Natural semi-introduction to the treatment of coffee honey by washing and sunbathing

Coffee treatment

Yellow

The light time of raw coffee beans treated with yellow honey was the longest. Longer light means higher heat, so the coffee can be dried within a week. In general, the drying time of coffee depends on the local climate, temperature and humidity.

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Red

The drying time of raw coffee beans treated with red honey is 2-3 weeks, usually due to weather or placed in a dark place. If the weather is clear, the grower should block part of the sun to reduce the sunshine time.

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Black

The coffee beans treated with black honey were left in the dark for the longest time and the shorter the light time. The drying time of this coffee is at least 2 weeks. The black honey treatment of raw coffee beans is the most complex and the labor cost is the highest, so the price is the most expensive.

The characteristics of honey treatment:

When picking, test the sugar content first, and pick only the coffee fruits with a sugar content of 210.22%.

Honey treatment is different from other processing methods, it should be dried on AFRICAN BED (tanning bed).

Honey-treated beans need to be well ventilated in the sun, otherwise the retained pectin mucosa is easy to ferment or mildew and cause bad smell.

If you are exposed to the sun directly in the cement or on the ground with soil, it is easy to scratch and cut the coffee beans, which will lead to the invasion of bacteria, and the direct soil sun will make the coffee beans taste like dirt. (like the thick earthy and herbaceous flavor of early Mantenin)

We usually see three kinds of honey treatment: yellow honey, red honey and black honey.

Yellow honey: first remove about 40% of the pectin, dry directly with light, continue to use water content for about 8 days to achieve a stable value.

Red honey: first remove about 25% of the pectin, because there is more pectin retained, so it takes more time to dehydrate, while reducing the time of direct sunlight exposure, some places will also use shading cloth, which will take about 12 days.

Black honey: almost no pectin has been removed, and the pectin is thicker, so it will take about 20-25 days to dry and dehydrate.