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Introduction to the treatment of raw beans-- what is the sun treatment? How to deal with it

Published: 2026-04-10 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/10, Solarization-the oldest bean-producing countries, Ethiopia and Yemen, almost all use the sun to get beans, take out the red fruit and half-green and half-red fast-ripening fruit that have sunk to the bottom of the trough, and spread them in a bean drying farm for natural drying. The time depends on the weather. It takes about two to four weeks to reduce the water content of the coffee beans in the fruit to 12% and harden, and then use a sheller to remove the stiff pulp and

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Ethiopia and Yemen, the oldest bean-producing countries, almost all use the sun to pick up beans, taking out red fruits and half-green and half-red fast-ripening fruits that have sunk to the bottom of the trough and spreading them in a bean drying farm for natural drying. Time depends on the weather, about two to four weeks can make the water content of the coffee beans in the fruit reduced to 12% and hardened, and then use the sheller to remove the stiff flesh and sheep skin crumbs, take out the coffee beans. This method can be said to be done in one shot and done at one time, unlike half-sun and water washing beans need many complicated procedures before they can be taken out.

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