What is the difference between washed and sun-cured coffee beans? a brief introduction to the difference in flavor between washed coffee and sun-cured coffee

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A brief introduction to the difference between washing and tanning coffee in Qianjie Street

Yega Xuefei water washing method: use the method of washing and fermentation to remove the skin, pulp and mucous membrane, and wash the coffee beans until they are smooth and clean. after washing, the coffee beans are still wrapped in the pericarp with a moisture content of 50%, and the moisture content must be reduced to 12%, otherwise they will continue to be mellow, moldy and rotten, and the better treatment is to use sunlight to dry, although it will take 1 ~ 3 weeks, but It has a very good flavor and is very popular.

The washing method has a good mellow taste, a high aroma and a lively sour taste. Washed coffee beans are graded into Gr-1 and Gr-2, and the smaller the Arabic numeral is, the higher the grade is. The style of G1 Yega Chefe is distinct, and the flavor of citrus and flowers in the coffee liquid is an irresistible delicacy.

Yega Xuefei sun treatment: the fruit begins the sun-drying process without treatment after picking, which is the oldest existing treatment method. The drying process usually lasts about 4 weeks, and the treatment method must be very rigorous. To ensure that the coffee does not lose any flavor, the sun-dried beans have a complete natural mellow flavor, gentle aroma and more gum.

The sun grades are Gr-1, Gr-3, Gr-4 and Gr-5, and the same highest grade of G1sun Yega Chevy is fruity. Opening the freshly roasted G1 Sun Yega Chevy coffee bag can subvert people's original understanding of coffee. Only those who have tasted the highest grade Sun Yega Sheffield will believe that coffee is a kind of fruit.

Coffee beans look different.

Generally, the washed raw beans are turquoise, and after baking, there are more silver skins of Yejia Xuefei, and there are wrinkles in the appearance, while the raw beans in the sun are yellowish green, the silver skins of Yega Xuefei in the sun are less, and the appearance is smooth.

Coffee beans taste different.

Sun Yega Chuefei has a hint of fermented wine, the bitter taste will be heavier, the taste will be more intense, honey sweet, cocoa rhyme with a hint of spices, body thick and lasting, rich texture and unique soft floral aroma brushed your taste buds, leaving an endless aftertaste, washed Yega Chuefei acidity will be brighter, like citric acid, taste more delicate, citrus flavor is more obvious, the latter part of some black tea. Both will have a sour taste, like lemon and citrus fruits.

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