Which is better to wash or to insolate?

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Front street washing, sun exposure, plus sherry flavor Introduction

There are two different methods of processing raw beans:

After harvesting, coffee beans must be immediately processed, otherwise they will start to ferment and cause coffee beans to produce odors. There are two methods of treatment,"sun method" and "washing method", which will cause different flavors.

The beans of solarization method have complete natural mellow flavor, gentle aroma and more colloid; washing method has good mellow flavor, high aroma and lively acidity.

Natural/Dried-in-the-Fruit:

The fruit begins the sun drying process without treatment after picking. This is the oldest treatment in existence. The drying process usually lasts about 4 weeks. The method of processing must be very careful to ensure that the coffee does not lose any flavor. Natural solarization requires an extremely dry local climate. In some areas, people use dryers to assist in the drying process (the hot air of the dryer can speed up the drying process and help people control the drying degree).

Complete washing:

Use washing and fermentation methods to remove the peel pulp and mucous membrane, using washing method farms must build washing tanks, and can introduce a continuous flow of fresh water. When processing, it is to put the beans into the pool, move back and forth, and use the friction of beans and the power of running water to wash the coffee beans to smooth and clean. After washing, coffee beans are still wrapped in the endocarp at a moisture content of 50%, and must be dried to reduce the moisture content to 12%, otherwise they will continue to mellow and rot. The best treatment is to use sunlight drying, although it takes 1 to 3 weeks, but the flavor is very good and quite popular.

Difference in taste:

Sunlight plus snow: Sunlight is a little complicated, light fermentation wine fragrance, burnt bitterness will be heavier, taste will be a lot richer, honey sweet, cocoa rhyme with a little spice, body thick and lasting aftertaste.

Washing Ye Jia Xue Fei: The acidity of washing treatment will be brighter, just like citric acid, taste more fragrant, citrus fragrance is more obvious, and there is some black tea feeling in the later stage.

Same: both have fruit acid flavor, similar to lemon citrus fruit

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