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Brief introduction of Qianjie-Ethiopia-Yega Xuefei Conga Coffee

Ethiopia is located in a country full of wonders. Arabica coffee trees originated from Ethiopia (Ethiopia). It was originally a wild plant here. The name "coffee" comes from the Ethiopian town of "Kaffa".

In fact, many coffee trees in Ethiopia are still wild plants. Yegashafi Coffee refers to the Yegashafi region of Ethiopia. Yega Xuefei is the name of a local town. It is about 1700 to 2200 meters above sea level. It has been a wetland since ancient times. The ancient saying "Yirga" means "settle down" and "Cheffe" means "wetland".

The Conga Cooperative (Konga Cooperative) is one of the 26 cooperatives under the The Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union (The Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union, YCFCU), located 5 km south of the town of Yirgacheffe. The Konga Cooperative was established in 1994 and joined the YCFCU Cooperative Union in 2002. Because of its proximity to the Konga River basin, Konga is used as the name of the cooperative. The Konga Cooperative is composed of more than 1500 family members of small coffee farmers, whose average farming area is less than 1.25ha and grow at an altitude of about 1800 to 2250 meters. Coffee varieties are mainly a mixture of Typica and local native species (Heirloom).

Grade: G1

Producing area: small coffee growers near Konga

Coffee variety: Heirloom

Planting altitude: 1850-2050m

Treatment method: sun treatment, scaffolding drying

Baking degree: medium and shallow baking

The cooking parameters are as follows: the ratio of powder to water is 1:15, the water temperature of grinding degree BG-6S is 91 °30g and steaming for 30s, the water injection in the second stage is cut off to 120g, and the third water injection is carried out when the water level is about to expose the powder bed, the water is cut off to 225g, and the filter cup is removed when the water level is about to be exposed, and the extraction time is 2 minutes.

Knowledge gift: what makes Kongjia special is that coffee beans are grown locally in red soil rich in high-speed iron, and the red soil is 1.5m thick. Deep soil is rich in nutrients, and it is very advantageous to grow coffee beans in soils rich in iron content, because iron is a micronutrient that helps plants produce chlorophyll and allows coffee plants to absorb more nutrients through photosynthesis. it's good for the growth of coffee beans. The fertile red land is one of the keys to the good coffee produced by the Kongjia cooperative.

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