The story of Guatemalan coffee beans how much is a cup of Guatemalan coffee?

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01 | Coffee bean cultivation history in Guatemala

Guatemala Coffee Bean planting altitude

Guatemalan coffee beans grow on cloud belts at high altitude. the climate conditions such as the large temperature difference between morning and evening make the coffee grow not too fast (because the coffee grows too fast will make the coffee softer and lighter). Coupled with the fertile volcanic soil, the cultivation conditions of Guatemalan coffee beans are the most ideal in Central American countries, and unlike the coffee beans produced by other Central American countries, the flavor of coffee beans is cleaner and refreshing. There are more changes in the style of Guatemalan coffee beans because of the different elevations of the producing areas. Antigua, the capital, and Vivette Nanguo Gaotai in the northwest are the two major producing areas, which are full of people's impression of Guatemalan coffee beans. Antigua coffee has a better richness and subtle smoky taste, while the Vetnam fruit highland is characterized by delicate citrus acid.

Vivette Nanguo Highland, a place name with temperament, is located in the northwest of Guatemala. the soil of the highland is fertile and rainfall is abundant, and the cloud belt generated by the unique valley terrain of the high platform is the best coffee growing environment given by God. Therefore, Vivette South Fruit Highland is famous for producing high-quality coffee. Most of the winning beans in the Guatemalan coffee competition come from Vivette South Fruit Highland, which has a very good evaluation in the international community.

Varieties of coffee beans grown in Guatemala

Coffee has saved Guatemala's economy in the past century. It is estimated that there are about 120000 producers, accounting for 40% of agricultural exports. As many as 20 of 22 provinces are engaged in coffee cultivation. Almost all areas have coffee beans, 98% are shaded by trees, and are almost monopolized by Arabica beans. The main varieties are bourbon, Tibika, Kaddura, Kaduai, Patch and Pakamara.

02 | handling method of Guatemalan coffee beans

[washing treatment] remove pectin → from pulp

The steps are as follows:

1. After the coffee farmers harvest the fruits, they put them into the storage tank to remove sundries and unripe beans.

2. Put the coffee fruit into the peeling machine to remove the pulp and peel to get the peeled raw beans.

3. Put the peeled raw beans into the fermentation tank and decompose the residual pectin in the inner pericarp to get the residual pectin raw beans.

4. put the raw beans with residual pectin into the washing pool, remove the pectin, and get the raw beans with endocarp.

5. put the raw beans with endocarp in the sun field or dryer for sun drying.

6. Finally, the endocarp of dried raw beans can be removed by peeling machine.

03 | Analysis of Guatemalan coffee beans

[Guatemala Coffee Bean Miracle Villa Green]

Varieties: bourbon, Kaduai, Kaddura, with great sweetness, balance and complex flavor, as well as remarkable characteristics of nuts and dark chocolate.

04 | roasting analysis of Guatemalan coffee beans

This Guatemalan coffee bean has medium granules, medium density and high water content. The goal of baking is about medium baking. This Guatemalan coffee bean uses medium baking to reduce the intensity of sour taste, improve texture and balance, and make the overall performance sweeter, more chocolate and more nutty.

In the first batch of baking, the lower bean temperature is relatively high, the bean temperature is 200 degrees, and the firepower is also relatively high. In the baking process, it was found that the moisture content of the bean was high, so the baking technique of gradually lowering the fire, climbing steadily and prolonging the dehydration time was adopted to adjust the firepower when the bean entered the yellowing point, the dehydration was finished and the precursor of an explosion was completed to avoid burns on the bean surface and slightly prolong the explosion time to increase the caramelization reaction time and improve the texture and balance of the flavor.

Roaster Yangjia 600g semi-direct fire

Enter the pot at 200 degrees Celsius, adjust the firepower to 160 degrees after opening the throttle for 30 seconds, keep the throttle unchanged, the temperature return point is 1: 37 ", keep the firepower, at 5: 30" the bean surface turns yellow, the smell of grass disappears completely, enter the dehydration stage, the firepower is reduced to 140 degrees, and the throttle is adjusted to 4.

The 8th '005th' was dehydrated just after it was dehydrated, and when the firepower dropped to 100BQ 9: 45, ugly wrinkles and black markings appeared on the bean surface, and the smell of toasted bread obviously changed to coffee, which can be defined as a prelude to an explosion. At this time, listen carefully to the sound of the explosion point. "start the explosion at 9: 55", turn the firepower down to 70, and the throttle is fully open 5 (the firepower should be very careful, not so small that there is no burst sound), and develop 2: 10 "after one explosion." Put it in the pot at 194.5 degrees.

This Guatemalan coffee bean Miracle Villa coffee bean texture is more balanced, sour and sweet obvious and soft, with rich chocolate, nutty flavor, obvious tea taste, slightly smoky taste, soft acidity, high plugging and high cleanliness.

V60 filter cup, 15g powder, water temperature 92 degrees, BG grinding 4m, water powder ratio close to 1:15

40 grams of water is steamed for 30s

Section: water injection to 130g water cut off, slow water injection to 225g

That is, 30-130-225g

BG4M grinding-92 degrees water temperature

Bean grinder

Grinding degree

Powder quantity

Filter cup

BG

4M

15g

V60

Water temperature

Stuffy steam

The second stage of water quantity

The third stage of water quantity

Total time 2:04

92 degrees

40g water for 30s

90g

95g

Total water volume: 225g

Sweetness: 4 stars

Acidity: 3 stars

Bitterness: 1 star

Guatemala coffee bean brand recommendation

The Guatemalan beans roasted by Qianjie Coffee are fully guaranteed in terms of brand and quality. More importantly, the performance-to-price ratio is extremely high, a box of 227 grams, the price is only 118 yuan. According to the calculation of 15 grams of powder per cup of coffee, a bag of coffee can make 15 cups of coffee, which costs only about 8 yuan per cup, which is recommended by conscience compared to the price sold in cafes for dozens of yuan a cup.