Why is there Italian coffee beans? it is better to mix coffee beans with several kinds of beans.

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Blended coffee is the combination of coffee from different producing areas and different flavors to form a new flavor, which is the pursuit of every barista who pursues coffee. Because there are thousands of aromatic substances in coffee, and different roasting degrees will have different coffee flavor, so blending coffee is not a simple way to mix coffee together, but through many times of blending and testing, the change of the proportion is finally determined.

In contrast to pure individual coffee beans, blending coffee beans is a complex thing. It is a mixed coffee bean that combines more than two different producing areas, or coffee beans with different varieties, roasting degree, altitude of origin, and so on. So why is there mixed coffee? The reason is that the quality of coffee in the past is general, and the defects of coffee will be magnified by high-pressure extraction, the flavor balance can be achieved through the blending of coffee, and the cost of blended coffee beans will be reduced.

Coffee beans made of different roasting degrees

A cup of fruity coffee may be amazing, but such coffee often lacks deep nutty and chocolate flavors, so roasters mix several different coffee beans. so you can have a complex experience of sweetness, bitterness and sweetness at the same time.

This kind of "creative" blending of coffee beans is the "coffee delicacy" presented to everyone after countless attempts by roasters.

Blending coffee beans, the taste of harmony is never a simple thing. The birth of each delicious coffee blend is full of the wisdom of the roaster.

Generally speaking, blended coffee is combined according to the principle of "heterogeneity can be mixed, homogeneity does not mix", that is, coffee beans with different flavors are mixed to achieve complementary results. However, each roaster has his own blending methodology.

The most common of these is to combine coffee beans from different regions to increase the complexity of the flavor, such as mixing Kenyan beans with very berry flavors with Indonesian beans with slightly woody aromas.

Matching of different producing areas

In addition, experienced roasters will mix coffee beans with different roasting degrees, such as combining deep-roasted and light-roasted coffee beans to adjust the flavor while neutralizing the mellow thickness of the coffee. create a wonderful coffee with a five-dimensional balance of sweet, sour, bitter and mellow.

Combination of different baking degrees

There are also some bakers who break the rules, will try to mix coffee beans with the same production area but different varieties, planting elevations, softness and hardness, or treatment methods, and then repeatedly adjust the grinding ratio. finally, it presents a harmonious and deep flavor, just like using apple juice, orange juice and lemon juice to make a cup of sweet and sour mixed juice with unique flavor.

As a kind of crops, the flavor of coffee is naturally affected by the climate. In order to ensure the stability of the taste of blended coffee, roasters need to make dynamic adjustments according to the output and quality of coffee beans. So blended coffee is actually a kind of "imaginary coffee" that can only be realized after the roaster has a deep understanding of coffee flavor.

Climate change will have a great impact on coffee fruits.

Through blending, roasters transform the coffee flavor in their minds into reality, and combine coffee with different characteristics to create a richer coffee experience.

Coffee blending is not only an art, but also a difficult compulsory course. Coffee blending does not stipulate that it will be better to use several kinds of coffee beans, depending on the direction of the flavor pursued and the cost control. Blended coffee can produce a lot of flavor, which is changed between cafes in order to have their own. Usually 2-3 kinds of coffee are used for blending, and 5-6 kinds of coffee are often used, depending on the individual's requirements.

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