe to make profits, which is used to promote the rapid economic, social and cultural development of Costa Rica. so Costa Ricans turn coffee into "golden beans."

Costa Rican coffee is small grain coffee (Arabica Coffea), the quality is very good, coffee plantations are generally at an altitude of 800-1200 meters, volcanic soil, an average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, the harvest season is from October to February of the following year. After the coffee fruit is ripe, in the harvest season, a large number of Nicaraguans flock to Costa Rica to pick the coffee fruit, all by hand to ensure the quality. Unfortunately, we didn't catch the harvest season this time, and we didn't see the busy harvest scene during coffee picking.

Here are the main procedures for coffee processing:

The first step, the screening of coffee beans, divided into different grades.

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The second step is to remove the shell.

The third step is fermentation.

Part IV, second-and third-class machine drying. First-class products are required to be dried naturally.

Step five, store.

These are first-class products and require natural drying in the open air, which usually takes five days.

First-class products are exported to Europe, America and Japan.

Second-class products are exported to Southeast Asian countries.

Third-class products, broken grains, peel and impurities, mainly sold to the Chinese market, the production of instant coffee.

How to bake a good coffee depends on your level. Generally, it is roasted by machine for 12 minutes, and the color and taste are light. If the taste is heavy, it takes 15 minutes to bake. Some people also like blended coffee, which tastes more unique, but requires grinding and cooking at the right time.