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Analysis on the kinds of flat beans, round beans and elephant beans of coffee
Usually we buy coffee beans, one side is flat, there is a crack in it, this is the coffee cherry in the two seeds (that is, coffee beans) side; this kind of normal beans, we call flat beans (or lentils, flatbeans).
Several famous kinds of coffee beans
The Blue Mountains, named after mountains, are grown in Jamaica in the West Indies at elevations between 1000 and 2500 meters above sea level. Features: large granules, good quality, taste blending, sweet, sour, bitter natural balance and aroma, is recognized as the world's best coffee
Introduction of gene mutations in coffee beans
From left to right: Kenya round beans, elephant beans, Kenya AA pointed bourbon (Bourbon Pointu): found in Bourbon Island in 1810, beans changed from round to pointed, with only half the caffeine content, but in small quantities, weak and extremely precious (mostly cultivated in the laboratory). Elephant bean (Maragogype, or Elephant Bean): the most famous variety of Tibica beans, first found in northeastern Brazil in 1870.
Washing steps of coffee bean processing
Coffee raw beans are the state of coffee beans before they are roasted, and the processing process of coffee raw beans is more troublesome. Today we will talk about how to wash coffee raw beans, that is, the step of washing coffee raw beans.
How to choose fresh coffee beans?
The freshness of coffee beans is the most important factor affecting the brewing quality of coffee, because the activity of coffee beans is hidden in its smell.
What is a good coffee bean?
The expert candidate for coffee is not to look at the size of the particles, but to grab a handful of individual coffee beans, about dozens of them, to see whether the color of each coffee bean is the same and the granules are large.
Flavor characteristics of coffee beans all over the world
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 Yunnan, China.
The method of picking coffee beans
The winter (dry season) is the harvest time for coffee beans. After three to four years of growth, coffee trees mature and begin to bear fruit. The fruits are arranged in a string or clustered together next to the branches.
A precious variety of coffee
Coffee name: Napoleon Origin: British St. Helena (Saint Helena Island, the claustrophobic island where the hero Napoleon was exiled) Farm: Napoleon Farm Variety: Bourbon Coffee name: blue Elise (Elise Blue) Origin: French New Caledonia (New Caledonia Island) Farm: Caf Kua
Coffee producing areas in Vietnam
Perhaps under the influence of French colonial rule, coffee grown in Vietnam has a French flavor. Arabica coffee was first brought to Vietnam by French missionaries.
Coffee producing areas in Peru
Peruvian coffee producing areas: up to 98% of Peruvian coffee is grown in forest areas, and most of the producers are small farmers. Peru's finest coffee is produced in Chanchmayo, Cuzco, Norte and Puno. Most Peruvian coffee is grown under natural conditions, but it is also difficult to confirm the cultivation of all coffee trees. Under natural conditions
Coffee producing areas in Tanzania
Due to political instability and rampant diseases and insect pests, the coffee industry in Tanzania has been damaged, leading to a decline in the overall level of coffee and instability in quality, which in turn lead to lower prices, which are usually the result of a further decline in the coffee industry.
Coffee producing areas in Honduras
Coffee in Honduras is imported from El Salvador. Coffee production in Honduras increased significantly after the Brazilian frost in 1975, more than tripling in 20 years.
Coffee producing areas in Cuba
The establishment of the earliest seven coffee plantation sites, including Raglan Piedra, Elkovre, El Salvador and Nisto Perez, are listed as World Cultural Heritage. The seven coffee plantations were reclaimed in the 19th century on virgin land in the foothills of Maestra (postcard in figure 17) in the southeastern provinces of Santiago and Guantanamo. Coffee production in Cuba: Cuba (Cuba)
Coffee producing areas in Rwanda
Since the 1920s, Arabica coffee grown in Rwanda has been famous for its unique fruit sweetness and rich grass aroma.
Coffee producing areas in Brazil
Brazil is vividly compared to the "giant" and "monarch" of the coffee world. There are about 3.97 billion coffee trees there, and small farmers now grow 75% of the country's coffee. The number of coffee producers in Brazil is twice or even three times that of Colombia, the second largest coffee producer in the world.
Coffee production in India
Indian coffee is loved by coffee lovers for several reasons, but the most important is due to a process applied to coffee beans, often referred to as "monsoon."
Coffee producing areas in Guatemala
In 1750, Father Jesuit introduced coffee trees to Guatemala, where the coffee industry was developed by German colonists at the end of the 19th century. Today, most of the coffee industry's production takes place in the south of the country.
Coffee producing areas in Venezuela
Venezuela introduced coffee trees from Martinique as early as 1730, but coffee production was almost abandoned at the height of the oil industry.
The origin of coffee in Jamaica
Almost everyone in Jamaica knows that Blue Mountain Coffee is the most expensive coffee in the world. In 1725, Sir SirNicholasLawes brought the first Blue Mountain Coffee species from Martinique to Jamaica and planted them in the St.Andrew area.