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Definition of coffee drinks
The word Ristretto has been explained in the previous coffee vocabulary and can be simply understood as double espresso, with double the coffee powder and less water, about the final coffee size of 20-25 ml. When you're making strong coffee drinks, you use Ristretto to make base Espresso or Short Black Espresso.
Reveal the whole process of the birth of Ethiopia's top coffee
Coffee forests in Ethiopia's Balle National Park in eastern Africa are as high as 2000 meters above sea level. The coffee rich here was named one of the five best coffees in Africa in 2012. Coffee grows naturally here and is still picked and collected by a small group of about 5000 local people. Decades ago, the first road was built here to bring the coffee forest, which had been isolated, closer.
Gold manning (Golden Mandheling)
Today, I opened the golden manning I arrived the day before yesterday. I didn't drink Asian beans before, so I didn't come into contact with Mantenin, but I've heard more or less about it from my colleagues in the circle, and I've already heard about golden manning. But now the gold manning on the market has been called chaotic, and many people call their own manning as Manning, so what I have to explain is,
Harald (Ethiopia Harar) of Ethiopia
It is already 9 o'clock in the evening. I have just been preparing for the next day's work. I feel a little tired, but there is still some distance from the time when I am used to falling asleep, so I want to calm down and make a cup of coffee. At the same time, I also want to dilute this tiredness, which is usually steamed and brewed with water of about 90 degrees. Today, I want to use a slightly lower temperature to explain Harald in Ethiopia to see if it is the same as in the past.
The planting of coffee trees
When tasting a single cup of coffee, you will see some information about the variety in addition to the country, region and geographical and climatic conditions. Such as Arabica, Robusta, Bourbon and so on.
Types and varieties of coffee
Coffee is a plant of the genus Coffea genus of Rubiaceae. According to the study of Chevalier,1947, there are 66 species in four groups, including 24 species in Eucoffea group, 18 species in Mascarocoffea group, 13 species in Paracoffea group and 11 species in Argocoffea group.
Introduction to the Roaster Museum
Since the mid-19th century, coffee-roasting technology has evolved from the simplest home stove with a pan to today's giant computer-controlled automated roasting equipment (which can roast nearly five tons of coffee beans per hour).
Rwanda Maraba Coffee
It is said to be one of the best and most expensive coffee in Rwanda. No introduction can be found in the salon. The following is a self-translated introduction from wikipedia for your reference:
Coffee grinding tips
Fragrance will not lie, whether a cup of coffee is fresh and mellow, in grinding, has been leaked first. For those who know how to taste coffee, the aroma of coffee in his memory must contain the aroma of coffee floating in the air during grinding.
Knowledge about coffee grinding
The grinding of roasted coffee beans into powder is called grinding. The props for grinding coffee beans are called grinders.
Cultivation Techniques of Coffea arabica in Yunnan
Control methods: ① strengthen management, reasonable pruning, appropriate shade. (2) Artificial killing of adults and larvae, timely cutting down and burning of damaged branches. 2. Coffee leopard wood moth. It is widely distributed and is one of the common coffee pests, which can harm a variety of economic crops. The larvae overwinter in the branches, and the larvae often eat upward in the branches, forming a tunnel of 30~60 cm. Prevention methods: ①
Introduction of all kinds of coffee beans
Due to the different growth environment and growth cycle of different coffee beans in different producing areas and different varieties, there are great differences in the characteristics, taste, suitable production technology and citation methods of each kind of coffee bean. How to deeply understand the characteristics of each kind of coffee bean? let its most unique taste bring everyone a perfect experience? Next, we will briefly introduce several major coffee bean producing areas in the world.
The way coffee is roasted
Due to different principles, the traditional roaster can be divided into two baking methods: hot air type (factory type more than 100 kg) and direct heating type-gas or charcoal (divided into large and medium-sized, small 1.5 kg, large 10 kg).
Small folk prescription for coffee
* Coffee grounds can be put in an ashtray to remove the stench of smoke and make it easier to extinguish cigarette butts. * having a cup of coffee when you are in low spirits can not only refresh your mind, but also help you absorb about three times the amount of vitamin c in lemon. People who don't drink coffee can also try it! * after eating food containing garlic, drink a cup of coffee to restore freshness and natural breath. * put the coffee grounds
Several problems that should be paid attention to in coffee baking!
In order to do a good job in baking, every production link can not be ignored, the selection of materials should be fastidious, the weighing of materials should be accurate, and the operation should be careful.
The Secret in the label: interpreting the name of Coffee Bean
Why do coffee beans have such a long name? Why is there a single item, deep roast and Italian style of coffee? How is this distinguished?
Hawaiian Kona coffee beans
There was a record of growing coffee on Oahu Island in 1813. By 1920, coffee production in that area could be traded commercially, while whites owned most of the land. They divided the farmland into five acres and rented it out to tenant farmers.
Coffee roaster
The entrance of coffee has five flavors: fragrant, sour, bitter, sweet and mellow. In the magical world of bakers, coffee is life.
Espresso=> "espresso"?
As a matter of fact, the word Espresso is also full of misunderstandings in western countries, and it is often added by unknown people to "x" to become "Expresso". In fact, there is no X, which is misspelled.
Rules about drinking coffee
1. The use of coffee cups is usually served in a pocket cup when drinking coffee after a meal. The ear of this kind of cup is so small that you can't get your fingers out. But even if you use a larger cup, don't put your finger through the ear and carry the cup. The correct way to hold a coffee cup is to hold the handle of the cup by your thumb and forefinger and then pick up the cup. two。 The method of adding sugar to coffee when adding sugar to coffee, sugar can