Flavor and taste characteristics of Brazilian boutique coffee beans Grade Arabica Coffee Santos Black Coffee Flavor

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Brazil, the world's largest producer of Arabica coffee, accounts for 30 per cent of global coffee usage if it covers "commercial" and "boutique" coffee. In addition to the original conditions such as climate and geographical area, Brazil has created today's huge national income and benefits because of the "industrialization" of coffee.

Brazilian boutique coffee bean producing area

There are about 220000 coffee plantations in Brazil, with coffee plantations covering a total area of about 27000 square kilometers [4]. Boutique coffee is mainly grown in Minas Gerais, S ã o Paulo (where Santos coffee comes from) Parana and Morgiana, because the environment and climate of these states provide ideal growth conditions for coffee beans.

Brazilian coffee producing area flavor

Compared with other countries in Central and South America, the coffee producing area of Brazil is obviously lower in elevation, flat in landform, lack of microclimate and no shade in the planting of coffee trees. Qianjie Coffee cup tests a variety of coffee beans from different Brazilian regions, they all have a unique regional flavor-low acidity, nutty, chocolate sweet, sour and bitter balance, mellow, quite different from the obvious floral and orange aromas of African beans.

Grading method of Brazilian coffee beans

Because of the low altitude, Brazilian coffee beans are softer, so there are several ways to make coffee beans in Brazil.

1. Classification according to defect rate

The evaluation method of Brazilian coffee is "deduction method". According to the number of defective beans per 300g of main beans, there are seven levels from No.2 to No. 8, and if the deduction is less than 4, it can be classified as No.2. Not a single defective bean can certainly be called No.1, but this situation is rare, unable to maintain a certain supply, so Brazil set No.2 as the highest level, not No.1.

Types

Number of defective beans (per 300 grams)

NY.2

six

NY.2/3

nine

NY.3

thirteen

NY.3/4

twenty-one

NY.4

thirty

NY.4/5

forty-five

NY.5

sixty

NY.5/6

> 60

two。 Classify according to the size of legume

Number of mesh: this is a screen based on a scale of 64 inches. The size of the screen is usually 14 mi 20. In addition, it should be noted that the size corresponding to the number of items is the short side of the coffee bean, that is, the "width". The largest number of items of coffee beans in Brazil is 19 mesh, but the yield is not much, so the highest grade is 17 white 18 mesh.

Types

Quality

NY.2

17-18 mesh FC

NY.2/3

14-16 mesh FC

NY.3/4

DD Quality

NY.4/5

14-16 mesh GC

3. Measure quality by cup

Fine cup | fine | good cup | fair cup | poor cup | bad cup | FC (Fine Cup) and GC (Good Cup) are common. Many companies or platforms also add messages such as treatment methods (sun / water washing / honey treatment) and manors.

4. By taste and flavor

Strictly Soft → is very supple, Soft → is supple, Softish → is a little supple, Hardish → is not palatable, Rioy → has iodine choking taste.

Recommendation of Brazilian boutique coffee beans

Qianjie coffee is sent within five days after roasting, ensuring 100% fresh roasting of coffee beans. At present, there are two types of Brazilian boutique coffee beans on the street: a half-sun red bourbon from the Syrador region and a half-sun yellow bourbon from Mojiana. These two kinds of coffee beans have the characteristics of Brazilian flavor.

The difference between the two coffee beans is that Shirado coffee beans represent the nuts, caramel, low acid and mellow flavor characteristics of Brazil, and have a very high performance-to-price ratio! It is one of the representatives of coffee producing areas with rations in Qianjie coffee production area.

Queen's Manor of Brazil is bright and refreshing because of its better planting management, balanced acidity of yellow bourbon coffee beans, weak and clean bitterness. After brewing, it shows strong chocolate aroma and nutty flavor, bright and refreshing taste, smooth and delicate taste.

How do Brazilian coffee beans taste good?

Qianjie Coffee recommends trickling (hand brewing coffee) or immersion extraction (French pressure pot coffee) to highlight the flavor characteristics of Brazilian coffee. In order to give Brazilian coffee beans a mellow coffee taste, Qianjie coffee is roasted to medium-deep roasting. Therefore, whether it is trickling extraction or immersion extraction, Qianjie coffee is recommended to use low-temperature hot water and rough grinding.

Handbrewed coffee extraction parameters suggest: Kono filter cup (this filter cup is characterized by the use of filter paper and filter cup close to the characteristics of the process of immersion extraction, so that the coffee concentration is higher), 88C water temperature, 1:15 powder-water ratio, 15g powder weight, grindability: sugar size (20 standard sieve pass rate of 70%).

The extraction techniques are as follows: 30 grams of water is injected into the first stage for steaming for 30 seconds, and the second stage is injected into about 125 grams of water, then wait for the coffee liquid to drop, and when it falls to half, the last section of water is injected to 225 grams. Wait for all the coffee drops to lag behind before ending the extraction, the general total extraction time is about 2 minutes and 10 seconds.

After the extraction of the French kettle is completed and the filter rod is pressed, all the coffee should be poured out before tasting. Because the coffee powder in the pot is also being extracted all the time, it is easy to cause bitterness after a long time.

Qianjie-Brazilian Queen Manor Coffee Coffee flavor: Sugar cane juice's sweet, black tea, beautiful and smooth fruit sweetness, obvious nutty flavor, balanced and supple acidity, weak and clean bitterness, rich chocolate aroma and nutty flavor. the taste is bright and fresh, smooth and delicate.

Front Street-Brazilian Hilado Coffee Flavor: the entrance has obvious sweetness, with a hint of lemon aroma, with a strong nutty flavor, the latter part has an obvious dark chocolate flavor, the overall feeling is more round.