Antigua Coffee Manor, Guatemala _ Story of Antigua, Guatemala _ prices of Antigua coffee beans

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Today, we introduce the characteristics of the origin of Guatemala, because there are so many varieties that it is difficult to introduce them one by one, so we only choose the more famous Antigua coffee beans to talk about. In fact, it is not a realistic thing to understand all kinds of coffee in the world, it is best to combine various producing areas, beans (iron pickup, bourbon, etc.), treatment methods (washing, sun, etc.) to come up with an overall concept, and then to distinguish the differences of all kinds of coffee. In general, a more professional bakery will write down in the description which manor it comes from, the way the coffee beans are handled, the grade, the depth of baking, and the flavor, even if it is not written, you can ask the shopkeeper.

Why choose manor beans?

To really understand the flavor changes and product differences of coffee beans is to understand the place of production and growers, different manors with different flavors, or different flavors on different hills of the same manor. The story behind each coffee bean is what the fragrance wants to know. It can be traced back to which plot of the estate where the beans came from, or which cooperative or which farmer, chasing the flavor of the region. Go to the coffee producing area, step into the coffee farm, it is possible to know the details of the coffee, charming flavor, changeable aroma is how to come from …...

Flavor characteristics of Antigua coffee beans

Rich volcanic soil, low humidity, plenty of sunshine and cool nights are the characteristics of this producing area. The valley is surrounded by three volcanoes: Agua, Fuego and Acatenango. Volcanic ash from the eruption makes the soil of Antigua rich in minerals. Volcanic pumice can maintain humidity and overcome the lack of rainfall in Antigua; dense tree shade protects against occasional frosts.

[features] it is rich in damp fragrance, good balance, high sweetness and elegant taste.

La Minita (La Minita) Manor

[coffee producing areas]: Antigua

[coffee Manor]: La Minita Manor

[coffee beans]: Caturra, Caturra red, Caturra yellow and Bourbon

[coffee grade]: SHB

[treatment]: pozzolanic soil cultivation, washing treatment

[baking degree]: medium and deep baking (Full City)

Raminita is the name of a manor, and his company's bean, called Flower God, is very famous and is the star product of their company. La Minita Manor has a good planting environment and follow-up treatment procedures. The beans are also entrusted to Pastores mill, a very famous local processing plant in Guatemala, for washing treatment.

Coffee Tree species and planting of La minita

Four varieties of coffee trees, Caturra, Caturra red, Caturra yellow and Bourbon, were planted in La Minita Manor in about 680 acres. After years of experimental statistical analysis and cup quality test, La Minita Manor decided to mainly adopt Caturra varieties and continue to retain a small number of old Hibrido varieties. Although La Minita planted about 2500 coffee trees per acre, the number of coffee trees was still determined according to geographical characteristics and coffee species. La minita Manor currently has a total of about 1.7 million trees. La Minita adopts a five-year knockout system. Every five years, the previously produced coffee trees are cut to a height of about 50 centimeters, leaving lower branches. This practice will stimulate the rebirth of the trees. After a year of cutting down trees, two main twigs will be selected for production in the next four years. These processes are all carried out manually, with about 350000 trees trimmed each year. After three rounds of pruning, that is, 15 years, the resources of the coffee trees are almost exhausted. La Minita will move new trees from his own coffee nursery instead. The nursery is located in a well-protected place in the manor. The new trees planted in the nursery will be planted in the nursery for a year before being transplanted to the production farm. Under normal circumstances, La Minita will plant about 150000 coffee trees a year. In addition, La Minita uses fast-growing and wide-leaved "Pror" trees as coffee shade trees, which will choose different planting densities according to the demand for sunlight and temperature control in the production area, and will be adjusted according to the demand.

All the soil in the manor is tested twice a year, and based on the above-mentioned test results, decide how to fertilize the soil. La Minita Manor is very careful in using products that can increase yield, applying fertilizer about three times a year for economic and environmental considerations and reasons. In addition, spraying some trace elements such as zinc, boron and copper on the back of the leaves can provide more nutrients and prevent diseases.

Antigua coffee bean brand recommendation

Guatemala Antigua coffee beans baked in front street coffee-Flower God is fully guaranteed in terms of brand and quality. And more importantly, the performance-to-price ratio is extremely high, a pack of half a pound 227 grams, the price is only about 85 yuan. According to the calculation of 15 powders per cup of coffee, 15 cups of coffee can be made in a bag, which costs only about 5 or 6 yuan per cup, which is very cost-effective for coffee shops to sell dozens of yuan a cup.

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