What does Kenya Coffee Bean Grade ABtop mean? introduction to the characteristics of graded brands

What does Kenya Coffee Bean Grade ABtop mean? introduction to the characteristics of graded brands

Different small producing areas mean different flavor characteristics. For example, the famous Ethiopia-Haramoka (EthiopiaHarrar) is produced in southern Ethiopia near Somalia. Haramoka has wine-like aromas, blueberry or grape flavors, thick palate, fresh and bright Yega snow coffee, citrus or lemon peel aromas, and a thin palate.

However, some coffee beans have a string of names immediately after the name of the small producing area, which may be the name of a coffee farm or processing plant. For example, the long list of names of Guatemala-Antigua-Los Mokens (GuatemalaAntigua SHB- Finca Los Volcanes 02 Crop) tells us the following information:

Producing country: Guatemala (Guatemala)-Guatemala is a famous coffee producer in Central America.

Producing area: Antigua volcano (Antigua)-this is the country's famous volcanic coffee producing area.

Grading: extremely hard beans (SHB)-indicates that this coffee grows above 4500 feet above sea level.

Production Manor: Finca Los Volcanes Manor-"Finca" is the Spanish word for "Estate", meaning farm.

Harvest year: 2002-year is a reference for bakers, so the year is usually not marked on the market baked bean label.

In the dry aroma, there is a citrus aroma similar to Yega Xuefei, and the entrance has an obvious orange flavor, which makes people feel amazing. The wild flavor of Kenyan coffee is particularly prominent in this bean, with clean and bright acidity and orange flavor. There is also the feeling of grapefruit tea, but the acidity is not abrupt, very supple and harmonious, and after the acid slowly dissipates, you can feel the sweetness like honey. Kenya is a country that specializes in picking round beans and selling them separately, but Kenyan round beans are not common at home. Kiaga Farm, located between the Rutene River and Rwarai, is about 1900 meters above sea level, making it an excellent place to grow and handle quality coffee. The size of Kenya PB is much smaller than that of Kenya AA, and the bean body is round, which is conducive to uniform heating when baking. In order to retain the wild flavor unique to Kenya, moderate baking is generally used. About 40 seconds after the explosion, the beans are out of the pot. Obvious folds can be seen on the beans, the color is not dark, and consumers are easy to accept. Now we would like to introduce the full name Peaberry of PB, that is, round beans. Usually there are two seeds in a coffee fruit, which is our common coffee bean, which is curved on one side and flat on the other, similar to the shape of peanuts. We call them flat beans. The round bean is that there is only one coffee bean in a coffee fruit. The shape of the bean is oval, accounting for a very small proportion in the fruit of the whole coffee tree. The industry has not given a clear conclusion on the quality of round beans. Some people think that round beans are not as good as flat beans, while others think that round beans concentrate the nutrients of two beans on one bean, which contains more substances, so it tastes better. Personally, I have not made any analysis and comparison, but it is conceivable that round beans are selected artificially, and the overall quality is guaranteed. So it is not surprising that Kenyan coffee is recognized by many people as high-quality coffee, with the wildness of African coffee and the mellow and wild nature of American coffee, which make Kenyan coffee loved by the majority of coffee lovers. Many people are familiar with the Kenyan AA is the most common symbol of Kenyan coffee in the country, in fact, AA is a grade of Kenyan coffee, lower than AB, and above it are AA+, AA TOP (top). If you only label AA for coffee beans, generally it can only show that the coffee is AA grade, there is no specific farm or cooperative, the flavor may not be the best, it can only show that its beans are neatly up to the standard and sell well. And it is written on the label that specific farms or cooperatives or even purchasers, then this bean, whether AA or AB, is worth a try.