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It is not necessary to know that Arabica beans are the most used in coffee, because the flavor and taste are the best of the three varieties, so they are the most popular varieties! And Arabica has many coffee derivatives, such as the iron pickup. Inherited the excellent genes of Arabica, so it is also a common bean of fine coffee.

| 01 | production area description |

Pokuit producing area

Poquet Boquete is a town of Chiriqui in Chiriki province, located near the border between Panama and Costa Rica, near the famous Baru Baru volcano, the scenery is beautiful, the soil is fertile and the climate and soil are suitable for producing quality coffee.

The microclimate in the Poquet Heights of Panama is a unique and important resource for boutique coffee in the Pokuit region; it is Panama's east-west environment that allows cold air to converge above 6500 feet through the Central Mountains, resulting in a variety of microclimates in the Pokuit region, making its temperature and rainfall very suitable for plant growth, so the coffee trees planted here are growing very well.

02 | Manor introduction

Alida Manor

Elida Manor in Panama is located in Pokuit, a famous boutique coffee producing area in Panama. Elida Manor has a total area of 65 hectares, more than half of which is within the scope of Baru Volcano National Park, only 30 hectares of the estate is used for planting coffee trees, and the rest are virgin forests. Coffee is grown from 1670 to 1850 meters above sea level and is one of two coffee estates at high elevations in Panama (the other is located at Carmen in the Vulcan Valley. )

At such a high altitude, the low temperature delayed the ripening of the coffee berries, about a month later than the normal ripening period, while the fertile volcanic soil provided sufficient nutrients for the coffee, coupled with the good microclimate brought by the Baru volcano, Elida Manor was able to achieve good results in cup test competitions.

There are three main varieties planted in Elida Manor, namely, Catuai (Kaduai), Typica (Iron pickup) and Geisha (Rose Summer). The processing plant of the manor is halfway up the hillside. After the coffee is picked, it can be transported to the factory for processing as soon as possible to ensure that the quality of the coffee fruit is not affected. Of course, Elida's environment is also suitable for growing other high-quality temperate crops, especially tree tomatoes and some uncommon high-altitude fruits, which are interestingly often found in Elida coffee.

In addition to the unique ultra-high altitude and microclimate, Mr. Wilford, the owner of the manor, has also made considerable efforts in harvesting and processing. In order to meet the highest standard, the coffee at Elida Manor is only allowed to pick the most ripe coffee fruit (Ripe on Pinton) by hand. The maturity of the fruit is high, and the sugar content of pectin is naturally high, which is also the basis for producing high-quality Elida flavor.

Mr. Wilford, the owner of the estate, in addition to the extremely strict treatment of coffee cultivation, the "purification" of raw beans is also more stringent than those of the same industry. In Panama Elida, after raw beans are processed, they need to go through more than 5 months of low temperature Resting to remove green, so that the flavor of coffee can be more balanced and full development. (low temperature Resting is a concept of raw bean purification promoted by coffee master George Howell in 2006. We found that raw beans in subtropics need to be kept at low temperature, but different treatments and elevations will change the time of low temperature Resting. Panama Elida is the best for 5 months of low temperature Resting.)

Analysis of raw coffee beans in Panama

Typica is one of the oldest varieties of Arabica coffee discovered today, and the other is called bourbon. The Arabica species originated in Ethiopia, where it still grows naturally today in the highlands of the pristine rainforest.

The Ironpika bean is slender, the tree is tall, the fruit is oval, and the branches are slightly inclined. The four iron pickups are slender and open, with a tilt angle of 50 Murray 70 degrees. The coffee yield of each tree is very low, but the cup test score is very high.

Roasting analysis of Panamanian coffee

Roaster Yangjia 600g semi-direct fire

Enter the pot at 170 degrees Celsius, adjust the firepower to 140 degrees after opening the throttle for 30 seconds, and adjust the firepower to 140 degrees at the return point of 39 degrees Celsius. At this time, the bean watch turns yellow, the smell of grass disappears completely, dehydration is completed, the firepower is adjusted to 110 degrees, and the throttle is adjusted to 4 degrees.

At 8'45, ugly wrinkles and black markings appear on the bean surface, and the smell of toast obviously changes to the smell of coffee, which can be defined as a prelude to an explosion. at this time, listen carefully to the sound of the explosion point, to 9: 07 "start the explosion, adjust the firepower to 90 degrees, adjust the throttle to 4 (the firepower should be very careful, not so small as to be free of cracking sound), 1: 45" after the explosion, 190 degrees into the pot.

Cup test:

Dry incense: caramel, roasted almonds, flower fragrance

Wet fragrance: jackfruit, fermented wine

Palate: smooth in the mouth, with obvious flavors of raisins, peaches, oranges, cantaloupe, sucrose and caramel, green tea, high cleanliness.

Iron pickup: this iron pickup from Panamanian Coffee Manor-Alida Manor uses sun treatment and uses medium roasting to maximize the original high-quality acidity, round and solid taste.

Panama Elida Estate

Erida Manor in Panama

Producing area: Pokuit producing area of Panama

Manor: Alida Manor

Altitude: 1850 m

Variety: iron pickup

Treatment: insolation

How to make Panamanian coffee [Alida Manor Solar Iron truck]?

Structural characteristics of V60 filter cup

The V60 filter cup is in a 60 °cone shape, and the tapered angle allows the coffee powder to be distributed centrally, and when water is injected, the water can automatically converge to the center of the filter cup to ensure that the contact time between the water and the coffee powder is sufficient, so that the appropriate coffee liquid can be extracted.

In addition, the ribs on the inside of the body of the V60 filter cup extend clockwise from the bottom to the top, so that there is enough space between the filter paper and the filter cup, so that the flow of water is good. Coupled with the large holes in the bottom, the flow velocity is relatively faster than that of many filter cups. Because the ribs of the V60 filter cup are spiraled clockwise, the counterclockwise gesture during water injection will slow down the flow of water to a certain extent.

Structural characteristics of Kalita three-hole filter cup

The fan-shaped structure of the Kalita three-hole filter cup makes the filter cup wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, which is conducive to the concentration of water, while the top is in the shape of a wide circle, which makes the coffee particles evenly distributed and reduces the stacking condition. The ribs on the wall of the Kalita three-hole filter cup are uniformly distributed in a straight line, and the distance between the ribs is the same. There is enough space between the filter paper and the filter cup, which helps to exhaust and increase the flow speed. There are three small holes in the bottom of the Kalita three-hole filter cup, and the pore diameter is small, which can be used to extract coffee by soaking.

Generally speaking, the flow rate of Kalita three-hole filter cup is slower than that of V60 filter cup, but the structure of Kalita three-hole filter cup makes the distribution of coffee powder more uniform than that of V60 filter cup.

Front Street Coffee hand reference: weigh 15g [Alida Manor Sun Iron truck] coffee powder, pour into the grinder to grind moderately, the ground particles are slightly thicker than salt, we use BG bean grinder to scale 6L (standard sieve pass rate 60%), water temperature 90 degrees, V60 filter cup extraction.

The hot water in the hand flushing pot draws a circle clockwise with the center of the filter cup. Start the time when brewing, brew the coffee to 30g in 15 seconds, then stop the water injection, and when the time is up to 1 minute, the second water injection. The second water injection is the same as before, draw a circle clockwise with the center of the filter cup, and the water flow should not rush to the place where the coffee powder is connected with the filter paper, so as not to produce channel effect.

Coffee powder to the outermost circle to set aside a circle, and then another circle to the middle, 2 minutes 20 seconds, to the coffee to 220g, brewing coffee is finished.

Panamanian Manor Alida coffee beans can be obviously tasted in the fast flow V60 filter cup, which is bright and clear as a whole, while the Kalita three-hole filter cup with soaking function adds a mellow and rich taste on the basis of the juice feeling. If you like refreshing taste, you can use V60 filter cup, if you like more mellow, you can use Kalita three-hole filter cup.

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