Advantages and disadvantages of sun-treated coffee _ characteristics of sun-cured coffee beans _ why sun-cured coffee beans are expensive

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Tanning is a traditional method for the initial processing of coffee beans, and at present, almost all coffee-growing countries such as Ethiopia and Yemen still use solarization to treat raw beans.

Sun treatment will first identify sunken beans in the sink, that is, ripe or half-ripe beans are spread in the drying farm for natural drying.

● dry treatment (secado), also known as natural all-day exposure (natural). After the coffee fruit is actually picked, it is dried directly in the sun. According to the weather conditions, it is generally necessary to dry the coffee beans for 2 weeks to reduce the water content of the coffee beans to 10%, 12%, and then use a machine to remove the dried peel and pulp. Raw bean processing plants (beneficio) usually retain the parchment shell (parchment; pergamino) on the outside of coffee beans when they are stored and are not removed until they are exported (Costa Rican law stipulates that raw coffee beans cannot be exported with parchment shells). This kind of treatment generally requires sufficient sunshine in the place of origin.

● sun treatment is very demanding on the climate, if you encounter a rainy day in the sun process, it will make the beans moist and moldy. When drying raw beans in the sun, the color is yellow, and the center will be brown after baking, rather than the white of washed beans. Sun beans have relatively better sweetness and mellow thickness, while less sour taste, but the quality is more unstable, there will be greater fluctuations. Due to the low cost of tanning, it is widely used not only in Ethiopia and Yemen, but also in Robbins grown in Africa and Indonesia.

Tanning has long existed in Ethiopia and Yemen. It doesn't waste much water and electricity, but it takes a lot of time and manpower to separate unripe beans from defective beans.

After the coffee is picked, immediately go into the drying ground to dry. This process takes up to a month and must be carefully observed and constantly turned to prevent excessive fermentation, spoilage and uneven drying.

Of course, it can also be dried in an African bed (a grid that isolates the ground). The advantage is to make the coffee dry more evenly and avoid spoilage.

After drying, the coffee cherry enters the process of desiccating peel, flesh, endocarp and so on.

The benefits of ● tanned coffee: if properly handled, it can bring unimaginable sweetness, balance and ripe fruit flavor.

● daily coffee processing disadvantages: because a large number of coffee cherries are concentrated on turning, the next screening, if not handled properly, it will destroy the whole batch of coffee cherries.

The general characteristics of ● sun-cured coffee beans: covered with fruits, spices and chocolates, but when not properly handled, coffee usually gives people a dirty, dull sour feeling; a lot of fruit flavor (berries, cherries, tropical fruits), spices, cocoa, etc.

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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