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Full-bodied taste of the seven major coffee bean producing areas in Kenya AA characteristics graded treatment manor introduction

Published: 2024-11-08 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/08, Generally speaking, due to the cold climate and slow growth rate of coffee in alpine areas, the density of raw beans is higher and the texture is harder, and the more mellow and aromatic the coffee is, and it has a supple sour taste; on the contrary, the density of raw beans is smaller and the texture is less hard. the quality of coffee is poor, so some people grade it by hardness. This classification method can be divided into the following categories: very hard beans, height about 4500

Generally speaking, in alpine areas, due to the cold climate and the slow growth rate of coffee, the density of raw beans is higher and the texture is harder, and the more mellow and aromatic the coffee is, and it has a supple sour taste; on the contrary, the density of raw beans is smaller and the texture is less hard, then the quality of coffee is worse, so there are also people who classify it as "hardness". This classification method can be divided into the following categories: extremely hard beans, height of about 4500 to 5000 feet, referred to as SHB; high hard beans, height of about 3000cm 4500ft, referred to as GHB; hard beans, height of about 2000,000ft, referred to as HB; Pacific coastal area, height of about 984ft 3280ft, referred to as Pacific. Guatemala, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Honduras and Haiti are all classified in this way.

Bourbon Bourbon was first brought to Kenya for planting. In the 1950s, the then agricultural research institution Scott Laboratory selected two excellent hybrids, SL-28 and SL-34, through unremitting efforts, subverting the long-standing prejudice of artificial breeding without excellent natural varieties. SL-28 and SL-34 help Kenyan coffee to form its own unique flavor characteristics and establish a perfect reputation in the coffee industry.

Like the choice of other coffee producing countries, although SL-28 and SL-34 have stood the test of time and cultivated generation after generation of faithful pumps for Kenyan coffee, the Kenyan government and the Coffee Research Institute (Coffee Research Foundation) have begun to promote a new variety, Ruiri 11, for the sake of coffee yield and disease resistance. The promoters assure coffee lovers that the new variety still has the classic flavor of Kenyan coffee. However, the continuous efforts did not win the recognition of coffee gluttons, who agreed that the taste of the new variety was lacking, and the prospect of Ruiru11 remains to be seen.

Kenyan coffee is characterized by obvious fruit aromas and acidity, with a hint of wine in the full-bodied taste. Kenyan coffee is mostly grown in the southwest and eastern plateau areas, and the varieties are all Arabica species, and they are all washed coffee. There are four common varieties: Bourbon, Typica, Kents and Riuri 11.

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