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The method of half-sun treatment of beans in the initial processing

The method of half-sun treatment of beans in the initial processing

As the early Brazilian coffee was all treated by traditional solarization, the overall quality of Brazilian coffee was unstable and could only wander in the middle and lower grade. In order to improve the quality of coffee in Brazil, the Brazilian government has invented the half-sun method and vigorously promoted it. At present, almost all the high-quality coffee beans in Brazil use the half-sun method to treat raw beans, which can be said to be a successful half-sun method.

Salvadoran coffee hot spring water to process coffee raw beans

Salvadoran coffee hot spring water to process coffee raw beans

Salvadoran coffee ranks side by side with Mexico and Guatemala as the producers of Asa and Merdo, and is fighting for the top one or two places in China and the United States with other countries. The highlands of origin are large coffee beans of all sizes, which are fragrant and mild in taste. Like Guatemala and Costa Rica, coffee in El Salvador is graded according to altitude, and the higher the altitude, the better the coffee

Blue Mountain Coffee processing Plant

Blue Mountain Coffee processing Plant

International online report (Mexico-based reporter Zhang Ling): as a non-coffee enthusiast, I don't do much research on coffee. However, when I heard that I had the opportunity to go to Jamaica for an interview, the first thing that occurred to many of my friends was that I could appreciate the true flavor of the world's top Blue Mountain coffee and expressed envy. Blue Mountain Coffee? The name is very poetic, after all

Blue Mountain Coffee processing Plant

Blue Mountain Coffee processing Plant

International online report (Mexico-based reporter Zhang Ling): as a non-coffee enthusiast, I don't do much research on coffee. However, when I heard that I had the opportunity to go to Jamaica for an interview, the first thing that occurred to many of my friends was that I could appreciate the true flavor of the world's top Blue Mountain coffee and expressed envy. Blue Mountain Coffee? The name is very poetic, after all

Blue Mountain Coffee Processing Plant

Blue Mountain Coffee Processing Plant

International Online Report (Reporter Zhang Ling in Mexico): As a non-coffee enthusiast, I don't have much research on coffee. However, when I heard that I had the opportunity to interview in Jamaica, many friends first thought that I would be able to appreciate the true flavor of the world's top Blue Mountain coffee, and expressed envy. Blue Mountain Coffee? It's a poetic name, but what exactly

Coffee insolation method for primary processing

Coffee insolation method for primary processing

The coffee beans after harvest must enter the treatment program immediately, otherwise they will begin to ferment, making the coffee beans have a bad smell. There are two methods of treatment: solarization and water washing, which will cause different flavors. Sun-dried beans have a complete natural mellow flavor, gentle aroma and more gum; washing rules have a good mellow taste, high aroma and lively sour taste. The mellow taste is

Coffee initial processing Coffee washing process

Coffee initial processing Coffee washing process

The coffee beans after harvest must enter the treatment program immediately, otherwise they will begin to ferment, making the coffee beans have a bad smell. There are two methods of treatment: solarization and water washing, which will cause different flavors. Sun-dried beans have a complete natural mellow flavor, gentle aroma and more gum; washing rules have a good mellow taste, high aroma and lively sour taste. The mellow taste is

Vibrating screen is used to select coffee beans and peanuts in the initial processing of coffee.

Vibrating screen is used to select coffee beans and peanuts in the initial processing of coffee.

I saw on the Internet yesterday that someone asked if the vibrating screen could screen peanuts and coffee beans, and the answer was yes. In the following, some problems and solutions of vibrating screen in screening these two materials are discussed. First of all, customers need to know the number of peanuts and coffee beans, and then choose the appropriate sieve, which is like screening peanut and coffee beans.

Coffee processing Coffee beans processing

Coffee processing Coffee beans processing

1. To remove the peel and most of the pulp mechanically or manually. 2. Fermentation removes mucus and membrane from the core by fermentation. Since the length of fermentation affects the flavor of coffee, each manufacturer has its own fermentation time. 3. Drying drying method is mainly divided into natural sun and natural air drying. Excessive moisture content is easy to cause coffee beans to mold and grow worms

How to judge whether the raw beans of coffee are fresh in the first processing of coffee

How to judge whether the raw beans of coffee are fresh in the first processing of coffee

From the fruit state of coffee beans when they are picked from the tree to the state of raw beans that can be baked, the moisture content of coffee beans will be controlled between 9% and 13%, and it is not easy to bake if the water content is too high or too low. Generally, we get newly collected raw beans with water washing treatment, the moisture content is usually about 11.5% to 12.5%, half-washed Mantenin may reach 13%, and half-washed Brazil is 11% ~ 12% per day.

Coffee knowledge of the effects of various substances in water on coffee

Coffee knowledge of the effects of various substances in water on coffee

Choosing the right water can make coffee completely release its unique flavor. Every chemical in the water may react with coffee beans, thus affecting its taste and flavor. Understanding some common chemicals in water may affect the taste of coffee, which is conducive to us choosing the right water. Magnesium Too much magnesium can make coffee soup look lighter. lead

Robusta

Robusta

People habitually treat things with dichotomies, good and bad, good and evil, good and bad... The same is true in the coffee world. Arabica coffee beans are always classified as good, and its distant relative Robusta coffee beans tend to be classified as bad. We might say, if Arabica is a gift from angels

Sep 25, 2014 196 views #Robusta #boutique coffee beans
High quality Nicaraguan coffee beans

High quality Nicaraguan coffee beans

Nicaraguan coffee flavor characteristics: moderate acidity, fragrant and delicious. Nicaraguan coffee of high quality is in the forefront of coffee beans in the world and enjoys a good reputation. Its particles are moderate in size, mild in taste and very aromatic and mellow. Nicaragua is located in central Central America, bordered by the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east. The highland in the north and the coastal plain in the east, belonging to the Central American volcanic belt.

Sep 25, 2014 196 views #Nicaraguan coffee beans
Coffee beans Coffee

Coffee beans Coffee

There are about 60 species of coffee in the world, of which only 25 species are cultivated to make coffee, of which only 4 species are used as commercial coffee: large fruit coffee (Coffea liberica), medium fruit coffee (Coffea canephora), small fruit coffee (Coffea arabica) and high yield coffee (Coffea dewevrei). These are botanical names. Coffee in the world at present

Sep 25, 2014 103 views #Coffee beans #coffee family.
Liberica coffee beans produced in Hainan

Liberica coffee beans produced in Hainan

Liberica coffee beans: large shrubs or small trees, 6-15 m tall; dark brown bark; branches spreading, hard and straight. Leaves opposite, leathery, elliptic or Obovate-elliptic, 15-30 cm long, tip mucronate, base broadly cuneate, margin entire, rarely microwave, often with small pores in lower vein axils; petiole 8-20 mm long; stipules broadly triangular, 3-4 mm long, tip obtuse, rarely convex

Sep 25, 2014 202 views #Hainan #Librika coffee beans
Production of coffee beans coffee output

Production of coffee beans coffee output

Coffee trees take 3-5 years from planting to fruiting. 6-10 years of coffee trees are the most likely to bear fruit, about 15-20 years, is the harvest period. Coffee trees are usually bred in nurseries and grow into saplings, and then moved to coffee farms a year later, in full compliance with the way the Arabs planted and cultivated coffee trees. Coffee trees will continue to take root downward and upward in the first four or five years of their growth.

Sep 25, 2014 182 views #Coffee bean production #coffee output
Coffee Variety introduction Maui Moka (Maui Mokka)

Coffee Variety introduction Maui Moka (Maui Mokka)

There are two sources of Maui Mokka coffee varieties: one is the sudden mutation of the bourbon variety from the old bourbon island, and the other is the mocha variety transplanted in Yemen. The coffee tree is not tall, the leaves are small and slender, and the raw beans are small and orchard; it is easy to get rust spot and the yield is very low. Except for Maui, Hawaii, there is a small amount of cultivation in Brazil, although it is grown at a lower altitude.