Introduction to the flavor cooking methods of Yunnan small seed coffee beans

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Coffea arabica L

Family genus: Rubiaceae coffee genus [alias] small species also known as Arabic species

Coffee is rich in protein, fat, sucrose and starch, caffeine and other substances, made of beverage aroma rich, delicious taste, rich nutrition, thus becoming the world's three major drinks and tea, cocoa composition, and ranked first.

Yunnan coffee is a variation of Arabic original species, after long-term cultivation and domestication, generally known as Yunnan Arabica coffee, has been cultivated for more than 100 years.

Morphological characteristics: small trees or large shrubs, plant height 5~8 meters. Base usually much branched, older branches gray. nodes dilated, young branches glabrous. Leaves thin leathery ovate-lanceolate or lanceolate, apex long acuminate, base cuneate or slightly obtuse, entire or shallowly undulate, glabrous on both sides. Cymes several clustered in leaf axils, corolla white, aromatic. Berry when mature broad oval, red, 1.2 - 1.6 cm long, seeds 0.8 - 1.0 cm long. The flowers bloom from March to April. Origin and Distribution: Originated in Ethiopia or Arabian Peninsula. Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Sichuan, Guizhou and Yunnan are more cultivated, but the quality of Yunnan is the best in China.

Yunnan Huaguoshan (Typica):

Degree of roasting: medium roasting

Dried aroma: pear fruit, vanilla, honey, peach tea, ripe orange, jasmine hints

Wet aroma: nutty, milky chocolate, herbal

Palate: Soft on the palate, Asian herb aroma, lively and bright acidity, cheeks salivation, sour softness, mellow balance, rich layers, aftertaste dark chocolate, honey, sucrose flavor obvious, completely cooled, brown sugar flavor.

Recommended cooking methods: siphon, hand brewing

Abrasion: 4 (Fuji R440)

Water temperature: 90°C

Other suggestions for trickle-filtration extraction:

Normal pressure, recommended abrasiveness of 3.5-4/water temperature 90°C

Aile pressure, recommended 2.5 grind, water temperature 88°C

Hand washing: 3.5 grinding degree, water temperature 89°C