What is honey-treated coffee beans? What are the four levels of honey treatment?

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What is honey-treated coffee beans? Honey treatment, called Honey Process or Miel Process, is used in coffee gardens in Costa Rica (Costa Rica), Panama (Panama) and Guatemala (Guatemala), which is called Honey Coffee.

Honey treatment is a kind of treatment between sun treatment and water washing. It keeps the coffee clean after washing, and although the brightness of the coffee decreases, it increases the sweetness and caramel taste. According to the different degree of honey treatment, honey-treated coffee can be divided into yellow honey treatment, red honey treatment and black honey treatment. The appearance of honey-treated beans has an obvious sticky layer, but the honey treatment method is very dependent on the local climate, the weather must be dry and adequate sunshine, otherwise it is not suitable for honey treatment.

Because the mucous membrane on the surface of half-washed coffee beans feels sticky, and that stickiness feels like honey, the word "Honey" was born because it gives people a visual feel like honey.

Honey treatment (Honey processed) is divided into four levels, namely white honey (White Honey), yellow honey (Yellow Honey), red honey (Red Honey) and black honey (Black Honey). Color is just a distinction, and the main difference between inconsistent colors is taste. It is worth mentioning that due to the adjustment of different cleaning degrees and drying time of coffee beans, a new technology of honey treatment has been developed, which also makes the working method of coffee treatment enter a new milestone. As the name implies, semi-washing must have the steps of washing with water, but the mucous membrane on parchment is not washed thoroughly and cleanly. The so-called semi-washing is actually the traditional Brazilian method of dealing with raw beans.

Because the mucous membrane on the surface of half-washed coffee beans feels sticky, and that stickiness feels like honey, the word "Honey" was born because it gives people a visual feel like honey. Honey processing (Honey processed) is divided into four levels, namely white honey (White Honey), yellow honey (Yellow Honey), red honey (Red Honey) and black honey (Black Honey). Color is just a distinction, and the main difference between inconsistent colors is taste. It is worth mentioning that due to the adjustment of different cleaning degrees and drying time of coffee beans, a new technology of honey treatment has been developed, which also makes the working method of coffee treatment enter a new milestone. As the name implies, semi-washing must have the steps of washing with water, but the mucous membrane on parchment is not washed thoroughly and cleanly. The so-called semi-washing is actually the traditional Brazilian method of dealing with raw beans.