Difference of flavor characteristics between Yejia Xuefei water-washed coffee beans and sun-treated coffee

Ethiopian coffee is so adorable that if you come into contact with coffee from this country, you will realize that coffee is not the dark drink that traditional people think. Yega Xuefei is a boutique coffee producing area in Ethiopia, which is well known all over the world and has a lot of followers. Yega Xuefei, if divided administratively, actually belongs to Sidamo.

Planting environment

The coffee producing area of Yega Xuefei is generally about 2000 meters above sea level, which is worthy of the name of high altitude and high altitude, which makes it a unique producing area for coffee cultivation. In addition to the high altitude, the Yejashafi coffee producing area has abundant precipitation, fertile soil, cool and comfortable climate, which is the favorite environment of Arabian coffee beans. It can be said that Yega Sheffield is a treasure land of flavor.

Most of the coffee is washed with water, but there is also sun treatment, so let's share the difference between the two treatments.

The difference between washing Yejia Xuefei and Solar Yejia Xuefei

Difference one

Two different ways to treat raw beans:

The harvested coffee beans must enter the treatment program immediately, otherwise they will begin to ferment and make the coffee beans smell bad. There are two methods of treatment: "solarization" and "washing", which will cause different flavors.

Sun-dried beans have a complete natural mellow flavor, gentle aroma and more gum; washing rules have a good mellow taste, high aroma and lively sour taste.

Natural solarization (Natural/Dried-in-the-Fruit):

The fruit begins the process of sun drying without treatment after picking. This is the oldest method of treatment in existence. The drying process usually lasts about four weeks. The method of handling must be very strict to ensure that the coffee does not lose any flavor. The natural sun method requires the local climate to be extremely dry. In some areas, people use dryers to assist in the drying process of coffee fruit (the hot air of the dryer can speed up the drying process and help people control the degree of drying).

Complete washing method (Washed):

The peel, pulp and mucous membrane are removed by washing and fermentation. farms that use the washing method must build washing ponds and be able to introduce an endless supply of live water. During the treatment, the finished beans are put into the pool and passed back and forth, using the friction of beans and the power of running water to wash the coffee beans until smooth and clean.

After washing, the coffee beans are still wrapped in the pericarp with a moisture content of 50%. They must be dried so that the moisture content is reduced to 12%, otherwise they will continue to be mellow, moldy and rotten. The better treatment is to use sunlight to dry, although it will take 1 ~ 3 weeks, but the flavor is very good and very popular.

Sun Yega Chuefei has a hint of fermented wine, the bitter taste will be heavier, the taste will be more intense, honey sweet, cocoa rhyme with a hint of spices, body thick and lasting, rich texture and unique soft floral aroma brushed your taste buds, leaving an endless aftertaste, washed Yega Chuefei acidity will be brighter, like citric acid, taste more delicate, citrus flavor is more obvious, the latter part of some black tea. Both will have a sour taste, like lemon and citrus fruits.

Yega Xuefei water washing method: use the method of washing and fermentation to remove the skin, pulp and mucous membrane, and wash the coffee beans until they are smooth and clean. after washing, the coffee beans are still wrapped in the pericarp with a moisture content of 50%, and the moisture content must be reduced to 12%, otherwise they will continue to be mellow, moldy and rotten, and the better treatment is to use sunlight to dry, although it will take 1 ~ 3 weeks, but It has a very good flavor and is very popular.

The washing method has a good mellow taste, a high aroma and a lively sour taste. Washed coffee beans are graded into Gr-1 and Gr-2, and the smaller the Arabic numeral is, the higher the grade is. The style of G1 Yega Chefe is distinct, and the flavor of citrus and flowers in the coffee liquid is an irresistible delicacy. Yega Xuefei sun treatment: the fruit begins the sun-drying process without treatment after picking, which is the oldest existing treatment method. The drying process usually lasts about 4 weeks, and the treatment method must be very rigorous. To ensure that the coffee does not lose any flavor, the sun-dried beans have a complete natural mellow flavor, gentle aroma and more gum.

Suggestion on brewing coffee in Qianjie

The method of brewing coffee in the front street

Segmented extraction

30 grams of water is steamed for 30 seconds, small water is injected around the circle to 125 grams and then divided into sections. When the water level drops and the powder bed is about to be exposed, continue to inject water to 225 grams to stop, (steaming starts to time) the extraction time is 2 minutes 39 percent 00 ".

Flavor description

[sun Yega Chuefei] the palate is complex and rich, with a hint of fermented wine, more bitter and more intense on the palate, sweet honey, cocoa with a hint of spice, body thick and lingering.

[washed Yega Chuefei] the acidity will be brighter, like citric acid, more fragrant, citrus more obvious, and some black tea in the latter part.

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