Sun-to-half-sun peel sun-to-sun honey processing steps What is the difference in coffee flavor characteristics?

The day before yesterday, Qianjie shared with you the differences between washing treatment and its derivative treatments. So today, Qianjie will share the differences between various sun treatments at the request of everyone backstage!

Sun treatment As Qian Jie shared in the content the day before yesterday, before the 19th century, there was only one way to treat coffee. Even today, when the processing methods are already very complicated, most producing areas still prefer sun exposure to process coffee. If you really want to talk about specific reasons, the taste of coffee comes second, mainly because the sun treatment is really simple.

The simplicity here not only refers to the processing steps, but also the tools and venues needed for sun treatment... Or the cost will be much less than most other treatments. Take washing with water, for example. If we want coffee to be washed with water, we not only need to have abundant water resources, but also need to purchase a coffee peeling machine, and then we need to have enough space to build treatment tanks and drying yards. It is necessary to have enough money to carry out the treatment method.

But the sun is different! We just need to find an open space where the sun can hit directly, then prepare to dry the net, and spread the harvested coffee cherries on top. Next, we just need to wait for the coffee cherries to dry to the specified extent before peeling and storing them ready for export. Of course, manual flipping is also needed during this period to avoid qualitative changes, and at the same time, the coffee cherries can be sunned more evenly. It can be seen that sun treatment is as simple as drying peanuts, which will be more suitable for many less affluent producing areas. Although it is simple, the coffee processed through the sun will have a very rich flavor.

Since the entire coffee fruit is put into drying, the drying speed will be very slow, because the moisture content of the peel and pulp pectin is relatively high, which takes longer to complete the drying. This is why places with insufficient sunshine duration are not suitable for use in sun treatment. Because of the longer drying time, sun-treated coffee can develop rich flavor. Because the coffee beans will continue to ferment during the drying process, not only that, but because the entire fruit is put into drying, the substances in the pectin in the peel and pulp will also participate in the fermentation. Therefore, after being sun-treated, the coffee beans develop a very rich flavor expression.

There is a lot of sun-treated coffee in the bean list on Qianjie. For example, the coffee brewed with Qianjie Ethiopian Flower Kui will have strawberry, citrus, apricot, oolong tea, and floral flavors; or the Qianjie Sun-sun Yejia Shefei red cherries will have the flavors of mango, pineapple, and star fruit; or the Qianjie Grana Rose Summer, the coffee brewed with it will have the flavors of apricot, berry, citrus, and floral flavors... They are all very delicious sun-dried coffee beans!

Semi-sun/pulp sun-sun, also known as pulp sun-sun, is a treatment method developed by the Brazilian Coffee Research Institute based on the characteristics of the local climate, and was also the precursor of later Costa Rican honey processing. Semi-sun treatment removes the peel and pulp of the coffee before drying. Like washing, the purpose is to shorten the time it takes to dry the coffee. Then the pectin layer will be retained, and the coffee beans with the pectin layer will be exposed to the sun for 1 to 3 days, then directly dried by a machine, and then placed in a storage container for ripening.

This treatment not only greatly shortens the drying time of the coffee beans, but also reduces the risk of qualitative changes during the processing process, allowing the coffee to have a cleaner performance. The Qianjie Brazilian Hirado in the Qianjie production area's ration series uses semi-sun treatment. It has a very clean taste. Because it is medium to deep baking, the flavor is composed of chocolate, nuts, caramel, and cream. The taste is mellow and clean, with a long sweetness, which is very good.

In fact, strictly speaking, honey treatment can also be classified as a type of sun treatment. As mentioned earlier on Qianjie, its predecessor was Brazilian semi-sun treatment. The only difference is that the honey processing is directly dried through drying. First, sift away the flaws by washing with water and flotation, and then use a peeler to remove the peel and pulp of the coffee to retain the pectin. Then, the pectin-containing coffee beans are sent to the drying field to be sun-dried to a specified extent. Finally, the dried coffee beans can be peeled, packaged and stored.

Coffee processed with honey not only has high cleanliness, but also has rich flavor. Among the bean lists on Qianjie, many coffees are processed with honey. For example, the Front Street Costa Rican Blackberry in the Front Street Bean List is processed with black honey. Its flavor is expressed as grapes, berries, and light wine. It has rich flavor and high cleanliness, which is very good.

So the above is all the content shared by Qianjie this time! Whether it is sun-cured, semi-cured or honey-treated coffee beans, you can buy them at Qianjie Tmall Taobao flagship store, so interested friends can find out by directly searching Qianjie Coffee on the platform ~

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