Which Kenyan coffee bean brand is good for individual coffee and how many kinds of coffee are there?

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Qianjie-knowledge sharing of Kenya Coffee and individual Coffee varieties

Kenya, as one of the top five coffee producers in the world, the coffee beans there are loved by the industry because of their unique geographical environment and unique fruit flavor. The most professional baristas will tell you that Kenyan coffee is the best coffee. The taste of Kenyan coffee is as intriguing as its natural scenery, with an irresistible aroma. The high altitude and low temperature in the mountains of Kenya prolong the ripening period of coffee beans and help to accumulate the complex aroma of the fruit. Its unrestrained acidity and heavy aromatic fruit flavors, such as blackcurrant and grapefruit, constitute the rough ripening characteristics of Kenyan coffee.

Small gifts of knowledge: in the 19th century, the Qing Dynasty was defeated in the first Anglo-French war. In 1858, the Qing government signed the Tianjin Treaty with Russia, the United States, Britain and France respectively. Anping Port in the south of Taiwan and freshwater port in the north were designated as the place to open the port. Deji, a British businessman, came to Taiwan to do business because of the opening of Hong Kong. Deji is part of the British East India Company (English East India Company), which played an important role as a coffee trader in the history of British coffee development in the 17th century.

Kenya is divided into AA,AB,C,E,PB,TT,T,ML,MH according to the size and shape of coffee beans. These grades mainly distinguish the shape and size of beans, but not absolutely represent the quality of beans. Many people believe that beans with larger grains contain more oils that produce the aroma of coffee, and because of this, beans with larger grains are more expensive in the market.

AA grade: the particle size (Screen Size) is between 17 and 18 mesh (7.20mm screen), the output is not much, this is the most popular grade in China's middle and high-end market.

AB grade: particle size (Screen Size) is between 15 and 16 mesh (6.8mm-6.2mm sieve), accounting for the majority of production, but also the most common raw bean grade

Kenya's coffee producing areas are most famous for their seven major producing areas, Thika, Kirinyaga, and the western side of Mount Kenya (Mt. Kenya West, Nyeri, Kiambu, Ruiri and Muranga. A washed Kenyan asali of Qianjie Coffee comes from Qianbu, with bright acidity, berry aroma and virgin fruit flavor.

There are more than 6000 species of coffee trees, most of which are tropical trees and shrubs. There are four main coffee trees in the world, of which only two are of real commercial value and are planted in large quantities, and the quality of the coffee beans produced by other coffee trees is also higher than that of other coffee trees.

The first is Arabica beans, the world-famous Blue Mountain Coffee, Mocha Coffee and so on, almost all of them are Arabica. The other is Robasta species, which originated in the Congo of Africa. Different varieties of coffee beans have different flavors, but even the same varieties of coffee trees have their own unique flavor due to the influence of different soil and climate.

Knowledge gift: Kenyan varieties were developed in 1930 at the local Scott Laboratory (Scott laboratories) in Kenya in order to improve the coffee industry, starting with local Kenyan varieties, hoping to cultivate varieties with high yield, resistance to diseases and insect pests, greater adaptability to weather changes, and adaptability to local soil characteristics, matched with traditional native Kenyan native bourbon, mocha, Tibica, etc. Cultivate a new SL28, SL34 these two future stars, the flavor has beyond the traditional bourbon fruit acid, citrus, black plum and other strong fruit flavor.

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