Understand the type of coffee by the definition of tree species and market

We know that there are so many kinds of coffee in the world, so it is a headache to know them one by one. In fact, there are some screening criteria that make it easier for us to understand the types of coffee.

First of all, we can narrow the cognitive scope from the species of coffee trees. Contemporary botanists have found more than a hundred species of coffee trees, but only one Coffea Arabica species is the mainstream in the world coffee market.

Another coffee tree species in circulation in the coffee market is botanically called Coffea Robusta. Compared with Arabica coffee trees, Robusta coffee trees can grow at lower elevations and have strong disease resistance and vitality. according to classification, Robusta coffee beans are not like good Arabica coffee beans. it has good acidity and complexity, but it has relatively high viscosity. Cheap Robusta coffee beans are highly likely to be used in the nameless formula of cheap coffee beans on supermarket shelves, and cheap coffee beans brewed in warm coffee pots in some budget-conscious restaurants to save money; coffee beans used in vending machines in office buildings.

In the category of boutique coffee, the only thing that highlights the importance of Robusta coffee beans is Espresso (espresso). A small amount of robusta beans with a high level of treatment are usually added to the espresso formula to increase the sweetness and consistency of the formula.

Another important part of the espresso formula is growing coffee beans at lower elevations in Arabica, Brazil. Most coffee beans produced in Brazil are harvested in whole batches, whether ripe or not, rather than just full-ripe coffee fruit, and are less delicate in handling. This kind of Brazilian beans and Robusta coffee beans are the main raw materials of packaged coffee powder and instant coffee powder currently on the market. In addition, lower-grade Arabica coffee beans (commonly known as hard bean HB) from other countries are similar in price to those of the lower grades of Brazilian beans.

Of course, there are also high-quality Arabica coffee beans on business trips in Brazil. These high-quality Brazilian Arabica coffee beans rank Milds (mild type) or High-grown Milds (high altitude mild type) in the international coffee futures market alongside good coffee from other countries in the world in quality.

This grade of good coffee beans is exactly what the author would like to introduce to you. Generally speaking, this kind of good coffee beans can only be found in wooden buckets or sacks in boutique coffee shops, which is exactly the type of coffee beans that I suggest my friends who roast at home to buy.