Yellow honey, red honey, black honey processing difference in which kind of processing method is better to drink black honey processing flavor

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Yellow honey, red honey, black honey treatment, where is the difference?

When you want to buy honey-treated coffee, you usually have the choice of yellow honey, red honey and black honey. You may have heard of these honey treatments to retain the percentage of pectin layer, and what does this mean?

Coffee farmers will classify coffee, some will retain less pectin layer so that they can be exposed faster, while others will retain more pectin layer and require longer exposure time. Yellow honey (about 25% of the pectin layer) in order to finish faster during exposure, it must be carried out in the least shaded environment (clouds, shade trees) to get a yellow appearance. Red honey (which retains about 50% of the pectin layer) takes longer and needs some shelter to expose itself. Black honey (which retains about 100% of the pectin layer) is usually covered in order to extend the exposure time.

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.

The color of the honey-treated coffee bean shell depends on the amount of mucus attached to the parchment. White honey's mucus is closer to wet-treated coffee beans because it adheres to less. The mucus of yellow honey is almost half washed, so the color is lighter. Red honey retains more mucus than yellow honey, because it is only soaked in a clean sink for one night, and then the skin is removed, and there is no real cleaning procedure. Black honey preserves all the mucus and does not wash, just peeling off the outer skin of the coffee berries. Although it has not been cleaned with clean water, black honey is still classified as a semi-washed treatment method.

The black treatment process is similar to the dry treatment, there is no cleaning action, but the definition of dry treatment is that you must wear clothes (without peeling), although the black treatment process is not hydrophilic, but she just broke the rules, she took off, all exposed!

The drying process of yellow honey coffee must receive sufficient sunlight for about 8 days, until the fastest drying time is required for the finished yellowish coffee beans to reach the standard water content. Red honey takes longer to dry than yellow honey, and this process is usually developed in weather with thicker clouds. In this kind of drying method which is not fully exposed to the sun, it often takes about 12 days to complete the drying. As for black honey, it takes the longest time to dry the coffee beans to a dark red appearance, and it is also the highest failure rate and difficulty. Not only can it not be in full sunlight, it must also be covered with a tarp of black plastic. The drying process should also be very careful to avoid spoilage and odor caused by mold growth.

The level and flavor of black honey is the most complex, lively, wild, delicious and varied, not only in small quantity, but also expensive. Although this type of coffee takes the longest time to make, it is the most delicious and most anticipated! It often shows strawberry aromas of sweet red fruit, as well as pleasant acidity and creamy, smooth and balanced aromas.