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The process from cherry fruit to raw coffee beans

The process from cherry fruit to raw coffee beans

A coffee tree can harvest 3-5 kg of fruit, and raw coffee beans account for 1. 5% of the fruit quality. Going from fruit to raw coffee beans is really a time-consuming and laborious task. Arabian coffee accounts for about 2% of the world's coffee production. The plant is not suitable for high temperature, low temperature, more rain and less rain. Coffee beans are oval and flat, with high quality and rich aroma. Robusta grows coffee.

Nicaraguan coffee imprint

Nicaraguan coffee imprint

Nicaragua Nicaragua location: central American area: 130000 square kilometers population: 5891200 official languages: Spanish coffee planting area: 100000 ha coffee yield: 1.2 million bags coffee varieties: Arabica coffee characteristics: high quality mixed type, aroma attractive overall grade: general special producing area coffee imprint: good Nicaraguan coffee genus

Guatemala Coffee Mark

Guatemala Coffee Mark

Guatemala location: central American area: 108889 square kilometers population: 14000000 official languages: Spanish Coffee planting area: 286000 ha Coffee yield: 4.5 million bags of Coffee varieties: Arabica (with a small amount of washed Robusta) Coffee characteristics: mixed flavor with spicy flavor, full particles, delicious, balanced acidity

Record the process of picking coffee beans in Laos

Record the process of picking coffee beans in Laos

When picking Arabica beans, use hands to twist them one grain at a time. Pick only ripe fruits in bright red, not green (immature) or dark brown (rotten). Generally speaking, coffee trees will bear beans after two or three years of growth, and Bolaven Cafe can be picked in four years. Clear Americano is served with breakfast. When picking Arabica beans, use hands to twist them one grain at a time. Choose bright red only

Yunnan Bobang AA grade coffee beans

Yunnan Bobang AA grade coffee beans

The west and south of Yunnan Province are located between the 15th latitude and the Tropic of Cancer. Most of the areas are 1000-2000 meters above sea level. The terrain is mainly mountainous and sloping, with large undulations, fertile soil, sufficient sunshine, abundant rainfall and large temperature difference between day and night. These unique natural conditions form the particularity of Yunnan Arabica coffee taste, which is strong but not bitter, fragrant but not strong and slightly fruity.

Steps of washing and processing of raw coffee beans

Steps of washing and processing of raw coffee beans

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 kinds of treatment methods: "sun method" and "water washing method". The beans of the water washing method are as clean as clear wind chimes, because of less miscellaneous smell.

Coffee bean treatment-tanning method

Coffee bean treatment-tanning method

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. Mellow taste is an important condition of espresso, which produces a mellow and smooth feeling as strong as wine. Espresso lovers can increase the weight of sun-dried beans; water-washed beans are as clean as clear wind chimes, because they are less.

Coffee bean treatment-half-sun method

Coffee bean treatment-half-sun method

In order to improve the quality of coffee in Brazil, the Brazilian government has invented half-sun method and vigorously promoted it. At present, almost all high-quality coffee beans in Brazil use half-sun method to treat raw beans. It can be said that half-sun method has successfully improved the overall quality of Brazilian coffee. The pre-treatment method of the half-sun method is almost the same as the water washing method, first put the coffee fruit in a large water tank and remove it.