Introduction to the project of coffee grading in Papua New Guinea

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Paraka in Papua New Guinea means bird of paradise!

Bird of Paradise Manor (Paraka estate) is a favorite manor bean by German and Australian bean merchants because Paraka is a shy and less exhibitant manor with a lower price than Sigri Manor because of his great value and little marketing.

In addition to Sigri Manor, Papua New Guinea (PNG) also has some good farms or estates to recommend, which is why Paraka Manor is introduced this time. Sigri has abundant funds, and it is easy to see her booth at foreign coffee fairs. Coupled with the famous Europe, America and Asia, she has established the conditions of an internationally famous manor, but other PNG domestic estates are not so lucky. The main factor is that in times of recession, small farmers in PNG often live beyond their means, can cooperate directly with big foreign traders, and sell directly, which is very helpful in obtaining funds and expanding the manor. Paraka Manor is an example of direct cooperation with traders. In the long run, there are good and bad. The advantage is that when the soybean price is low, the raw bean will be guaranteed to be purchased and will not be sold out, and the farm will have the expected cash income, but the disadvantage is that when the soybean price rises, it will not enjoy the international spot price difference. More importantly, if this big trader does not properly promote and sell this manor, it will be a long way for the manor to establish international popularity, especially if the manor has great potential.

There is no intention to comment on the merits and demerits of the traders of Pakara Manor. After all, through this trader, we were able to buy Pakara for the first time, but compared with Sigri Manor, you can see that the gap in international popularity between the two sides is very obvious!

Coffee grades in Papua New Guinea: a total of 12 grades, graded items include:

1, number of eyes (Bean size)

2, number of defects per kilogram (Total defect Equivalent per kg)

3, bean type (Bean shape)

4, raw bean color (Raw bean Colour)

5, raw bean aroma (Odour)

6, baking condition (Roasting Aspects)

7, cup test quality (cup quality)

Take the most eye-catching boutique AA and An as an example:

The main results are as follows: (1) AA and Grade A coffee belong to the grade of boutique coffee, mainly from larger estates.

In the case of AA, the size of the bean is larger than 18 mesh, and the shape of the bean is oval. Number of shortcomings: a maximum of 10 defects per kilogram. The appearance of raw beans is green and slightly blue. The taste of raw beans should be clean and the taste of baking should be clean and smooth. The taste of the cup should be excellent (Fine Cup).

(2) the size of Grade An is larger than that of 17 mesh, and the cup test should be at least GTF (Good to Fine), that is, good to excellent taste. The number of other defects and the condition of raw beans are the same as AA.

Domestic gluttons are not familiar with Paradise Bird Manor. She is located at a high altitude in the west of the country, but she is a favorite of some famous bakeries in Germany, because the beans are stable and the flavor is not the same as that of other PNG estates, but Paraka is not greasy sweet and belongs to [refreshing] sweetness. A few days ago in the chat room, he mentioned the feasibility of the second baking bean contest of the Hero Cup, assuming that time allows. This kind of bean deserves to be listed in the baking contest, because it is not expensive and fresh, and it is not as hard as Central American beans. All kinds of baking appliances can be tried.

Basic information:

Country: Papua New Guinea: Western Highland Manor: Paraka estate

Grade: Grade A Variety: Typica Harvest time: June 2005

Treatment: natural sunlight after washing

Appearance / disadvantages: 0.5d/350g, green

Baking method: lower beans in the middle of an explosion, cinnamon roast, baking time 12 minutes, close to Agtron/SCAA baking color card N0.65 (Roast color classification system), (royalty Fuji 1kg baking machine)

Dry aroma: Sesame, nutty, sweet corn, sweet spice, a little pepper and flower, cool fragrance

Wet fragrance: sweet sugarcane, nutty, a little smoke aroma

Sipping: the sweetness of toast, the sweetness of nuts, the acidity and sweetness of some acidity, the sour and sweet of Penghu bayberry, the slippery and sticky BODY, and the special sweet aftertaste of spices.