Why is the flavor of sun-dried coffee beans so "show"? Which brand of sun-dried coffee beans is better?

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A good cup of coffee should not only take into account the variety, origin, environment, and roasting, among which the treatment that dominates the flavor and aroma of coffee is very important. Different treatments can add a unique flavor to coffee. There are three main treatments that we are familiar with, namely (1) solarization, (2) densification, and (3) washing.

It is said that tanning is the oldest method of treatment, and it is also the simplest and most simple one that does not require utensils. The first step is to screen the floating beans in the water, so that the immature coffee beans float naturally due to the buoyancy of the water, while the ones that sink are the full coffee beans that have no problem.

At the same time, simply clean the surface dirt of coffee fruit, remove leaves and miscellaneous branches, so as not to cause mildew and miscellaneous smell when exposed to the sun.

Choose a flat open space with easy access to the sun, the second step is to smooth the coffee fruit, do not overlap and pile it too densely as much as possible, otherwise it is easy to breed bacteria and cause mildew, which needs to be stirred many times a day. It usually takes about two to three weeks to increase or decrease the exposure time according to the weather conditions, and the accurate detection standard is to remove the pulp and detect that the water content of coffee beans is less than 12%.

In the process of stirring, remember to pick out fallen leaves and insects to avoid defects such as worms and beans.

The coffee beans are usually dark red at this time. In the third step, the peel and pulp of the sun-dried fruit are removed and preserved with a shell. It takes about a month or so to make the taste thicker and precipitate. in modern times, most of them use machines instead of handworks. however, there are still some backward areas and small farmers use blunt objects to knock on the peel.

It is recommended to use a machine to remove it, which can reduce the damage to the integrity of the coffee bean itself. Chen Cang remembers to choose a dry place that does not come into contact with the sun.

Advantages:

In the process of sun treatment, the amount of water required is less, the cost is relatively low, and its flavor is rich in fruit aroma and sour taste.

Disadvantages:

Must be placed in contact with the sun, for the weather environment requirements are more stringent, generally concentrated in tropical dry and wet climate countries, weather, environment uncontrollable factors, improper treatment, prone to defective beans, worm-eaten beans, rotten, mildew problems, at this time more flavor impurities.

Sun-dried coffee beans:

Tanning is the oldest and most convenient way to treat raw beans.

Sift out the floating beans

Pour the harvested coffee fruit into a large trough, the ripe and full fruit will sink to the bottom, the underdeveloped or overripe fruit will surface, and these floating beans need to be removed.

Two-day drying

Next, the whole coffee fruit with meat belt is put on the bean drying farm to dry, and the water content is about 12%. It takes about two to four weeks, depending on the climate of the place of origin.

three。 Shelling

The dried fruit will be naturally dried and the dried peel, pulp and sheepskin will be removed by a shelling machine, and raw beans will appear.

The advantages of solarization

1. Simple, low processing cost.

two。 The raw bean is naturally dried in the pulp and absorbs the essence of the fruit, so the fruit is rich, sweet and mellow in thickness.

Shortcomings of solarization method

1. In some producing areas, the sun treatment did not screen out the floating beans, resulting in defects in the quality.

two。 During the drying process, the pulp is easy to mildew due to the return of moisture, which pollutes the raw beans.

3. The shelling of the machine inevitably hurts the raw beans, resulting in appearance defects.

Brand recommendation of ● sun-cured coffee beans

Qianjie Coffee freshly roasted single-product sun-baked coffee beans-such as Sun Yega Chevrolet and Sun West Dharma Coffee are fully guaranteed in brand and quality and are suitable for brewing in a variety of utensils. And more importantly, the performance-to-price ratio is extremely high, a bag of half a pound 227 grams, the price is only 70-90 yuan. According to the calculation of 200ml per cup of coffee and the ratio of powder to water at 1:15, 15 cups of fine coffee can be made in a bag, and each cup of coffee only costs about 5 or 6 yuan, which is very cost-effective for cafes to sell dozens of yuan a cup.

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