Seven Coffee producing areas in Costa Rica-the grading system of Tarazhu Coffee treatment in Costa Rica

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Costa Rica first cultivated coffee on the slopes of the Poas and Barva volcanoes, today known as the Central Valley (Central Valley), and after years of development, there are now seven major coffee-growing areas.

1.Tarrazu (Tarazhu); altitude 1300-2000m.

2.Tres Rios (Sanshui River); elevation 1400-1800m.

3.West Valley (western valley); 1200-1650m above sea level.

4.Central Valley (Central Valley); altitude 1200-1600m.

5.Orosi, 900-1200 m above sea level.

6.Brunca (Blanca); 800-1200 m above sea level.

7.Turrialba (Chuliaba); 600-900m above sea level.

The classification of Costa Rican coffee beans is quite simple, according to the elevation of the coffee garden, a total of seven grades / names / abbreviations / elevations (feet):

1 extremely hard beans (SHB) more than 4500.

2 hard beans (HB) 4000 Murray 4500.

3 semi-hard beans (SH) 3500 Murray 4000.

4 Super high-grade washed beans (EPW) 3000murmur3500.

5 Superior washed beans (PW) 2500 Murray 3000

6 Super good washed beans (EGW) 2000 Murray 2500.

7 good washed beans (GW) below 2000.

In recent years, micro-processing plants have been set up one after another, and since the water consumption is only 5% of that of traditional washing plants, and does not require huge sinks and exposure fields, the investment required is relatively small. The "honey-treated coffee" with low acidity, high complexity and strong sweetness has become the target of competition in the coffee industry in recent years, and the outstanding ones have greatly enhanced the international popularity of the estates.

The characteristics of honey-treated coffee depend to a high extent on the setting of the pulp scraping machine-the more pulp you retain, the more obvious the characteristics of honey treatment. It may be the microclimatic conditions of the location of the processing plant (sunshine / rainfall probability / air humidity), or the ability of the processor, or it may be purely the preference of the processor. Even coffee, also known as "Honey Coffee", has varying degrees of honey-treated features.

White honey treatment is a lower fermentation honey processing method, compared with other colors (yellow, red, black), there are more stirring times and less pulp retention in the process of treatment, after drying on the scaffolding, assembling raw beans with pulp mixed with a little bean shell (sheep skin), in order to reduce the stickiness and moisture of berries, so that the sheller can smoothly remove the remaining pulp layer and shell.

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