A brief introduction to the different treatment methods of coffee beans between washing and solarization

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A brief introduction to Qianjie-Ye Jia Xuefei Coffee and the three treatments

The harvested coffee beans must enter the treatment program immediately, otherwise they will begin to ferment and make the coffee beans smell bad. There are two methods of treatment: "solarization" and "washing", which will cause different flavors. Sun-dried beans have a complete natural mellow flavor, gentle aroma and more gum; washing rules have a good mellow taste, high aroma and lively sour taste.

Natural solarization (Natural/Dried-in-the-Fruit):

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

Complete washing method (Washed):

The peel, pulp and mucous membrane are removed by washing and fermentation. farms that use the washing method must build washing ponds and be able to introduce an endless supply of live water. During the treatment, the finished beans are put into the pool and passed back and forth, using the friction of beans and the power of running water to wash the coffee beans until smooth and clean.

After washing, the coffee beans are still wrapped in the pericarp with a moisture content of 50%. They must be dried so that the moisture content is reduced to 12%, otherwise they will continue to be mellow, moldy and rotten. The better treatment is to use sunlight to dry, although it will take 1 ~ 3 weeks, but the flavor is very good and very popular.

The difference in taste:

Sun Yega Chuefei: the sun is a little complex, light fermented wine, bitter taste will be more intense, taste will be much more rich, honey sweet, cocoa with a hint of spice, body thick and long-lasting.

Water washing Yega Xuefei: the acidity of the water washing treatment will be brighter, like citric acid, the taste will be more refreshing, the citrus aroma is more obvious, and there will be some black tea in the latter part.

The common methods in coffee treatment are: sun exposure, water washing and honey treatment.

Knowledge expansion: coffee cherries will produce fermentation in the process of drying. Fermentation is the time when coffee beans produce chemical changes to produce more flavor, from the past to the present.

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