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Jamaica Blue Mountain R.S.W Blue Mountain Peas

Country: Jamaica

Producing area: RSW Manor Group in Lanshan

Marked: RSW estate 100% Jamaica Blue Mountain

Variety: Jamaica Blue Mountain

Grade: Peaberry

Treatment: after washing treatment, the sun is insolated.

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With regard to the flavor performance of round beans and flat beans, the wording on the Internet seems to prefer round beans to be better. One of the bases is that one bean will taste better if it absorbs two beans. Today, we will share with you this question-- what is the difference between round beans and flat beans?

About round beans (peaberry)

Usually see flat beans, is the coffee fruit wrapped with two beans affixed to each other, peeled off the two beans can be separated, each is a coffee bean, because the opposite side is flat, so it is called flat beans or lentils. But some beans are growing for unknown reasons (some say insect pests or genetic mutations). Only one bean is mature, this one is oval, and the other bean is stunted, so it is called round bean. The yield of round beans is low, which is common in the branches of young coffee trees, accounting for 510% of the total yield.

Grading of round beans

Round beans are usually divided into a separate grade, which is what we call PB. The size of round beans is generally smaller than flat beans, for the classification of round beans, there is a set of sieve size standards, generally using 8-12 screen to grade round beans. As the output of round beans is less, more manpower will be spent on picking in the screening process, and the labor cost has increased, so the price of round beans will be relatively higher. Is it because of price factors and psychological factors that people will give a higher evaluation of round beans? Let's keep looking.

Baking of round beans

The editor thinks that at the beginning, there is a difference between round beans and flat beans. The tumbling condition of flat beans in the baking boiler is different from that of round beans. We can imagine that because one side of the flat bean is relatively flat, so the resistance when rolling will be relatively large, then the round bean is just the opposite, tumbling more smoothly.

Roll it, Mr. Yuandou.

Round beans in baking will be superior in terms of endothermic efficiency and baking uniformity, making baking easier! We used [Blue Mountain] round beans and flat beans for baking comparison, and found that round beans are smoother in heating up, and the development of round beans is more stable when baked to medium depth.

Baking curve of blue mountain flat bean

Baking curve of blue mountain round bean

Flavor round bean VS flat bean

After cup test and comparison, we found that Blue Mountain PB is slightly better in cleanliness, with soft acidity and chocolate, caramel flavor and cedar aroma. However, compared with the blue mountain of Pingdou, it is less mellow, and the complexity of the entrance flavor is also poor. As a result, we agree that flat beans taste better.

Summary

It seems that the saying that round beans are better than flat beans is not absolute, but it is relatively easy to bake, so there will be a difference in taste clarity, which is only caused by the difference in baking. "scarcity is precious". Round beans are more delicious with price support, but objectively speaking, at least our practical experience today is that there is not much difference in flavor between round beans and flat beans.