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Grade planning of coffee beans in Kenya

Published: 2024-11-08 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/08, Common classification: hand-picked coffee fruit, picked by hand, picked out immature fruit (unripe), overripe fruit (overripe) and other defects, peeled, after about 36 hours of fermentation, placed on a metal grid for sun drying, in the processing plant to remove the seed shell (parchment), become a blue-green appearance of attractive Kenyan raw beans. These beautiful raw beans, according to one

Common categories:

Hand-picked coffee fruit, after manual selection, pick out immature fruit (unripe), overripe fruit (overripe) and other defects, peeling, after about 36 hours of fermentation, placed on the metal rack after drying in the sun, in the processing plant to remove the shell (parchment), become a charm with blue-green appearance Kenya raw beans.

These beautiful raw beans are graded according to particle size, shape, and weight:

E: kenya E, elephant bean, 18 mesh or more (including round beans),

Round beans containing large particles, like PB, are less numerous

AA: Kenya AA, order 17-18,

AB: Kenya AB, 15-16 mesh, is a mixture of Class A and Class B

Grade A is above 17 mesh (6.8mm), Grade B is above 16 mesh (6.3mm)

TT: AA, AB light beans screened by air flow sorting machine

PB: Kenya PB, over 15 mesh, round beans, peaberry, about 10% of Kenya coffee

C: 12-14 mesh, and PB light beans screened by an air separator

T: Below 12 mesh, there are many defective beans, broken beans and light beans

HE (Hulled Ears)

2) Raw beans that have not been graded by official standards are UG (ungrade)

E,AA,AB,PB→UG1

C, TT, T, HE→UG23) MBUNI

All green beans are gravity separated

MH: heavy mbuni, heavy beans, yellow, no black beans, crumbs, dried fruits or other blemishes, typical sun flavor on cup test, no taste blemishes

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