Kenyan coffee grade Kenyan aa coffee characteristics what is the flavor of Kenyan coffee beans

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Kenya is a model country for producing fine coffee beans. Kenya's high-altitude Arabica water-washed beans are one of the top coffee beans in the world. Most coffee beans are graded by the Kenya Coffee Bureau and sold at auction. Kenya Coffee Agency's research, development and quality management of coffee is strict. And through the excellent auction system to raise the price of coffee beans to help poor coffee farmers, and through agricultural education to continuously update and improve the planting technology of coffee farmers to further produce better coffee.

These coffee bean bags marked with [AA] represent top quality. The quality of Kenyan coffee beans is proportional to the price and is very stable. Kenya coffee with BlackBerry fruit flavor produces very little. These coffee beans are derived from fine coffee farms established by foreign companies in Kenya or fine coffee farms acquired by Kenyan companies, which are the targets of many coffee bean companies.

Kenyan coffee is mainly treated by washing. Coffee trees are mostly planted in mountainous areas with an altitude of 1400 meters to 2000 meters above sea level. There are Ruiri, Thika, Kirinyaga and Mt in the producing areas. Kenya West, Nyeri, Kiambu and Muranga. Among them, the foothills of Mt.Kenya and Aberdare are the main producing areas.

10 cup test grades in Kenya:

Fine,Good, Fairto Good, Fairto Average Quality (FAQ), Fair,Poor to Fair, Finally Poor

Among them, FAQ is the most common.

Kenyan coffee is graded by particle size and flavor

The particle sizes of AA, AB and PB,AA are 17 and 18 mesh, and AB are 15 and 16 mesh. PB is PEABERRIES.

The flavor grade of TOP, PLUS, FAQ,FAQ-- "Fair to Average Quality" will have some slight defective beans, but it will not affect the flavor.

The main varieties in Kenya are SL28 and SL34. It was cultivated and named by the "Scott Laboratories" laboratory in 1930. According to botanists in SL laboratory, SL28 and SL34 are genetic variants. Among them, SL28 has a mixed pedigree of French missionaries, mocha and Yemeni Tibica. The goal of cultivating SL28 was to mass produce coffee beans with high quality and resistance to diseases and insect pests. Although SL28 did not produce as much as expected, copper and broad bean-shaped beans have great sweetness, balance and complex flavor, as well as significant citrus and black plum characteristics. SL34 is similar to SL28 in flavor, with a heavier, fuller and cleaner finish than SL28, except for the complex acidity and great sweetness of the finish. SL34 has French missionaries, bourbon, and more Tibica ancestry. Dou looks similar to SL28, but is more adaptable to sudden heavy rain. It is these two important varieties that lead us to know the unique Kenyan coffee beans.

Qianjie Coffee recommends Kenyan coffee brewing parameters:

V60According 91 ℃ / 1 15 / time 2 minutes 15 seconds

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