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The difference between drinking instant coffee and baking coffee
There are two main kinds of coffee we drink: one is roasted coffee (coffee beans), the other is instant coffee. Roasted coffee: raw coffee beans are roasted and then ground into powder, and the coffee is extracted into liquid for us to drink in different ways. What needs to be emphasized here is that freshly roasted coffee beans must be drunk. Instant coffee: different processing methods are divided into two kinds, one is roasting.
Which taste is better, big or small?
Production sites rated large coffee beans higher according to size. It is also said that the grading of the sieve size (coffee bean size) has nothing to do with French taste. The Nordic countries, which are now coffee advanced countries, purchase the most advanced coffee beans from Brazil and other places, mainly buying small particles of beans with sieve size 13-16. They avoid buying expensive, big beans and buy cheap, small beans instead.
Basic knowledge of how to select coffee beans by hand
Hand selection: is the step of removing impurities and bad beans attached to delicious coffee beans. Coffee beans are often mixed with foreign bodies, such as stones, sawdust, pieces of metal, grains of soil, fruit of trees, and sometimes coins and glass. In coffee production areas, specific gravity bean selector (using wind power to classify according to particle size and weight) or electronic bean selector (removing defective beans according to color) will be used to prevent it.
Basic knowledge of boutique coffee beans introduction to several kinds of coffee defective beans
Moldy beans: because of incomplete drying, or damp in the process of transportation and storage, cyan and white molds grow, which sometimes make the beans stick together. If these moldy beans are not removed, they will produce moldy smell. Dead beans: beans with abnormal results. The color is not easy to change because of baking, so it is easy to distinguish. The flavor is thin, as harmful as silver skin, and will become a peculiar smell.
General knowledge of fine coffee the traditional processing techniques of Yunnan coffee
Yufa, which opened in the 1960s and has a history of more than 50 years, stepped into the store as if it had stepped into a time tunnel. The machines displayed in the shop have been used for more than half a century, and the old appliances have found their old flavor. Fang found that the old appliance is not only a kind of nostalgia, but also the accumulation of traditional wisdom of the older generation. Since the spread of self-made coffee from a Hainan chef, the boss of the main coffee supplier to the old villagers in the town has insisted
The method of coffee processing basic knowledge of fine coffee
Within 8 hours after picking, the coffee fruit should be peeled, otherwise negative fermentation will occur, thus affecting the quality of coffee beans. There are three main methods of processing coffee: drying method, semi-dry treatment method and non-dry treatment method. The last method of treatment is adopted in Yunnan. The purpose of the treatment is to peel the coffee beans and reduce the water content of the coffee beans to an appropriate level.
Treatment methods of coffee beans after picking wet treatment steps
As the harvest season is almost over, I would like to add an overview of the coffee processing process. In this blog post, I will introduce to you the steps of wet treatment in Yunnan after coffee picking. After harvest, the berries are either sent directly to the pulp collector (if the harvest is done well), or concentrated in a siphon tank filled with water. The berries are here.
Coffee Bean Selection 10 Elements to Consider When Choosing Coffee Green Beans
Green bean sellers are primarily responsible for grading coffee beans before selling them to coffee bean merchants. After grading, premium and premium coffee beans are selected, although they may have some flaws that do not affect the coffee rating. These flaws are less severe, but they can potentially damage coffee quality. Although Cupping is undoubtedly the clearest way to examine coffee beans
Coffee common sense the characteristics of different kinds of high-quality coffee beans in different countries
Yunnan coffee in China is a product of the tropics. You may not believe that the best coffee producing area in the world is in Yunnan, China.
Coffee common sense the difference between the taste of large and small coffee beans
For the same kind of coffee, the bigger the bean, the higher the grade, the smaller the bean, the lower the grade, and the cheaper it is. Of course, there are differences in taste. The bigger the beans, the stronger the coffee. However, in addition to high-grade products, the classification of other coffee is not very strict, for example, the central grade beans can account for 60%. Then beans that are one level higher than this level and beans that are smaller will each have two at the same time.
Safe intake of caffeine and moderate consumption of coffee is safe.
Coffee is an indispensable drink for Westerners in life, whether it is waking up in the morning to awaken the sleeping soul, refreshing at work or the leisure of afternoon tea. Because of the natural ingredients found in the leaves, seeds or flesh of more than 60 plants, such as coffee beans, cocoa beans, cola beans and tea, the most common food sources are coffee, tea and Qiao.
It is best to finish your coffee in a short time.
Every afternoon, make a cup of coffee, the strong fragrance can not only refresh the mind, but also relieve stress and relax. Many foreign studies have also shown that coffee has a certain effect in the treatment and prevention of diseases. Although there are many benefits of drinking coffee, if you don't pay attention to the details, it will make a loophole for health risks. The BBC recently published an article reminding that coffee should be made.
Coffee companion with brown sugar and black coffee is best for drinking coffee.
Coffee contains caffeine and more than 300 aromatic ingredients. Caffeine is an alkaloid that relaxes tension and repels drowsiness in small amounts, but if consumed in large amounts, it can be poisoned and cause gastritis and stomach ulcers. Vitamin A can protect the mucous membrane, skin and stomach wall, drink coffee with some cheese, eggs, butter, carrots or green leafy vegetables, etc., can supplement some vitamin A,
The residual value of coffee powder after extraction the effect of coffee powder
I always like to make my own coffee, but always throw the remaining coffee powder after brewing and extraction into the dustbin. Recently, the economic situation is not good, Xiao Ke is also trying to wonder if coffee powder can also have some surplus value for me to extract. After I have tried many things, I have summed up the following major functions: 1. Remove odor function. This will dry the boiled coffee powder in the sun and install it.
The relationship between coffee and chocolate fancy coffee mocha
From the beginning of the 18th century, chocolate, another kind of black drink, became popular between the court and the aristocracy. In A Tale of two cities, Dickens depicts aristocrats drinking chocolate as follows: the first attendant wants to hold the chocolate jar in front of the sacred adult; the second attendant wants to grind the chocolate into powder and foam with the special gadgets he brings; the third attendant presents the napkin that adults like; the fourth
The advantages and disadvantages of drinking coffee is coffee good for your health?
Some people try to prove the medical legitimacy of coffee, while others do the opposite, citing coffee as a footnote to their theory. In the early 17th century, the four-body fluid theory inherited from ancient Greece still played a leading role in the medical field. this theory holds that natural matter is composed of air, water, fire and earth, with four properties: hot, dry, wet and cold. It is inferred to medicine that the human body is related to
Why does coffee wake you up? Because of caffeine.
The secret is caffeine. Modern medicine has proved that it can stimulate the central nervous system, accelerate the speed of people's perception of the surrounding environment, improve people's reaction and understanding ability, it can indeed bring spiritual pleasure, it has the biggest characteristic different from alcohol sexual pleasure is that it is continuous, rising, stable, and does not have the attenuation effect after reaching the peak of pleasure like alcohol. from 17
Coffee Common sense Coffee can suppress sexual impulses?
In the early 17th century, when Europeans began to experiment with coffee, there was a popular belief in Britain that coffee could suppress sexual impulses, drink too much and even lose sexual ability, and it was a favorite drink for abstinent monks. Under this concept, it is worth noting that the first cafe in London was able to open around 1688. Compared with contemporary people's fear of losing their sexual ability.
Breathtaking Arabian Coffee Common sense of Turkish Coffee
Coffee in the ancient Middle East, like the legendary myth of the 1001 night, like a veiled girl with a thousand faces, can not only help get close to God, but also wash the spring of sadness. The coffee drinking method, commonly known as Turkish coffee or Arabica coffee, which is popular in Greece, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, still maintains the mystery of early religious ritualization. Traditional Turkish coffee
Laos Coffee produces the best coffee in the world.
You may not believe it, but Laos does produce the best coffee in the world. Compared with some other parts of Southeast Asia, Laos did not grow coffee for a long time, and it was not introduced by the French until the early 20th century. But the unique natural environment of Laos reveals the king atmosphere of the best coffee in Southeast Asia. Laos coffee is famous for its delicate and complex fragrance and rich taste.