Indonesia Mantenin Coffee Bean Introduction Sumatra Lindong Region

Indonesia Manning Coffee is the coffee representative of Indonesia in Asia. Mantenin is not the name of the coffee producing area, but the homonym of the mandheling tribe in northwestern Sumatra, Indonesia. During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia in World War II, a Japanese soldier drank mellow coffee in a cafe, so he asked the owner the name of the coffee. The boss mistakenly thought he was asking, "where are you from?" so he replied, "Mandaining." After the war, the Japanese soldiers recalled that the coffee they drank in Indonesia was called "Manning". Later, Arabica beans from Sumatra were called Mantenin coffee.

Manning coffee comes from the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Indonesia is a Southeast Asian country and the largest archipelago country in the world. Its capital is Jakarta, which is connected with Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Malaysia. Indonesia is the first place outside Yemen to grow coffee.

At the end of the 17th century, the Dutch first introduced Arabica seedlings to Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka) and Indonesia. The Dutch first transplanted Arabica iron pickup to Jakarta, Java. Due to the suitable local climate and soil, Arabica quickly spread to Sumatra in the northwest of Java and Sulawesi, another large island in the northeast. In 1877, a large-scale disaster hit the Indonesian islands, coffee rust destroyed almost all the coffee trees, people had to give up Arabica, which had been in operation for many years, and introduced the disease-resistant Robusta coffee tree from Africa.

Indonesia is now a big coffee producer, mainly in Java, Sumatra and Sulawi, with Robusta accounting for 90% of the total production. Sumatra Manning is a rare Arabica species. Now Manning Coffee generally refers to Arabica coffee beans on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.

Growing environment of coffee beans in Indonesia

Indonesia is a typical tropical rain forest climate, with an average annual temperature of 25-27 ℃, no difference in four seasons, and annual precipitation of 1600-2200mm. Indonesia is located in the volcanic zone, the soil is fertile and rich in minerals, which is conducive to the growth of coffee beans. Indonesia is between 9-2100 meters above sea level, and the main coffee-growing areas are concentrated in about 1200 meters.

There are two main harvest seasons for Indonesian coffee beans, the main harvest season is about September-October, and the secondary harvest season is from May to June. The export volume of Indonesian coffee beans this year is much higher than that of last year. It is analyzed that the high price of Indonesian coffee last year led to a decrease in exports, while the increase in production in the current production season led to an increase in exports, which led to a sharp increase in Indonesian coffee exports this year.

The main producing areas of Indonesian coffee are Sumatra, Java and Sulawesi, of which "Manning" from Sumatra is the most famous. At the north end, Lake Tawa can be called Aceh Coffee or Lake Tawa Coffee, and the area between Lindong and Lake Toba can be called Manning. There are eight provinces, but only two provinces grow a lot of coffee-Aceh and Jiangsu, the two most representative coffee producing areas are the Gayo Mountains around Lake Lake Tawar in Aceh, which are grown by indigenous Gayo people. Coffee in Jiangsu Province is grown around Lake Lake Toba, which covers a huge area and is the largest volcanic lake in the world. Mantenin, produced by Lake Tawa and Lake Tawa, is the famous "two lakes and two man", while to the south of Lake Toba is the Lintong producing area.

Lake dopa: located in the north of Medan, the capital of Sumatra, it is an alpine freshwater lake. The average height is about 900 m above sea level. The lake is diamond-shaped, 100km long and 30km wide, covering an area of 1130 square kilometers, with an average elevation of 1100-1600 meters above sea level. at the same time, it is also the largest volcanic lake in the world. The so-called mantenin refers to the Tibica or its variants of coffee beans grown in the mountains around Lake Toba, of which Lin Dong Manning Coffee is the most famous Mantenin coffee producing area in the Lake dopa region.

Lin Dong Mantenin, which has not been selected, sometimes produces unstable products, but to a large extent, it retains the flavor characteristics of Sumatran coffee, strong taste, and unique flavor of spice and herbs. therefore, Qianjie also listed Lin Dong Mantenin as a cost-effective rations bean series in Qianjie, so that everyone can try the unique taste of Indonesian coffee.

The Gayo region is located in Aceh province, north of Sumatra, and coffee is grown in the slopes around the town of Takegon and Lake Tawa in the Gayo region. The average planting height in the production area is between 1110 and 1600 meters. Coffee is planted by shade farmers under shade trees, showing a peculiar flavor, low depth and lively and full-bodied flavor. Aceh, the northernmost corner of Sumatra, is a fascinating and complex place.

Aceh is not an area visited by ordinary people because of its long-term political instability. The Gayo Mountains are located in the Aceh-producing region of the northern province of Sumatra, where most of the coffee farmers working in Gayo are local farmers. The word "Gayo" comes from the tribes of Aceh in Indonesia. This area has ideal growth conditions, long history and culture and unique flavor. The region widely uses organic methods to grow coffee without chemical fertilizers, and is considered to be the world's green coffee production region. Therefore, Gayo coffee is often called green coffee and Gayo organic coffee.

Lake Lintong, located in the central part of North Sumatra Province, was moved northward to Lake dopa by Dutch colonists in 1888. The area between Lintong and Lake Toba (Medan) in South Sumatra can be called Mantenin, which is produced in the mountains around Lake Toba. The lake is located in the north of Medan, the capital of Sumatra, and belongs to alpine freshwater lakes. The average height is about 900 meters above sea level. Mantenin usually refers to Tibica or its variants of coffee beans grown in the mountains around Lake Toba.

Lake Tawa is located in the middle of the Aceh Special Administrative region. Located in the northern tip of Sumatra, North Sumatra produces mostly Gayo. Lake Tawa, which is dominated by ateng, can be called Aceh Coffee or Lake Tawa (Tawar lake) coffee. The area is less than 1/10 of Lake dopa. However, the quality and output of coffee have surpassed that of Lake dopa in recent years.

Since Indonesia has thousands of islands, not all coffee in the country tastes the same. In addition to Java, coffee beans from the Indonesian island of Sumatra are famous all over the world because of their heavy taste, low acidity, earthy, spicy and herbaceous aromas.

The unique coffee treatment method in Indonesia-- wet planing method

Wet planing, also known as wet shelling Wet Hulling, also known as Giling Basah in the local language, is a traditional Indonesian coffee treatment. Judging from the name alone, the wet planing method is very similar to the wet treatment (water washing treatment). However, the cup flavor of the two treatments is very different. The coffee treated by the wet planing method is usually mellow and strong, and the personality is very distinct.

The uniqueness of Mantenin coffee flavor comes from the local unique post-processing method of raw coffee beans. Due to the perennial rain and high humidity in Sumatra, if the sun treatment is used, the coffee fruit may be scrapped because it is contaminated with Rain Water or even overfermented, so this does not meet the conditions for sun treatment.

In addition, the water washing treatment method requires adequate water sources and sufficient funds at the same time, while the local economic conditions are limited and can not meet the requirements of complete washing. As a result, there is a wet planing treatment with Sumatran characteristics, which takes a short time to dry and uses less water in the process.

Wet soaking method: after the peel and pulp of the coffee fruit is removed, the shell beans with viscous pectin will be placed in the pool for a short period of fermentation after a little cleaning. The longer the fermentation time is, the more sour it is. Some treatment plants or estates even abandon the fermentation step and spread the shell beans evenly for drying, which not only suppresses the sour taste, but also improves the consistency of the taste. To a certain extent, sheep cortex serves as the protective layer of raw coffee beans, protecting raw coffee beans from external damage.

However, the local climate in Sumatra is too humid and it takes longer for coffee to dry. in this short period of time, keeping coffee at a high humidity will lead to bacterial infection and lead to the scrapping of coffee beans. And remove the sheep skin, let the sun shine directly on the surface of the raw coffee beans, and the raw coffee beans can be dried quickly.

In the process of removing the sheep skin, there is a great friction between the raw coffee beans and between the raw coffee beans and the machine, which may lead to the rapid aging of the coffee and the special flavors such as wood and soil in the Sumatran coffee.

This special wet bubble method causes the Mantenin coffee beans to burst and have an asymmetric shape, which is what we call "sheep's feet". This is not a defective bean, which is normal, and some friends say that the uglier the Manning coffee beans are, the better the flavor will be.

Golden manning coffee

Another often mentioned Mantenin coffee bean is called "Golden Manning". The word "gold" reflects the high quality of this coffee bean. Qianjie starts with gold manning from PWN. PWN adopts extremely strict standards when producing gold mantenin. The size of raw coffee beans is more than 18 mesh, and the number of defects in every 300g raw bean sample is less than 3. On the basis of meeting the G1 grade, three manual selections are made to ensure that the defective beans are completely removed, so that the cleanliness of the taste can be extended as much as possible, and the sweetness is also stronger.

The traditional Mantenin coffee flavor has a mellow taste because of its deep roasting. In order to present the traditional Mantenin flavor, Qianjie uses the degree of medium-depth baking when baking Mantenin.

Parameters of brewing Manning coffee on Qianjie Street:

What is special about the Kono filter cup is that the guide groove of its "ribs" extends to the bottom of the hole where the coffee liquid flows out. Because the ribs are very short at the bottom and have a high degree of fit with the filter paper, the flow rate is slower than that of the V60, so it can improve the extraction rate of coffee and increase the alcohol thickness of coffee.

Filter cup: KONO filter cup, water temperature: 88 ℃, powder content: 15 g, powder-water ratio: 1:15, grinding degree: medium and coarse grinding degree (Chinese standard No. 20 sieve pass rate 75%).

The use of segmented extraction, with twice the amount of coffee powder water for steaming, that is, 30 grams of water for 30 seconds, and the reason for the need for steaming process is to make coffee powder can discharge the internal carbon dioxide gas, so that the latter stage of the extraction is better stable. When the small water is injected around the circle to 125 grams, the injection will be stopped until 225 grams, then the filter cup will be removed after the dripping of the filter cup, and the extraction time will be 2 minutes 39 grams. Next, pick up and shake the whole cup of coffee, then pour it into the cup and taste it.

[flavor characteristics of Qianjie Lin Dong Manning Coffee] herbs, chocolate and caramel are well balanced as a whole.

[Qianjie Golden Manning Coffee Flavor] Nuts, spices, herbs, licorice, chocolate, caramel.

Suggestions for making coffee in front of the street:

For the brewing of coffee, Qianjie has always believed that the freshness of coffee beans has a great relationship with the flavor of coffee, so the coffee beans shipped in Qianjie coffee are roasted within 5 days. The purpose of Qianjie roasting is "freshly roasted coffee", so that every guest who places an order is the freshest coffee when he receives it. The bean cultivation period of coffee is about 4-7 days, so when the guest gets it, it is the time when the flavor is the best.

For those who need to be ground, Qianjie warmly reminds you that if the coffee beans are ground in advance, there is no need to raise the beans, because in the process of transportation, the pressure caused by carbon dioxide in the package can also make the coffee flavor round. so you can drink a cup of coffee as soon as you receive the coffee powder. But the coffee powder needs to be brewed in time, because the coffee powder oxidizes more quickly after contact with the air, that is to say, the flavor of the coffee will dissipate more quickly, and the flavor of the coffee is not so good. Therefore, Qianjie suggests buying whole beans, grinding and flushing now, so that we can better taste the flavor of coffee.

Indonesia Mantenin's flavor is the world's most mellow coffee, if you are not used to this herbaceous pine flavor, you can try Ethiopia's small fresh flower and fruit flavor. The Ethiopian coffee washed in front of the street is the most sought-after rations of beans.

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