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The Golden Rule of espresso ESPRESSO
Espresso has always had a very high status in the hearts of coffee lovers, not only because of its rich taste and pure Italian origin, but also because Espresso is not only a test of skill for coffee players, but also a knowledge and love of coffee. The water pressure modern coffee machine is much more advanced than the old LAVA machine, and its output can be controlled by a water pump.
Introduction to the characteristics of Coffee in different areas
Coffee is produced from the equator to 15 degrees north latitude and is produced in South America, Indonesia and Africa. But the coffee produced from the equator to 15 degrees north latitude is too strong and bitter. In fact, the best coffee should be produced between 15 degrees north latitude and the Tropic of Cancer. 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 China.
Coffee knowledge popularization, coffee storage and handling
Coffee spoils very quickly after roasting. Once the aroma is gone, the coffee is completely stale. Roasted coffee deteriorates much faster than fried tea. Oxygen, moist air and sunlight can cause the taste and aroma of coffee to disappear instantly, so the coffee grinder used in the coffee shop is sealed, and the barista should always make sure the lid is covered.
Analysis on the types of Milk of Coffee and Milk Coffee
Coffee and milk are the best companions, and people have been adding milk to coffee since the early days of coffee. Adding milk to coffee can not only improve the nutritional value of coffee, but also improve its taste and make it look sweet and smooth. There are many dairy products on the market, in the face of these dazzling products, which type of coffee should be chosen to make coffee? Will you introduce me or not?
The name and distribution ratio of 31 kinds of common coffee in the world
A British travel website shows you the name and composition ratio of 31 common coffees around the world in a straightforward picture, so you don't have to talk about American style all the time. It is strongly recommended to turn your phone sideways to read the words on the picture for the sake of your eyes. There is no doubt that if you order coffee in any of the 6 million coffee shops in the United States, you will get real coffee. The picture above is a summary of the website.
10 secrets about coffee that you don't know
You may have a cup of coffee every morning, but I'm afraid you don't know much about coffee, do you? Although it's easy to pour a cup of coffee. I'm afraid the following 10 facts about coffee won't be acceptable to you for a while, but I'm sure you'll want a cup as soon as you finish reading it. 1. Coffee is actually a kind of berry. This is incredible. Coffee is actually a kind of
Monteague, an old manor in South Minas.
The Montague Manor, which is smaller than Datra but has a longer history, was founded by the Vieira family in South Minas in 1917. 7.5 million coffee trees are planted on 2700 hectares of farmland, with an annual harvest of 6000 tons of coffee beans, with an average yield of 2.3tons per hectare, which is higher than the average yield of 1.14tons per hectare on Brazilian farms.
The Diamond Plateau is known as the new wave of Brazilian boutique coffee.
Bahia province is located in the north of Minas province, located in about 10 degrees south latitude, with a tropical climate. Coffee has only been cultivated in the past decade, and many farms have high-tech sprinkler systems. The production capacity of 60 bags per hectare (about 3600 kg) is much higher than the average production capacity of 19 bags (1140 kg) per hectare in Brazil. Brazilian officials point out that Bahia has a 103-hectare farm, which can grow per hectare.
Coffee basic knowledge the flavor of the prairie Serrado coffee
When it comes to Minas province, we have to talk about the famous Serrado prairie. Deep in the Serrado prairie, Brazil has an inland area of 1.2 million square kilometers, accounting for 22% of Brazil's total area, about three times the size of Texas. The Portuguese word for Cerrado means closed land, starting in the southwestern province of Mato Grosso (Mato Grosso), through the west-central part of Minas, and north to the western part of Bahia province. this
Java coffee type Arabica coffee
Among the Asian coffee-producing countries, Indonesia is a very noteworthy one. Indonesia is an island country in the Indian Ocean, the islands are distributed on both sides of the equatorial line, of which three islands: Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi produce the most important coffee in the world. In the mid-17th century, the Dutch brought coffee trees to Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) and Java in Indonesia. The 18th century
Santos Coffee gives you a feast of olfactory aroma
At the beginning of the 19th century, coffee cultivation in Brazil had spread all over the country, followed by a coffee boom that lasted nearly a century. To taste Santos coffee, not only drink it, but smell it. Acidity (Acidity) coffee intake, light taste left on the tip of the tongue. The sour word seems to sting the eye, in fact, coffee beans fruit flavor and fresh vitality, just like wine, are contained in its sour
The infatuated common sense of charcoal-roasted coffee in the South.
Charcoal roasted coffee is a Japanese coffee, refers to a taste, almost no acid, strong scorched bitterness and mellow, the taste is relatively strong. Authentic charcoal-roasted coffee is generally deeply roasted with carbon fire (gas, carbon fire and infrared), the color is dark, the taste is fragrant and mellow, the taste does not feel sour, if condensed milk has a flavor. Among them, charcoal roasted coffee in the south is absolutely unique.
A wide variety of Italian coffee fancy coffee 2
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A wide variety of Italian coffee fancy coffee
Caffe Latte latte is one of many Italian fresh milk coffee, because the Italian word Latte means fresh milk. As the name suggests, latte is a coffee drink made by adding fresh milk to coffee. Lattes are usually made with 1/3 espresso and 2/3 fresh milk heated by steam. Eighty years of the last century
Variants of bourbon pointed beans are very popular with boutique coffee beans.
In addition to round beans, bourbon also has pointed beans. In 181○, coffee farmer Leroy of Bourbon Island found that some coffee trees on the estate had become smaller and produced pointed beans, which were obviously different from Bourbon round beans. Confirmed by botanists as a bourbon variety, commonly known as bourbon pointed bean (BourbonPointLl), has become a legendary delicious coffee that drinks too much and sleeps well.
Bourbon round beans fragrance French coffee beans history of development
Tibika, under Dutch and French companies, was the first to land in Central and South America. As far as gene richness is concerned, it is not a good phenomenon for a single variety to reproduce in a foreign country. Fortunately, France has caught up quickly and transferred to another subspecies of Arabica Bourbon, enriching the coffee gene in Central and South America. Bourboll Island is located east of Madagascar Island on the east coast of Africa. It covers an area of 2,512 square kilometers and became a city in 1646.
Sweet-scented Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Coffee
Recently, Jamaica has had an unlucky year, wind and insect disasters have repeatedly hit the island, and the noble Blue Mountain Coffee has been seriously damaged. Second ○○ the second half of the year to the second ○○ eight years, open the new delivery of blue mountain barreled raw beans, to be psychologically accurate, there may be riddled worm-eaten beans, even expensive No. 1 is also hard to escape. Jamaica Coffee Authority (Cofee Indust Board) II ⊙
General knowledge of St. Helena Coffee quality ups and downs
The St. Helena coffee variety belongs to the Yemeni round bourbon, commonly known as the green-topped bourbon, not the pointed bourbon of the variety, nor the Tibica of Yemen. The quality of St. Helena coffee is unstable and fluctuates greatly every year. St. Helena in a good year has obvious citrus aroma and good sweetness, similar to Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe, but with low acidity, which may be related to planting altitude.
Ethiopia Coffee Gemma Production Area
At an altitude of 1,400 to 1,800 meters, Lim continues south to reach the Gemma region. This area is the main body of Kafa Forest, specializing in bulk commercial beans, with an annual export volume of more than 60,000 to 80,000 tons, accounting for one third of Egypt's output, and is the largest production area. Gemma is a sun-baked bean, which is very common in our market. It is also called Ethiopian mocha, but its price is much lower than Harald mocha. Jimachan
Coffee bean producing area Ethiopian coffee Lim producing area
At 1200-1900 meters above sea level, the average planting height in this area is significantly lower than that in other areas, but there is still fine coffee. Lim producing area is located in the southwest of the capital, and Gemma can be reached further south. Both belong to the Kafa Forest, north of Lim and south of Gemma. Lim is mostly washed with water beans, orange fragrance is strong, sour and lively, the flavor is similar to water washing Yega Xuefei. Lim also has a small amount of coffee.