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How to taste coffee!
The first step is to smell the fragrance and taste the strong aroma of coffee; the second step is to observe the color, the coffee had better be dark brown and have a clear feeling; and the third step is to taste the coffee, which should be somewhat sweet, slightly bitter and slightly sour. Then taste it in small sips, do not rush to swallow the coffee, should temporarily contain it in the mouth, slowly swallow ~ dry incense: the so-called dry incense is
Learn a little about the coffee industry: what is SCAA?
SCAA, whose full name is Specialty Coffee Association of America, American Fine Coffee Association, was founded in 1982. It is the most influential and authoritative coffee organization in the world.
Introduction to Manning Coffee
Manning Coffee is produced in Sumatra, Indonesia, Asia, also known as "Sumatran Coffee". Her flavor is very rich, sweet, pure bitter, mellow, with a little sweet and slightly sour, with a long aftertaste and aftertaste. Most coffee lovers drink on their own, but it is also an indispensable variety for blending coffee.
On the judgment standard of fine coffee
At present, there is no clear judgment standard of fine coffee in the international community. Here, we will briefly explain the standards of the American Fine Coffee Association and the basic standards of coffee producing countries.
Should the coffee be roasted deep or stir-fried?
For a long time, many coffee roasters and experienced coffee roasters have been asking me questions about coffee roasting. the topic covers the range of roasting degrees, the selection of roasting curves and the selection of roasters. Many problems have been accumulated, and I would like to share with you my personal views on these issues:
Top 10 symptoms of caffeine addiction
If you are in a situation where you are mad without Coke and sleepy without coffee, you must be vigilant, according to the US website caffeineinformer. Experts said, "the absorption rate of caffeine in the human body is as high as 99%. This caffeine can be transmitted to various tissues and organs of the body, stimulating the central nervous system and causing a series of effects."
Effect of water quality on the flavor of a cup of coffee
I remember boiling water directly when I was a child, with a little taste of bleach and metal, while the slogan "Nongfu Spring is a little sweet" many years ago told us that some water is a little sweet. Nowadays, with the popularity of water purifiers and barreled water, we seldom drink cold boiled water. Here, I would like to talk about the influence of water quality on the flavor trend of brewing beverage.
Coffee affects 6 parts of the body
1. Heart. Caffeine acts on the heart in two ways: in addition to affecting the brain center that regulates the cardiovascular system, caffeine also acts directly on the heart. High doses of caffeine can increase the heartbeat of people who do not tolerate caffeine by 10 to 20 beats per minute and may cause temporary arrhythmias in some people. Therefore, moderate consumption of drinks containing caffeine (an average of 500 mg per day)
Do you know? Coffee is also about time.
Coffee is a favorite of many people, but do you know that you have to pay attention to the period of time when drinking coffee? Enjoying different coffee at different times and in different moods can have different effects of refreshing, relaxing, soothing or stimulating. The following is to tell you that these coffee drinkers are fastidious, learn to drink different coffee at different times, and perfect feel the fragrance and mellow beauty of coffee.
Cup score and Coffee Grade
Those who like coffee should have heard the word "cup test". After a comprehensive evaluation of aroma, flavor and taste, the cup tester will give a score, which indicates the quality of the coffee. The following is for reference.
A minute to learn about coffee.
It has been more than 1500 years since the first discovery of coffee by shepherds in Ethiopia. This is more than 1500 years full of hardship legends and rich and colorful.
Coffee's thousand strange hundred flavor coffee and seasonings
With the development of "flavored coffee" in the early 1980s, more and more "coffee condiments" appeared.
Caffeine protects against Parkinson's disease
Caffeine can improve the exercise ability of people with Parkinson's disease, according to a new study by the Institute of Health Center at McGill University in Canada. The study has been published in the American journal Neurology.
Coffee with the highest caffeine
The coffee with the highest caffeine is not Death Wish Coffee.
What should we do with coffee grounds?
More and more people begin to like coffee, and some enthusiasts begin to make coffee at home. For many people, after making coffee, the coffee grounds are like waste.
Do you know how to hang earbags?
Coffee lovers have recently noticed that a new product called hanging-ear coffee is very popular.
Coffee frost is not terrible.
Frost disaster is a fatal disaster in coffee-growing areas, and we can't control it artificially at present. A few years ago, some experts said that there was a cycle of 10 years. In fact, no one could scientifically predict how many years there was a cycle. This year frost disaster comes, as every coffee grower, should first take production self-help, take fire smoke and other measures; after the disaster, serious disaster
Treatment after coffee frost disaster
Recently, the Pu'er municipal government sent a group of experts to the counties and districts of the city to guide the coffee disaster relief work. As the leader of the expert group, in the process of going deep into the disaster areas to guide the recovery of coffee disaster, I found that although some of our coffee growers in the worst-hit areas have received training from the city, there are still some problems in the process of implementing pole-cutting measures: 1. The fresh fruit of the coffee was not harvested. For
A basic introduction to coffee
This paper introduces four kinds of commercial coffee: big fruit coffee Coffea liberica medium fruit coffee Coffea canephora small fruit coffee Coffea arabica high yield coffee Coffea dewevrei Coffea is a coffee tree [English] coffee [alias] small seed species also known as Arabian species, medium seed species also known as Gaffra species, large seed species also known as Liberia
Starbucks latte illustration
A Starbucks latte costs nearly $1 more in China than in the U.S., and rent accounts for 26 percent of the price of a Starbucks latte in China.