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Sun-dried coffee beans, simply put, are coffee cherries dried in the sun with pulp and peel, so English is called Nature, but this nature treatment method seems easy but not simple, and his refinement has also undergone some effort.

● Commercial sun-dried coffee beans are treated by laying a plastic cloth on the ground and placing the coffee beans directly on it for sun-drying; however, this problem will lie in the heat transfer and the unstable heat convection of coffee cherries. If you don't stir them frequently, there may be problems of excessive heating or uneven fermentation. (It can be imagined that the beans spread on the top are very comfortable, and the beans that are stuffy below may have a strange smell). In addition, there are many bad strains and pollution on the ground, which will also destroy the flavor of coffee beans. Flavor, early good beans will not use the sun method to process, because everyone has a bad impression, the price is not high

However, in recent years, the sun method has improved a lot. Most of the current solarization methods use African elevated sheds, which can effectively block moisture and soil on the ground and increase air convection. The temperature will also be strictly controlled during the sun exposure process, so as not to cause excessive fermentation due to high temperature.

The whole process of solarization usually takes more than 20 days, so that the strains and coffee cherry pulp gradually ferment, so the flavor is sweet, but also with rich tropical fruit flavor.

Solarization is the oldest treatment method, according to literature, the earliest Arabs in the 11th century AD 1000 years ago, began to use solarization method to treat coffee fruit. Because of its refreshing effect, coffee was also called "Arab wine" when it was introduced into the West from the Arab world.

● Process

1. Remove floating beans

Pour the coffee beans into a large tank, the incomplete inferior beans will float to the water surface, and the ripe and full fruits will sink to the bottom. At this time, the floating beans on the water surface will be removed, that is, the step of removing floating beans will be completed.

2. sun

Spread the coffee fruit evenly in the sun exposure field and turn it several times a day. This process usually lasts about 2- 3 weeks, depending on the local climate, when the moisture content inside the coffee beans drops to 10- 14%, the sun step is completed.

3. Remove the shell

After solarization, the outer layer of coffee seeds is dried, and then the shell is removed by using a huller to complete the treatment step of solarization method.

Advantages:

Solarization does not require water except for the removal of floating beans, and a bucket of water can be reused at a low cost, so it is widely used in areas where water resources are not abundant and less abundant.

Disadvantages:

1. Sunlight method Because coffee beans must be placed outdoors, there are often many impurities such as litter mixed in them.

2. Because it uses the energy of the sun, the drying degree of coffee beans is not easy to control, resulting in coffee fruits will occur "over-sun" situation, the internal coffee beans are therefore damaged.

3. In the process of sun exposure, because the pulp is not removed, it often appears moldy and rotten.

Flavor:

Because the sun method is to let the coffee fruit naturally dry, coffee beans can be naturally ripened inside the fruit, will not be disturbed by the external environment, so the coffee beans treated by the sun method will amplify their own flavor, alcohol, strong flavor, and will emit sweet.

● Sun-dried coffee beans brand recommendation

Front Street Coffee Freshly roasted single-item sun-baked coffee beans-such as sun-baked yega-fi and sun-baked sidamo coffee are fully guaranteed in terms of brand and quality, suitable for brewing in various appliances. More importantly, the cost performance is extremely high, a bag of half pounds 227 grams, the price is only about 70-90 yuan. According to each cup of coffee 200 ml, powder water ratio 1:15 to calculate, a pack can make 15 cups of fine coffee, each cup of coffee only costs about 5, 6 yuan, for coffee shops sell dozens of pieces of a cup price can be said to be extremely cost-effective.

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