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Three major coffee bean treatment methods Coffee bean sun treatment is the most traditional and simple treatment.

Published: 2026-04-08 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/08, Professional coffee knowledge exchange more coffee bean information please pay attention to the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) front street-coffee treatment is the simplest and cheapest traditional method in coffee bean processing, the harvested fruit should be spread on the cement floor, brick floor or straw mat, put in the sun, and often rake evenly to prevent hair

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Introduction to Qianjie-Coffee treatment

Sun treatment is the simplest and cheapest traditional method in coffee bean processing. During processing, the harvested fruit should be spread on the cement floor, brick floor or straw mat, dried in the sun, and often raked evenly to prevent fermentation. If it rains or the temperature drops, the fruit must be covered to prevent damage.

After about treatment, the water content of each fruit will drop to about 12%. At this time, the fruit is dry. In Brazil, coffee beans at this stage are called "cocoa". At this time, its skin is dark brown and fragile. Coffee beans can also be heard clucking in the shell.

In fact, this process requires a lot of technology, if the coffee beans are overdried, they are easy to be damaged when they are shelled, while coffee beans that are not sufficiently dried are also vulnerable to damage.

This method is commonly used in Ethiopia and Brazil, while most Arabica coffee beans are used.

Honey Process

Honey treatment method

Honey treatment is to pick out unripe beans and other defective bean leaves after flotation, and then carry out red, yellow and black treatment according to different areas.

Usually, yellow honey removes the most peel, about 40% of the peel, 25% of the peel of red honey, and only the peel of black honey, which is fermented to a certain extent and then dried by dryer or direct light.

Washed process

Washing method

Water treatment requires more money and energy, but it helps to ensure the quality of coffee beans and reduce damage.

The main difference between drying and water treatment is that during water treatment, the pulp is immediately separated from the coffee beans instead of drying them.

Water treatment is used to treat freshly picked coffee beans. The flesh of the coffee is stripped off as soon as possible, and the shorter the interval, the better. Then the coffee beans are soaked in water for 12-36 hours, a process in which the skin is softened so that it can be washed off easily. Coffee beans are then sorted and dried in the sun.

Knowledge: honey treatment is divided into three kinds: yellow honey, red honey and black honey.

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