Introduction of Yega Coffee Coffee (Kore) processing Plant introduction of Yega Coffee flavor

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There are mainly eight major producing areas in Ethiopia: Ekempti, Limu, Illubabor, Djimma, Harrar, Teppi/Bebeka, Sidamo and Yirgacheffe. Yirgacheffe is located in the Gedeo region of southern Ethiopia. The jurisdiction of this area is well known as Yegashefi and Kochere. As the coffee produced by Yirgacheffe has a unique flavor and is widely loved, it has its own style in product classification and has always occupied a place in the global boutique coffee market. Yirgacheffe, in the province of Sidama, is itself a small town, with three small producing areas of Wenago, Kochere and Gelena Abaya nearby. Because the flavor of coffee produced is almost the same as that of Yega Sheffield, Kochere is also classified as Yega Sheffield.

Ethiopia implemented a new trading and grading system in November 2009. in addition to Yega Xuefei, three new by-product areas such as Wenago, Kochere and Genlena Abaya have been added, which shows that the flavor of these three areas is very detailed and can be subdivided. Kochere is a small production area about 25 kilometers southeast of Yejashafi. The coffee beans are harvested from local small coffee farmers, which are composed of a large number of small coffee farmers. The average cultivation area of these small coffee farmers is about 1 hectare at an altitude of about 1800-2000 meters. Coffee varieties are mainly a mixture of Typica and Heirloom (local native species). It is a rich coffee-producing area, and it is also one of the three famous and micro-producing areas of Yega Xuefei, with about 100,000 local residents, and coffee beans are the main source of income. Due to the relatively advanced raw bean water treatment equipment in this producing area, there has always been a high level of performance in the field of washing treatment. Coffee beans are praised for their clean sweetness with complex flavors of honey and citrus. In the main local production mode, small coffee farmers will harvest red fruits and send them directly to the washing treatment plant of the neighboring cooperative for unified treatment. Water washing technology was introduced into Ethiopia in the 1970s. At present, water washing is the main treatment of raw beans in Kochere. After screening the graded red cherry color coffee fruit in the washing plant, the peel is directly removed and fermented. After washing, the raw beans with shells are placed on the scaffolding for natural exposure and the humidity reaches 12% or less. They will be sent directly to the Ethiopian Mercantile Exchange (ECX) warehouse in Awassa. Cup test grading and quantity are carried out, usually washed beans are stored in the form of shell beans, shelling work will not be carried out until the export. The well-known coffee review Coffee Review gave Kocher a high rating of 94 points for washed beans. Since the implementation of the ECX system in 2008, most of the raw coffee beans have been sold through competitive bidding. This batch of raw beans is from the Kore processing plant in Kochere.

The treatment plant is located in the Yejashafi producing area, in Kore, a small village between Fishegenet and Chelelektu. It is a water treatment plant composed of about 700 families of small coffee farmers, and the raw beans are mainly harvested by nearby coffee farmers. Coffee fruit is a native species (Heirloom) planted at an altitude of about 1800-2000m. The highest grade of G1, rated by ECX, is excellent in appearance, consistency and freshness of raw beans to dry aroma and flavor. The aroma is rich in aroma, with the characteristics of Yega Chuefei, with elegant and charming flower-like fragrance, with bright sweet and sour aromas of citrus, lemon, berry and honey. Aromas of jasmine and lemon, bergamot, sweet honey, grapefruit tone, delicate acidity and bright taste. Jasmine, orange, grape, vanilla, honey and flower aromas, clean and balanced on the palate, with a long, lively and varied finish.

Qianjie recommended cooking parameters:

Hand punch: V60 filter cup small Fuji R440 grinding 3.5, water temperature about 90 degrees

The recommended grinding degree of normal pressure is 4 and the water temperature is 90 ℃.

The recommended siphon grinding degree is 4, and the water temperature is 90 ℃ ~ 91 ℃.

The pressure grinding degree of Philharmonic is recommended to be 3.5, and the water temperature is 90 ℃.