How about Tanzanian coffee beans? What are the characteristics of the world's top ten Kilimanjaro coffees?

In the bean list on the front street, there is a relatively unpopular coffee producing area, no prize contest: who is it?

That's right! It's Tanzanian coffee. Compared with other producing areas, Tanzanian coffee is not very famous. But even so, Tanzania is still a real producer of quality coffee. The coffee it produces is not only called the "African coffee troika" with Ethiopia and Kenya, but also called "coffee gentleman" by Europeans.

Because of this, the front street bean list will be included in this coffee bean. So today, Qianjie will come to share with you why Tanzanian coffee can be known as "coffee gentleman"!

The Development of Coffee in Tanzania

Tanzania, like Ethiopia and Kenya, is a typical East African country. Although it is located in the tropics and very close to the equator, Tanzania is also an excellent country for growing coffee because of its unique geographical conditions and many plateaus and mountains. But it is also one of the least developed countries in the world, and its economy is mainly agricultural cultivation. Coffee is one of the main economic crops it exports.

Coffee became a cash crop in Tanzania at the end of the 19th century, when Tanzania began to plant Arabica coffee trees around Mount Kilimanjaro and Mount Meru on a large scale under German colonial rule. But because the European agricultural model it advocated was very different from the traditional practices of the locals, and for other reasons, the widespread cultivation of coffee as a cash crop was resisted by the locals at that time. But even so, the coffee industry in Tanzania was developed at this time. At the beginning of the 20th century, after the first World War, the British took over the management of Tanzania, and then the coffee industry in Tanzania further developed. Although it was also resisted by the locals in planting, the British colonial government promoted the cooperative model, which enabled farmers to organize themselves to produce and sell coffee together, which not only improved coffee production efficiency and quality control, but also increased farmers' income. Therefore, the development prospect of Tanzanian coffee could not be underestimated at that time.

After its independence in 1961, Tanzania focused on the coffee industry, and carried out a series of subsequent reforms. However, due to various reasons, the coffee industry in Tanzania has been repeatedly hindered, and so far there has not been much improvement in production and scale. However, the quality of its coffee has not declined as a result, and it still retains the excellent performance of that year.

What are the characteristics of Tanzanian coffee? Just like the relationship between Ethiopia and Kenya, although Tanzania is adjacent to Kenya, the coffee produced is not as prominent and solid as Kenyan coffee. On the contrary, it is popular for its extremely soft acidity. Among the coffee producing areas in Tanzania, the coffee produced by Kilimanjaro is the most famous. Because there is a unique coffee growing environment! There is not only a temperature difference between day and night at high altitude, but also fertile volcanic soil and pure snowmelt water, so the coffee grown is of high quality.

Then, because of the abundant water resources in Tanzania, the local coffee is mainly treated by washing. The excellent planting environment and stable treatment make Kilimanjaro coffee a gentleman. The brewed coffee not only has soft acidity and mellow taste, but also has a chic and rich incense. Compared with the distinctive characteristics of coffee in other producing areas, the performance of Tanzanian coffee is "gentle", which is why Europe calls it a "coffee gentleman". The Tanzanian coffee included in the front street coffee bean list is from the Kilimanjaro producing area and is a washed iron truck. In order to better show the soft and sour characteristics of Tanzanian coffee, Qianjie set its baking degree to medium-shallow and put it into the pot when the explosion developed in 1 minute and 45 seconds!

Because its baking degree is relatively shallow, we need to use a relatively high extraction efficiency to extract it when cooking. The parameters used in the front street cooking are as follows: amount of powder: 15g powder ratio: 1:15 water temperature: 92 °C Grinding degree: 10 scale of Ek43, 80% sieve rate of No. 20 sieve using filter cup: V60 cooking method: we still use two times the amount of water to steam for 30 seconds, after steaming, we use a small flow around a large circle to inject the second section of hot water 120ml, when the water in the filter cup is permeated. Let's draw a small circle and inject the last section of hot water 75ml with a small stream of water. When the coffee is fully permeated, we can remove the filter cup and end the extraction!

When the extraction time is 2: 05 seconds, the coffee smells rich berry aromas. After drinking, the coffee shows the soft acidity of red berries and citrus, a little honey sweetness, and the finish of black tea. The taste is as mellow as introduced in front of the street, with an elegant fragrance. No wonder Tanzanian coffee is known as "coffee gentleman", which is really a veritable title.

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