How long does it take for coffee beans to grow? how long is the best time to taste coffee beans by hand?

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Qianjie-brief introduction of coffee cultivation and appreciation period

What is the period of raising beans? I believe many people will ask this question.

In fact, just baked ripe beans, we always say that there will be a "dry feeling", the so-called "dry feeling" is mainly sour taste is more sharp, not enough round, sweet feeling has not reached a better state, some slightly astringent feeling hovering in the mouth, affecting the taste. (there is a sense of "dryness", which is the smell of smoke left inside the coffee beans after being roasted at high temperature, so it takes a period of ripening and carbon dioxide removal.)

The so-called coffee cultivation is actually a process of deflation and exhaust. The freshly roasted coffee chemical changes drastically, and the roasted coffee beans will release a large amount of nitrogen dioxide. These gases will affect the contact between coffee powder and water when brewing. If you immediately brew it, it will affect the flavor of the coffee, so take a look at the baking date of the beans first ~ remember to raise beans! (it is generally recommended that the bean raising period is about 4-7 days.)

In fact, there is no specific schedule for raising beans, only according to experience or advice given by the baker. The time for very light roasting is recommended to be 14 days (because the fiber of coffee beans is not completely destroyed during baking (like meat undercooked), so oxidation is very slow.

The latest fresh period:

From the end of the soybean period, it takes about 2 weeks, which is the freshest period. At this time, the coffee beans will produce a lot of aroma, these aromas will form the charming flavor of coffee.

Relatively fresh period:

Calculated from the end of the latest fresh period of about 2 weeks, the coffee beans in the bag gradually went down from their peak. But at the beginning, the quality and flavor of coffee decreased slowly, and the freshness of coffee was still at a high level. We call it "relatively fresh period" for about one month. Every coffee lover and coffee shopkeeper should strive to use up the coffee beans before the end of the "fresh period".

Disposal period:

Calculated from the end of the relatively fresh period of about 4 weeks, the quality and flavor of ripe coffee beans has been much worse than before, it is difficult to act as the word "fresh", unable to meet the picky needs of professionals. But it's okay to mix milk and chocolate sauce to make fancy coffee.

From the latest fresh period to buy everywhere a total of 10 weeks, neither long nor short, consumers should make good use of it. After the disposal period of coffee cooked beans, even if the bag is not opened, but also a sharp decline in flavor, no sense of freshness, no taste value!

Knowledge point: the way to reduce exhaust is to increase the time of growing beans, so that the oxidation reaction of coffee beans becomes smooth, and the flavor will become more balanced.

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