How to brew Kopi Luwak? What is the method of making Kopi Luwak and Kopi Luwak?

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Have you ever heard of Kopi Luwak? This strange coffee name means "civet coffee" in Indonesian, because it is rare and expensive, and has a reputation as dream coffee. But what kind of coffee is this?

Kopi Luwak means coffee in Indonesian, and Luwak is a civet similar to the white-nosed heart (or civet). Kopi Luwak translates directly to "civet coffee." Coffee, which sounds wonderful, is actually born under a very special process.

Wild Indonesian civets eat only mature coffee berries!

In coffee plantations in Indonesia, it is common for mature coffee fruits to be eaten by wild civets and suffer losses. Civets eat only the ripe, sweet coffee fruit, but they digest only the pulp. The indigestible seeds are excreted with the endocarp attached. Civet coffee can be made by removing seeds from civet droppings, washing them and removing the endocarp.

Cat poop coffee has a unique flavor that no other coffee shop has. It is believed that this is because the seeds ingested by the civet are affected by digestive enzymes or bacteria. It is characterized by a combination of layers, sweetness and a unique and intense aroma.

Civet coffee, also known as cat poop coffee, is produced from the feces of Indonesian coconut cats (a kind of civet), so it is called "civet coffee". This kind of animal mainly feeds on coffee beans. After fermentation in coconut cat stomach, protein is destroyed, short peptides and more free amino acids are produced, the bitter taste of coffee will be reduced, and the feces discharged will be the main raw material. Since coffee beans cannot be digested, they will be excreted. After washing and roasting, they become civet coffee.

Why does cat shit coffee taste so good? Because the civet naturally likes to eat only the most mature coffee beans, after fermentation in its stomach, the protein in the coffee beans is destroyed, producing short peptides and more free amino acids, the bitter taste in the coffee is reduced, and because the hard coffee beans cannot be digested, the beans are still pulled out, but the taste becomes "incredibly rich and lingers on the tongue for a long time."

It is said that cat feces coffee taste unique, in addition to alcohol, there is also a faint mint-like cool feeling, is a unique "exclusive taste", and real cat feces coffee is very rare, the world's annual production does not exceed 500 pounds (more than 200 kilograms), the price is as high as 800 US dollars/pound, the so-called cat feces coffee sold on a treasure is mostly fake.

Production is scarce because raw materials are difficult to obtain, because only captive civet cats can produce qualified poop. Wild civet cats eat coffee beans at noon and a dead mouse at night. Do you think the poop will be "mellow"?

So, in order to control production, civets must be kept in captivity and forced to eat coffee beans every day. Most of these civets who are imprisoned and forced to eat only coffee beans are irritable and depressed and face serious health problems.

In recent years, due to the resistance of animal protectors, cat poop coffee production has become scarcer and the price has become more expensive, becoming exclusive to the rich.

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