Introduction to baking small round beans at PB Manor Gethumbwini Estate in Xi'an, Kenya.

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Kenya is a model country for the production of fine coffee beans. Coffee was introduced from Britain in 1900. Only traditional Arabica did not have coffee trees until 1950. Now Kenya's best SL28 and SL34 are bourbon species. Larger beans with high wine BlackBerry acid can be harvested twice a year in April-June and October-December is the harvest season.

Most of the coffee beans are graded by the Kenya Coffee Agency and then sold at the auction venue. Kenya Coffee Agency's research, development and quality management of coffee are strict. The system of public auction can be traced back to 1934 and the agent system is adopted. About 50 licensed agents in Kenya send sample beans to their customers for cup testing. Customers can bid for their favorite coffee at auction, which seems to encourage intermediary agents to erode farmers' income. as a result, in 2006, Kenya opened 32 independent sales agents to directly contact foreign coffee buyers without going through auctions, but these can only be sold to meet standards such as the Kenya Coffee Agency's guarantee for quality storage banks, and the two systems operate in parallel. After decades of development, it is the most transparent auction distribution system. The better the coffee is, the better the auction price can be, so that more cooperatives and farms are willing to join. However, I think the latter can contact farmers directly to get first-hand information.

The appearance of Shuanghe Manor PB in Kenya is similar to that of PB Manor in Xi'an, and the flavor will be different due to altitude, treatment method and natural environment.

Kenyan coffee is all collected water treatment, graded AA PLUS, AA, AB, this is only the difference in particle size uniformity does not represent the difference in quality, high-quality coffee along the Kenyan alpine slope growth height of 4200 to 6800 feet, 2009-2010 due to global warming and coffee disease, resulting in the decrease of coffee bean production and the high price of Kenyan coffee. Prices were expected to fall when production peaked from April to June, but Kenyan coffee prices remained high as the coffee futures index continued to rise and the irreplaceable flavor of Kenyan coffee.

North of Nairobi, located in the Thika producing area of Kenya, is considered to be the best coffee in Africa at 1675 meters above sea level. The farm has a history of 80 years and has been managed by France's SOCFINA since 1957. There are two main rainy seasons every year, the temperature is maintained at about 15-26 degrees Celsius, the coffee tree species is SL 28, which grows on the fertile red volcanic soil, and the harvest farm has a complete set of water treatment system twice a year. During the busy period of employing 100 coffee farmers to harvest and handle, 200 temporary workers will be added, and the fine and careful handling will make the high-quality coffee beans of Xi'an Winnie Farm constantly attract the attention of coffee buyers. Coffee beans are usually composed of two peas, commonly known as mother beans. PB round beans, commonly known as public beans, are the most unique round beans in many PB beans, which are more familiar to friends.

Shallow baking end (city): the dry aroma after grinding beans with strong green apple and cranberry aroma, brewing is full of cherry kumquat fragrance, taste bright, complex and powerful, coffee entrance is very powerful lemon acid is very high-pitched to fill the entire taste nerve, the tail rhyme acid will turn into sweet plum to stay in the mouth for a period of time.

60 seconds after baking (Full city-): this baking degree is the most balanced and stable state of sour and sweet beans in Kenya, and the most suitable baking degree of Xi'an Winnie, and the aroma of jasmine tea is the most impressive, when the acid softens into elegant orange acid, delicate and soft fruit syrup, with a very long-lasting sweet and sour plum finish. Re-baking second explosion (Full city): after full caramelization, most of the acidity and astringency fade, the aroma of dried coffee has the aroma of hazelnut almonds, the aroma of ginger tea when brewed, the taste is not as strong as that of orthodox Kenya, and the sweetness of dried longan seems to drink the warmth of the sun.

Deeper baking (Full City+) can smell the sweetness and sweetness of baked cookies with bitter chocolate and mellow taste, which is a very sweet Kenyan bean.