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Peaberry
Round beans are commonly known as male beans, which are a variety of coffee beans, English called Peaberry, also known as caracoli.
New beans, old beans and old beans
Generally speaking, fresh coffee beans harvested that year are called "New Corp", those harvested the year before last are called "old beans" (Past Corp), and those placed for more than a year are called "old beans" (Old Corp).
Hand-selected preferred
A good cup of coffee starts with the choice of raw beans of the same quality.
The birth of coffee beans (3)
The coffee produced by washing or drying has its own characteristics, and there is no question of which is better or worse. However, washed coffee is generally less contaminated and defective beans, and the appearance of beans is cleaner, more uniform, and the quality is more certain, so it is highly praised by Europe and America. But appearance doesn't equal
The Birth of Coffee Beans (II)
Coffee bean processing When the hard bean farmers, will be ripe red coffee "cherry" pick down, coffee beans magic adventure will begin. To convert coffee fruit into raw coffee beans, the peel and pulp of coffee fruit need to be removed, leaving seeds or beans, and drying. This refining process usually has two main processing methods: washing method (wet method) and drying.
The birth of coffee beans (1)
Coffee trees take 3-5 years from planting to fruiting. 6-10 Coffee trees bear fruit most easily in 15-20 years, which is the harvest period. Coffee trees are usually bred in nurseries, grown into saplings, and then moved to coffee plantations a year later, following exactly the same methods used by Arabs to grow coffee trees. For the first four or five years of its life, coffee trees take root downwards and grow upwards.
Trabocca's Red Cherry Project (ORC)
In fact, I have already introduced the Red Cherry Project once before (Sunlight Sidamo Red Cherry Project). At that time, the bean response was very good. Many friends tried it and then turned around and wanted to do it again. However, even I didn't have much left at that time. Later, I kept looking for the beans of the Red Cherry Project, but they all failed. Maybe this is also the helplessness of many domestic coffee lovers. Because we
Coffee Tour in China (3) Taiwan
The history of growing coffee in Taiwan has been 300 years since it was introduced when the Dutch occupied Taiwan (1626 AD, at the end of the Ming Dynasty), but it has not been popularized for various reasons.
Coffee Tour of China (II) Yunnan
Since Nestle, Kraft, and Macs have established production bases, Starbucks is now planning to establish production bases here, and China Hougu Coffee has set up two of the country's largest instant coffee production lines in Dehong, Yunnan Province, with an annual output of 13,000 tons. This is the first time in China's history that Yunnan Coffee Trade Association has made a purchase offer this year. Yunnan coffee beans are also starting from this year
Coffee Tour in China (1) Hainan
The main producing areas of Chinese coffee are Hainan, Yunnan and Taiwan. according to historical records, coffee was first planted in Taiwan in 1884, which opened the prelude to the development of coffee in China. The earliest coffee cultivation in mainland China began in Yunnan. At the beginning of the 20th century, a French missionary brought the first coffee seedlings to Binchuan County in Yunnan Province. Since then, the earliest cafe in China has appeared in Kunming, Yunnan Province.
World famous Coffee Tour: Rwanda Water washed bourbon Coffee
Recently got a batch of African Rwanda beans, frankly, before the Rwanda (Rwanda) coffee is not very impressive, but through the movie "Rwanda Hotel" (Hotel Rwanda), the drama of the 1994 Rwanda massacre can not be erased. But after a careful taste of Rwanda bourbon, I think it tastes really good and is worth recommending. In recent years, the country has made efforts to achieve racial reconciliation.
Kopi Luwak Nouak Coffee
For coffee lovers, drinking a real cup of Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee can be said to be a high-end enjoyment. But in fact, the Blue Mountain of Jamaica is not the most expensive coffee. The most expensive coffee is Kopi Luwak Nuwak coffee produced in Indonesia (also known as civet coffee, Kopi means Indonesian coffee, Luwak means Indonesian civet).
World famous Coffee Tour: Kona Coffee, Hawaii
Today, the World famous Coffee Tour series will introduce the famous coffee produced by Hawaii, the largest coffee consumer in the world, and the only coffee produced in the United States, Hawaii Kona Coffee.
World famous Coffee Tour: Yega Snow Coffee, Ethiopia (part two)
[product name]: Ethiopia Ethiopia Yirgacheffe [quality rating]: WP Grade 2 [baking]: recommended moderate baking (Medium Roast or City Roast) [grade]: excellent [granule]: ★ full [acidity]: ★★★★ slightly sour, dark chocolate aftertaste [balance]: ★★★★ is very stable
World famous Coffee Tour: Harald Moka, Ethiopia (part I)
[product name]: Ethiopia Harald Mocha (Ethiopia Harar Mokha) [quality rating]: DP Grade 4 [baking]: recommended moderate baking (Medium Roast or City Roast) [grade]: excellent [granule]: ★ full [acidity]: ★★★★ slightly sour, dark chocolate aftertaste [balance]: ★★★★ is very stable
World famous Coffee Tour: Kona Coffee, Hawaii (part two)
[product name] Hawaiian Kona Coffee (Hawaii Kona Coffee) [quality grading]: extra good (Extra Fancy) [roasting degree] it is recommended that deep roasting in roasting degree (High Roast or City Roast) [grade] excellent [granule] ★★★★ is fuller [acidity] ★★ micro acid [balance] ★★★★ is more stable [flavor] smooth, rich, mysterious.
Learn about the three native species of coffee
Coffee belongs to the evergreen shrub of the genus Coffea of Rubiaceae, which is centered in the tropics. There are about 6000 species of Rubiaceae plants in this area. Coffee has always been considered to have certain effects, such as invigorating the stomach, waking up the brain, stopping bleeding, dissipating heat, strengthening the body and so on. The more famous Rubiaceae plant is Gardenia jasminoides, whose fruit was dried and used as medicinal material a long time ago.
How coffee beans are graded in coffee producing countries
The traditional coffee bean classification method is usually based on the classification standard defined by the coffee producing country, and then agreed on the international market, and traded under such tacit understanding.
The standard procedure of selecting beans for coffee
A cup of "good coffee", that is, the coffee standard and practical steps of "selecting flawless coffee raw beans, roasting, fresh grinding, brewing, and correctly extracting the taste".
Afraid of acid but not bitter-- an analysis of the reasons for the popularity of Mantenin coffee beans
It has a strong palate, full-bodied like wine, with a hint of honey on the palate, which is replaced by intense spicy and dark chocolate flavors. This is the reputation of many masters for Manning coffee, although many friends still haven't drunk it. But Winnie Town Coffee has been analyzed according to the taste habits of Chinese people, and maybe the following is the reason why this bean is really popular. Manning Cafe