Are boutique coffee beans sour or bitter? Characteristic taste and flavor of deep-baked coffee beans

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-- (excited) go, Arthur! Come down with me and get a cup of coffee!

(motor refuses) NO, coffee is bitter! You drink it. I'll have milk tea!

This conversation is in the office where I used to work.

I hear it almost every day.

Although later, everyone went their separate ways.

But every time I think about it, I still feel warm.

Please raise your hands if you have the trouble of your colleagues here.

I also had a time before I learned more about coffee.

When it comes to coffee, equate it with "bitter".

Ok, since it comes to bitterness, let's talk about it.

Why is coffee bitter?

Maybe we almost always start with instant coffee.

Due to the processing technology of instant coffee

Let us mistakenly think that "coffee should be instant coffee taste, are bitter."

The reason for the bitter taste of coffee is caffeine.

But caffeine actually accounts for only 10% of the bitter taste.

The caffeine content in coffee beans is not affected by the degree of roasting, and decaf coffee also has a bitter taste.

So we can be sure that caffeine is not the whole cause of bitterness.

So, some people will ask: can we control the bitterness?

Yes, of course.

We can control the bitterness by changing the type, baking degree and baking method of coffee beans.

In addition, changing the extraction method can also control the bitterness of coffee to a certain extent.

In fact, before getting in touch with coffee, coffee gives me a feeling of fun, fun and ritual.

The dry fragrance of coffee beans after grinding, the wet fragrance of stewing, the taste at different temperatures, the long tail rhyme, and even the texture and touch of different cooking utensils.

But what is more interesting is that the coffee will be completely different because of the depth of roasting, the mood of brewing people, and the method of brewing.

I think that's probably why I got into the hole. The charm of coffee!

Is the sour coffee broken?

Coffee is a crop.

Most coffees have fruit acidity.

When the boutique coffee is roasted properly

There will be a special sour performance.

"sour" is very popular among coffee lovers.

Light baking can reflect the sour taste.

Deep baking can highlight the bitter taste.

About caffeic acid extended reading

Coffee beans contain more than 30 organic acids, some of which provide "sour taste" for coffee, such as citric acid, malic acid, acetic acid, phosphoric acid (phosphoric acid is inorganic acid), tartaric acid, lactic acid and so on.

These acids are affected by heat during baking and most of them decompose slowly; as the baking time goes on, there are fewer and fewer organic acids that provide sour taste.

Therefore, the deeper the roasting degree of coffee beans, the lower the acidity, on the contrary, the higher.

So, is the coffee sour or bitter?

I don't think anyone can answer this question.

A thousand people have a thousand favorite flavors.

Some people prefer fruit-like aromas, fresh and charming soft acidity

On the other hand, some people are in love with mellow and rich bitterness.

A good cup of coffee will be fragrant and mellow, without uncomfortable bitterness and sour.

There are only surprises with various aromas released in turn in the mouth.

In terms of feeling, a good cup of coffee can make people feel physically and mentally happy.

The experience of taste can bring people endless imagination.

This is exactly what's interesting about coffee.

Can I get rid of the acid in the coffee?

If you can't accept the sour boss,

I suggest that it can be adjusted from the selection of coffee beans.

Coffee beans produced in some areas have a slightly sour flavor, such as those from Costa Rica and Ethiopia.

If you like it sweet, you can try Indonesian coffee beans and Brazilian coffee beans, which will taste more fragrant and mellow.

In fact, our coffee fruit is very similar to cherries.

Coffee beans are the seeds in coffee cherries.

Peel off the shell and we can see the coffee beans inside.

All the coffee we drink is baked.

And baking has different levels of maturity.

You can understand it as fried steak.

Coffee with different roasting degrees will have different taste characteristics.

In general, ☞ shallow roasted coffee will retain more of the original fruit tonality of the coffee, and the acidity will be higher.

Properly roasted coffee will also be better sour, not just sour, it is also sweet. The more deeply baked the beans, the more bitter they will taste.

Coffee can have a sour taste

But it will gradually lose its sour taste with the deepening of the degree of baking.

In addition to its flavor, coffee is also balanced.

I think good coffee should have a clear flavor.

Coffee, like life, is full of different flavors and aromas.

But regardless of the joys and sorrows, everyone is encouraged to try.

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