Does honey treat the pulp of coffee beans? What are the characteristics of honey treatment?

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Does honey treat the pulp of coffee beans? What are the characteristics of honey treatment?

Honey treatment is a kind of treatment which is between the sun treatment and water washing. It keeps the coffee clean, and although the brightness decreases, it increases the sweetness and caramel flavor of the coffee. The appearance of honey-treated beans has a distinct sticky layer. But the honey treatment method is very dependent on the local climate, the weather must be dry and adequate sunshine, otherwise it is not suitable for honey treatment.

Honey treatment process is vulnerable to pollution and mildew, need to closely monitor the whole process, constantly turn, accelerate drying, in order to avoid bad fermentation flavor. Its advantage is that it can best preserve the original sweet flavor of the ripe fruit of the coffee, giving the coffee a light and elegant black sugar flavor and drupe flavor, while the berry flavor also supports the basic aroma of red wine, which is considered to be a very elegant product. The popularity of honey-treated coffee beans is largely due to its sweet and thick characteristics, which are very suitable for Espresso production in cafes. In recent years, more and more coffee beans are called "Miel Process", and they have also become a favorite material for international coffee contestants.

This new trend of honey-treated beans has also given coffee drinkers a new understanding of the peak of the tip of their tongue. Yeh Yilan, a Taiwan gourmet who says he prefers Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe, once mentioned in "Ultimate Flavor", "are coffee beans Laminita of Costa Rica or Blue Mountain of Jamaica?" Raminita's honey-treated beans are also famous.

Honey treatment as an advanced coffee processing method, there is no lack of practitioners in Yunnan. However, not all places are suitable for making honey beans. Coffee producing areas are mostly wet and rainy. This process can easily make coffee beans fermented and moldy in a humid environment. In addition to honey treatment, Anjing Coffee Manor's runner-up beans are also cultivated with microbial natural nutrients. This tireless and unafraid method of burning gold has made Taiwan's alpine coffee beans a hit.