How is the flavor of Honduran coffee? varieties of Cadulaca Douai coffee grown in Honduras

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When it comes to Honduran coffee, everyone's first reaction is either litchi orchid or Shirley coffee beans. In front of this article, I would like to talk about the coffee beans of two other famous coffee estates in Honduras, the Sweet Orange Manor and the Twin Flower Manor, and see how the coffee beans of these two estates behave.

Coffee producing area

Qianjie Coffee Sweet Orange Manor Coffee beans come from the Maraka area. Maraka is one of the most famous producing areas in Honduras. Honduras has natural suitable soil and water, and there are a number of high-quality coffee trees growing in the sweet orange manor in Honduras. The manor is also named after the shade tree, so the shade tree of the sweet orange manor is a tall wild orange tree, the aroma of wild orange is very strong, there is a rare rich sweetness in growing coffee here, and orange fruit trees also inject rich flower and fruit aromas into the coffee. The varieties now grown on the estate are Kaddura, Bourbon and Rosa. In addition to fruit trees and coffee trees, the manor also has windbreak walls to protect coffee and fertilizer mainly composed of fresh coffee fruit shells. Carmen Fabiola Fiallos Melendez, the female owner, finally realized her dream of becoming a boutique coffee farmer when she won 14th place in the 2016 Sweet Orange Cup contest.

The coffee beans of Qianjie Coffee Twin Flower Manor come from Koban producing area. Koban production area is located between Ocotepeque and Lempira regions, showing a strong chocolate flavor, characterized by the sweetness of honey and caramel, the fruit flavor is relatively light, planted at 1000-1500 meters above sea level, and the production season is from November to March. The Twin Flower Manor is owned by Nerisuba Orliana Aguilar, who inherited the estate from her father and family. In order to ensure the quality of the coffee, they send the coffee to the ARUCO ENTERPRISE Association for cup testing and quality control every year. The name of the manor is Twin Flower (Las Gemelas), which was created by Neri to commemorate the birth of twin daughters.

For a long time, the Neri family has been growing Huang Kaduai. Neri adjusted the planting pattern in 15 years. She transplanted the original Huang Kaduai and planted a batch of red Kaduai here. The coffee beans of the Twin Flower Manor on Qianjie are the first red Kaduai coffee beans harvested in 19 years. In dealing with this batch of red kaduai coffee beans, the owner broke with the traditional washing method used by the family and creatively tried to use the sun treatment to participate in the competition. The two experimental batches were fermented for 72 hours before drying and then dried for 90 hours before drying, and they were taken to participate in the 2019 COE contest and won the 28th place. Qianjie Coffee participated in this auction and bought this coffee bean.

Coffee bean variety

Qianjie Coffee has noticed that the two coffee beans are Kaduai varieties. Kaduai is a kind of bean that we often encounter, and many high-quality American beans are actually Kaduai. In 1949, the Agricultural Research Institute (Instituto Agronomico;IAC) of Campinas in Sao Paulo, Brazil, crossbred the "New World" bean seed with Huang Kadura to develop Kaduai, which was officially released in 1972 after several generations of selection. Kaduai is very popular with farmers, with high yield, similar to Kaddura, short plants, suitable for intensive planting, and good resistance to natural disasters, especially wind and rain. It inherits the advantages of Kaddura's low tree stature and changes Mondonwood's shortcomings; another advantage is that the results are solid and are not easy to fall off when the strong wind blows, which makes up for the weakness of Arabica fruit. After its official release in the 1970s, it was extended to Central American countries, widely cultivated in Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, and Brazil of origin. Simply considering the flavor, under the appropriate local conditions and treatment, Kaduai can have a quite wonderful flavor.

Kaduai was introduced into Honduras in 1979 and officially launched in 1989. It is popular with farmers and accounts for more than half of all production in Honduras today. Because Kaduai's plants are short and can be planted densely, the flavor at an altitude of more than 1300 meters is also very good, the only disadvantage is that it is very vulnerable to diseases and insect pests. IHCAFE in Honduras is trying to develop a hybrid of Kaduai and Katim to improve disease resistance. The red kaduai used in the Twin Flower Manor is a fully ripe Kaduai coffee fruit. Because the mature coffee fruit is selected, the sugar content in the fruit is very rich. Through the cup test of coffee beans in two manors in Qianjie, it is found that the coffee beans in Twin Flower Manor are sweeter than those in Sweet Orange Manor.

Coffee bean treatment

The sweet orange manor in Qianjie adopts the method of washing. The selected coffee cherries are put into the peeling machine to initially remove their skin and flesh. The raw coffee beans with residual pectin are put into water and fermented for about 24 hours. After fermentation, the raw coffee beans with parchment are washed in a flow tank to remove their pulp and pectin. After washing, dry the coffee beans or dry the coffee beans with the help of a dryer to reduce the moisture content to about 12%. Finally, remove the parchment of raw coffee beans. Washing treatment can make this coffee bean more acidic, and the coffee as a whole will be cleaner. The color of raw beans is blue-green with fresh sour aroma.

On the other hand, the Twin Flower Manor adopts the sun treatment method, which is the oldest and most primitive treatment of coffee beans, in which the harvested coffee cherries are placed on the terrace, and some are even directly exposed on the side of the road. receive direct sunlight exposure (about 27 days-30 days), the moisture from 60% to only about 12% to complete, after the sun treatment of beans with the lowest acidity, obvious sweetness The thickness of alcohol is high but the cleanliness is slightly lower. The color of raw beans is light yellow with slightly fermented aroma.

Qianjie Coffee Baking record

Qianjie Baker baked Sweet Orange Manor using Yang family semi-straight fire, the amount of beans into 600g. The furnace temperature is preheated to 200 degrees into the pot, the throttle is opened at 3jing30s, the firepower is adjusted to 160, the temperature recovery point is 1: 31 ", keep the firepower, 5: 15" turns yellow, the smell of grass disappears, enters the dehydration stage, the firepower is reduced to 130, the throttle is opened to 4, and the firepower is reduced to 110 again at 170 degrees. When the dehydration is completed at 8pm, the bean surface shows wrinkles and black markings, and the smell of toast changes to coffee, which is a prelude to an explosion, when the firepower remains the same, the throttle opens to 5, and listen to the sound of the blast. when the explosion starts at 9: 11 ", the throttle is fully open for 5. The development time after the explosion is 2 minutes and the pot is 192.4 ℃.

Qianjie Baker baked Twin Flower Manor with Yang family semi-straight fire, with 300g beans. Enter the pot immediately when the furnace temperature reaches 175℃, the firepower is 130C, the throttle opens 3, the temperature return point is 1mm / 39th / 360.When the furnace temperature is 140℃, the throttle opens to 3.5and the firepower remains unchanged; when the furnace temperature is 151.1 ℃, the bean watch turns yellow, the smell of grass disappears completely, and enters the dehydration stage; when the furnace temperature reaches 176℃, the firepower is adjusted to 100and the throttle remains unchanged. The smell of toasted bread will obviously change to the smell of coffee, which can be defined as a prelude to an explosion. At this time, it is necessary to listen carefully to the sound of the explosion point. When the explosion starts, the throttle will be adjusted to 4. After the explosion, it will be developed as 40 ℃.

Comparison of coffee cups in front street

Qianjie Coffee will be tested within 8-24 hours after the sample beans are roasted. The cup commonly used by baristas in front street is a ceramic bowl with a capacity of 200ml. The water temperature used in the cup test is 94 °C, the grinding degree is controlled as 20 standard screen (0.85 mm), and the passing rate is 70% Mel 75%. Ratio: 11.1 grams of coffee powder plus 200 milliliters of hot water, that is, 18.18, so that the concentration of extraction happens to be within the range of 1.15% Murray 1.35% gold cup, and the soaking time is 4 minutes.

Sweet orange manor dry fragrance: roasted peanuts, spices; wet incense: dark chocolate; flavor: grape, orange peel, almonds, Xuan rice tea, dark chocolate, caramel.

Twin Flower Manor dry fragrance: fermented fragrance; wet fragrance: berry; flavor: berry juice, grape, ripe fruit fermentation fragrance, brown sugar.

Comparison of coffee brewing in front street

Filter cup: V600001

Water temperature: 91 ℃

Powder / water ratio: 1:15

Degree of grinding: medium and fine grinding / BG6s (pass rate of Chinese standard No. 20 screen is 80%)

The front street uses segmented extraction: the first stage injects 30 grams of water for 30 seconds, the second stage injects 95 grams of water (125 grams indicated by the electronic scale), about 1 minute 05 seconds to complete the injection, the third stage injects 100 grams of water (225 grams indicated by the electronic scale), about 1 minute 40 seconds to complete the injection; the extraction time, 2 minutes and 10 seconds, remove the filter cup to complete the boiling.

Cooking flavor: the entrance of Orange Manor has the aroma of orange peel, the sour and sweet of grapes and oranges, almonds and dark chocolate in the middle, caramel-like finish and clean taste. On the other hand, the Twin Flower Manor has a full juicy taste, a fermented taste of ripe berries, similar to the solid and full taste of wine and a brown sugar finish.

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