How to choose coffee and raw beans by hand? Choose the right raw coffee beans? Nicaraguan Jim Molina Manor

What kind of raw beans are high-quality raw beans? First look at the surface of beans, fresh and high-quality raw beans, the surface is shiny, in addition, the processing of good raw beans, uniform color, the surface of uneven color can not be called good beans, must choose uniform color. Secondly, the particle size is the same, which is also evidence of good quality management. Make sure that the particle size is the same when you buy it. Even and neat coffee raw beans can achieve a consistent baking effect; otherwise, some are too deep and bitter, and some are too shallow and sour, which will affect the overall taste of roasted coffee beans. Raw beans are divided into several grades according to quality standards, which vary from place to place, basically according to size and shape. The higher the grade, the better the quality. At present, as the domestic coffee raw bean market has just started, the coffee raw beans sold are mainly low-grade futures beans. People usually have a lot of defects in the raw beans they get. Defective coffee beans are quite harmful, including that the mutated beans are neither flat nor garden beans. Due to abnormal development, the raw beans are broken in the center when they are shelled. This kind of bean is prone to uneven baking. Fermented beans / black beans are fermented internally in the process of processing or washing. It has the smell of fermented acid. Unripe beans / white dead beans are harvested when the coffee fruit is not fully ripe. This kind of bean is ivory after baking and tastes green and astringent. The process of processing and transportation of mildew beans is affected by damp, rain and mold. As long as one bean is moldy, it will soon spread to others, so be careful. Worm-eaten beans are eaten by a pest called coffee bark beetle, and there are insect eyes on the beans, which make coffee smell.

Country: Nicaragua

Production area: LaSabana,Madriz

Altitude: 1400-1450m

Harvest period: December to March of the following year

Treatment method: honey treatment

Variety: red bourbon

Processing plant: JaimeJoseMolinaFiallos

Flavor: chocolate, red fruit, juice feeling

Nicaragua is mainly divided into four major producing areas, namely, Bosnia and Herzegovina Sub-region (Segovias), Madaguelba / Henodeka region (Matagalpa/Jinotega), Borgo region (Boaco) and Pacific Coast region (Pacific). The highest planting height in Bosnia and Herzegovina is about 1500mur2000, and the coffee produced is the highest SHG (StrictlyHighGrown).

Planted with volcanic ash and shaded trees, it produces high-quality Nicaraguan coffee with a mediocre, soft and slightly sour flavor. Nicaraguan coffee is the largest of all coffee beans, while MADRIZ (Madriz) is located in the mountains of northern Nicaragua, adjacent to NuevaSegovia,Jinotega and Esteli, the area is quiet and elegant, with the famous Somoto Canyon, and the local residents are mainly indigenous peoples of various tribes and people who mixed with the Spaniards in the colonial period (mostly Chorotegas). The local production of coffee, the development of arts and crafts processing trade, as well as traditional delicacies. Madriz is characterized by a cool climate, its small town looks simple, but features beautiful roofs and special tile white buildings, there are also many coffee plantations, and the mountains are covered with verdant pine and oak forests.

Although the area has not yet been widely explored by tourists, Madriz has a variety of interesting attractions, including special geological structures, rock paintings, ancient colonial sites, and high-quality handicrafts developed from different materials. Madriz's capital is in the small city of Somoto. Somoto has an active ancient parish church located in the center of the city (the church still has antiquities and architectural structures preserved from the colonial era since 1661).

Miel, in Spanish, means "honey". The honey treatment method (MielProcess) refers to the process of turning coffee into raw beans, which in the end makes coffee unforgettable like sweet honey. Honey treatment, originally known as "PulpNatural", means to dry the mucous membrane on a daily basis. After the outer skin and flesh of the coffee fruit is removed, there will be a sticky and thick substance on the raw bean, which is different from the washing method to wash it off with clean water, so it is not easy to dry during the day. Therefore, it is necessary to closely control and turn over the whole process to avoid producing bad fermentation flavor.