Coffee hand-brewing parameters of El Ranch Blue Bridge Manor in San Agustin San Austin, Colombia

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About Coffee cultivation in Colombia

Planting area and harvest season

Coffee cultivation in Colombia is distributed along the Andes Mountains, from south to north, roughly divided into northern producing areas (green), central producing areas (orange, purple) and southern producing areas (yellow), in which orange-purple areas have primary and secondary production seasons. green and yellow regions have one season.

Harvest season [by region]

Due to the differences in geographical and climatic characteristics from north to south, the north-south production season is just opposite, while the central part has its own primary and secondary production seasons according to whether it is south or north. It can be said that beans are produced all the year round. We mainly distinguish regions according to winter production season and summer production season.

The winter season is from September to December, including the following areas

Magdalena Magdalena common items

Santander Santander

Antioquia Andi O'Quia common items

North of Santander North of Santander

Boyaca Boyaca

Meta Matta

The central region near the north will have two primary and secondary seasons, the main season is from September to December in winter, and the secondary season is between April and May in summer.

Caldas Caldas

Risaralada Salala da

Parts of Cundinamarca Quintina Maka have begun to emerge in the market.

Some areas of Quinido Jindio began to emerge in the market.

Common items of sub-ashes in some areas of Tolima Tolima

The central region near the south will have two primary and secondary seasons, the main season is from March to June in summer, and the secondary season is from October to November in winter.

Parts of Valle Waye began to emerge in the market.

Parts of Quindio Kingdeo

Cundinamarca Quintina Maka part of the area

Part of Tolima Tolima

The summer production season is from March to June, including the following areas

Part of Valle Waye

The bone ash grade of Cauca test is common.

Cundinamarca Quintina Maka part of the area

Huila Huila ashes grade is common.

Narino Na Linglong secondary bone ash grade is common

Note: the production season here refers to the stage of post-processing when the coffee fruit is ripe and harvested in the producing area. Usually 2-3 months after this stage, the beans of the real new production season will arrive at our consumption end.

With regard to the brewing of Colombian coffee, Xiaobai parameters are as follows:

Water temperature 90-94 ℃, no thermometer, never mind, lazy method, leave the water to boil for 2 minutes

Grinding fineness, how to define medium fineness, your bean grinder middle gear to the fine direction (usually on the left, small number direction) control 1-2 grid

Cooking time, 2 minutes-2 minutes and a half

Technique, fast or slow, depending on your temper, try to inject water closer to the powder layer to reduce temperature loss.

Note: when this temperature rushes out, you should sip it slowly at the beginning, but it's still a little hot just out of the cup.

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