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Kopi Luwak

Kopi Luwak

There is a kind of coffee that I have been famous for a long time, but I have never tasted it, or, more precisely, I have never dared to taste it. This is the famous Kopi Luwak. The fault lies in the word "cat shit". How smelly cat shit is, but the coffee merchant is named after it. Do you dare to taste it?

Learn about coffee beans

Learn about coffee beans

Professionals all know that there may be great differences in the flavor of coffee beans from different years and different producing areas. Professional roasters will taste the raw coffee beans from different producing areas every year, and adjust the way of roasting and blending, so that consumers can get products with stable flavor and little difference.

The five basic knowledge of coffee that you have to know

The five basic knowledge of coffee that you have to know

1. What are the three original species of coffee? A: among the many plants on earth, there are at least 40 species of coffee, but the more practical cultivated species are the so-called three original species, namely Arabica. Robsta species (Robustra). Liberia card species (Liberica), and now this order is the order of their quality. The one with the best smell is Elaraby.

Coffee experts explain the six major coffee brewing methods in detail

Coffee experts explain the six major coffee brewing methods in detail

1. Trickling filter: the structure of this trickling filter pot is very simple, there is only a conical container, much like a cup, the inner edge of the container must be covered with filter paper, put in coffee powder and soak in hot water. This method makes the hot water connect with the coffee powder once, and then fall into the cup, so it will only extract the substances that play a higher level, so you can brew the coffee with the least flavor and fragrance.

How many kinds of coffee have you tasted below?

How many kinds of coffee have you tasted below?

1. Cuban Coffee: represented by the famous Cubita of Crystal Mountain in Cuba, he adheres to the principle of making perfect coffee. Crystal Mountain is adjacent to the Blue Mountain Mountains of Jamaica, with similar climatic conditions, comparable to Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee. It later became a designated coffee at the Cuban embassy. It is called a unique Caribbean flavor coffee. 2. Blue Mountain Coffee: sour, sweet and bitter are all well balanced.

Eight stages and processes of coffee roasting

Eight stages and processes of coffee roasting

From the point of view of the baking degree, the deeper the baking degree, the stronger the bitter taste; the lighter the baking degree, the stronger the sour taste. The choice of baking degree depends on the characteristics of the coffee bean itself. for coffee beans with strong bitterness and light sour taste, they generally choose a moderate and shallow roasting degree.

The equipment needed for coffee baking

The equipment needed for coffee baking

1. Baking room: dust, silver, smoke, etc. discharged from the baking company are easy to dirty the environment, so although the space is narrow, it is best to have a baking room, the ventilation of the baking room must be considered. two。 Dust collectors, in order to prevent the formation of public hazard problems, should at least be equipped with dust collectors such as dust separators. 3. Baking machine exhaust chimney: dust collector to the top chimney, preferably set high