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Water washing method for the primary processing of coffee beans

Published: 2024-11-05 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/05, Washing is the most popular and widely used method of raw bean treatment at present, and most of the boutique coffee beans will choose the washing method. In South America, all countries except Brazil choose to wash raw beans. Washing is the most scientific and technological method among all the treatment methods, and multiple screening is used to ensure the uniformity and stability of coffee bean quality. First of all, still

Washing is the most popular and widely used green bean treatment method, most of the fine coffee beans will choose washing method. In South America, all countries except Brazil choose the washing method for raw beans.

Water washing method is one of the most scientific and technological processing methods in all processing methods, which ensures uniform and stable quality of coffee beans through multiple screening. First, still put the beans into the tank, then remove the floating beans, and put the beans that sink to the bottom of the tank into the pulper. The pulper not only removes the pulp, but more importantly it cleverly uses pressure to completely filter out the immature beans. The beans are then put into a fermentation tank for the most important washing fermentation treatment. The purpose of washing fermentation is to remove pectin from the beans, which takes about 16 to 32 hours to ferment. In the fermentation process will also produce a lot of acidic substances, the appropriate acetic acid can not only make coffee beans less moldy, but also increase the flavor of coffee. But overfermented beans can also be tarnished and turn into poor-quality coffee.

The water content of coffee beans washed by water is generally about 16%. The beans have a good appearance, and relatively less miscellaneous taste, clear taste and bright fruit acid taste.

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