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What is the difference between yellow honey, red honey and black honey? What is orange honey treatment?

Published: 2024-11-03 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/03, Professional coffee knowledge exchange more coffee bean information please pay attention to the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) according to the thickness of pectin planing, the length of sun exposure (or drying thickness), and the frequency of turning when drying, honey treatment is divided into black honey, red honey, orange honey, yellow honey, white honey. According to the thickness of pectin, it can be divided into black honey, red honey and yellow honey:

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According to the thickness of pectin planing, the length of sunshine time (or drying thickness), and the frequency of turning when drying, honey treatment can be divided into black honey, red honey, orange honey, yellow honey and white honey.

According to the thickness of pectin, it can be divided into black honey, red honey and yellow honey:

Black honey: hardly removes pectin, so it takes the longest time to dry and lasts for more than 14 days. In order to avoid drying too fast, cover will be used to block too strong sunlight to make sugar conversion more fully.

Red honey: remove 25% pectin (the specific methods of each manor vary), the sun lasts for about 12 days, and shading sheds may also be used in the process.

Yellow honey: remove 40% pectin and receive maximum light drying for about 8 days

It is also divided into black honey, red honey and yellow honey according to the turning frequency when drying.

For example, La Lajas Manor in Costa Rica, 100% retains pectin, [yellow honey]: coffee is placed on the scaffolding and flipped once an hour; [red honey]: coffee is flipped several times a day, not as frequently as yellow honey; [black honey]: once a day.

For example, Honor Manor in El Salvador, yellow honey and white honey both retain 20-30% pectin. According to the different drying thickness and turning times, [yellow honey]: thick layer drying, less turning times, long drying time; [white honey]: thin layer drying, more turning times, short drying time.

[orange honey treatment] orange honey

This is derived from the traditional method of honey treatment.

Fully ripe fruit is picked, selected and removed, which is the same as washing, but the special feature is that a certain amount of pulp juice is left when the pulp is removed, and then dried in the sun bed, and the pulp is left on the "parchment". Leaving a certain amount of juice creates a brighter flavor for the coffee.

A brief summary:

Sweetness: black honey > red honey > yellow honey > white honey

Cleanliness: White honey > yellow honey > red honey > black honey

Sense of balance: red honey / yellow honey > black honey / white honey

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