Introduction of Acedga Cooperative in Tolima, Colombia

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Colombian coffee is widely sold in many producing countries, ranking the third largest in the world (the first is Brazilian coffee and the second is Vietnamese coffee). The main factor is that the active volcanic activity has created the most fertile soil in the world. Grow coffee beans that are sweet, rich, very pleasing and easy to brew successfully. With Colombian coffee, you can enjoy a mellow atmosphere at home without going to a cafe. Whether it is simple black coffee or Colombian coffee with a variety of formula coffee is a good choice, well-known international coffee chain coffee shops most of the coffee from Colombia.

In recent years, due to the increase in farmers' income due to coffee competitions, Colombian coffee has broken away from the old impression that it can only be used as a base coffee. Before that, Colombian coffee has been regarded as a commercial big big bean or a base formula bean fresh to become a boutique coffee alone. The quality of coffee is judged by the size of beans. In fact, this classification only represents that the size and quality of coffee beans have nothing to do with this is an outdated grading system. Instead, it is grown in high-altitude pristine rainforests, grown naturally without fertilizers and pesticides, farms or cooperatives that are good Colombian coffee, which usually produce very little coffee with strong, hard beans and smaller turquoise beans.

Acedga cooperative in Tolima producing area, most of which are coffee beans of Kaddura tree species, are collected and washed with a total of 18 mesh. After more than 10 years of research and development, water consumption in Colombia has been reduced by 95% and 90% (the same as the practice of women's cooperatives), which not only maintains the natural ecology, but also increases the sense of hierarchy of coffee beans. Fewer defective beans are screened by hand and less coffee is clipped by the peeling machine, which represents a steeper roasting curve to retain more floral aromas and less wood mildew.

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 ℃.