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Unusual Kona Coffee

Unusual Kona Coffee

Like other parts of the Hawaiian islands, Kona provides ideal climatic conditions for the cultivation of coffee beans. However, the coffee beans produced by Kona are different and have gained a good reputation for coffee all over the world. This is probably due to the fact that Kona Island is rich in volcanic black mud with moderate acidity, rich mineral content and suitable water content. And every afternoon, Cona Island

Coffee tree

Coffee tree

Coffee trees are evergreen shrubs or trees belonging to the Rubiaceae family. Wild coffee trees can grow to a height of 5 to 10 meters, but coffee trees planted in the manor are often cut to a height of less than 2 meters in order to increase fruit and facilitate harvesting. The opposite leaf of the coffee tree is long oval, the leaf surface is smooth, the end branch is very long, the branch is few, and the flower is white, opening at the base of the petiole connecting the branch.

The knack of distinguishing the freshness of coffee beans

The knack of distinguishing the freshness of coffee beans

Nose smell: fresh coffee beans smell strong fragrance, otherwise tasteless or bad smell. Look at it: good coffee beans are complete in shape and full in size. On the contrary, the shape is incomplete. Hand pressure: fresh coffee beans are fresh and crisp, and the fragrance comes out when they crack. Color: dark black coffee beans, the coffee brewed has a bitter taste; yellow coffee beans, the coffee brewed has a sour taste.

Introduction to Ugandan Coffee-Kerry

Introduction to Ugandan Coffee-Kerry

The Republic of Uganda, located in eastern Africa, is a landlocked country across the equator. Uganda is bordered by Sudan to the north, Kenya to the east, Lake Victoria to the southwest, Tanzania and Rwanda to the south, and Congo to the west. The territory is located between the east and west branches of the East African Rift Valley, tilting gently from west to middle and low and flat in the south. Margarita Peak is 5109 meters above sea level, which is the highest in the country.

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Yunnan small grain coffee

Yunnan small grain coffee

Origin: in 1892, French missionary Father Tian succeeded in growing coffee in a place called Zhukula in Yunnan. Up to now, there are still 24 coffee trees which are more than 90 years old in Zhukula Township. Zhu Kula is a mysterious, legendary and beautiful natural village, which belongs to the Zhukula Village Committee of Pingchuan Town, Binchuan County, Dali Prefecture. It is located on the banks of Yupao River, a tributary of the Jinsha River. It is a Dali Prefecture and Chuxiong.

Tell whether coffee beans are good or bad

Tell whether coffee beans are good or bad

Good coffee beans: neat shape, bright color, roasted by single stir-fry. After brewing and cooking, it is mellow and full of stamina. Bad coffee beans: different shapes and incomplete individuals. After cooking, it is light and fragrant, not sweet enough. The secret to the freshness of ◆ coffee beans: fresh coffee beans have a strong smell, otherwise tasteless or bad smell. Look at it: a good coffee bean has a complete shape.

Comparison between Arabica and Robbins Tadou

Comparison between Arabica and Robbins Tadou

The appearance of Arabica coffee beans is quite obvious compared with that of Robusta coffee beans. Arabica coffee is long, flat, complete and greenish; robusta coffee is round, thicker and whiter. However, it may be because the degree of baking is also different, so this difference alone is not objective.

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Simple grading system of Colombian coffee beans

Simple grading system of Colombian coffee beans

Colombia's coffee bean grading system is quite simple, judging its grade only by the size of the beans. Therefore, if you choose to buy Colombian coffee, just marking Supremo does not mean that its taste is also the best. Generally speaking, Colombian coffee produced in boutique bean producing areas will be marked with detailed information such as origin and manor. If it is not marked, it is generally.

Roasting degree of raw coffee beans

Roasting degree of raw coffee beans

The baking depth listed below deepens the raw beans (Green Coffee). The beans that have not been baked are green in appearance, and the color will change with the degree of baking. Light baking (Light Roast) is the most mild baking method, the appearance is wheat color, after extraction, there is no fragrance, bitter taste, not suitable for drinking cinnamon baking (Cinnamon Roast) mild baking method, the appearance is cinnamon color, more Light Ro

Yega Xuefei baking record

Yega Xuefei baking record

Yega snow coffee: turn the cage on the oven, preheat it at 170 degrees for 2 minutes, serve the coffee beans. Bake at 170 degrees for 2 minutes to 250 degrees. After about 11 minutes, hear the first explosion for more than ten seconds and quickly take it out and rotate to the cooling plate to cool down. Coffee beans are slightly deeper than the standard medium roasting, and the actual roasting degree must be below medium. A lot of silver skins are still glued to the coffee beans, indicating that they are not roasted enough.

Experience in roasting raw beans of Panamanian coffee

Experience in roasting raw beans of Panamanian coffee

The Panamanian beans at Brista Coffee West Point training School are very different from Essel beans. The particles are large and thick. It is not easy to be heated evenly, and experienced bakers will find that these beans are so nutritious that they are like superhuman beans raised by milk. If it heats up too fast, it will burn the beans. Resulting in half-cooked. If it's slow, it will make it smell like dry bread. Although Brista Coffee West

Ethiopian peach coffee [Nekisse N2 L12 Ethiopia]

Ethiopian peach coffee [Nekisse N2 L12 Ethiopia]

Nekisse N2 L12 Ethiopia named the coffee after Nectar from Shakisso in 2009, meaning it has the same flavor as nectar from the town of Shachiso in Hidamo province, Ethiopia. Nekisse is characterized by a creamy and smooth taste, a strong berry sauce, and some batches even have mixed flavors of citrus and a variety of tropical fruits. Although at first,

Grading of raw coffee beans

Grading of raw coffee beans

There are two ways to classify raw coffee beans, one is the filter number, and the other is the elevation. It is divided by the filter number, and the size is size in terms of the screen size. Round beans are generally smaller than flat beans, between 8-13 and 12-29. 8, 9, 10. 12, 13. 18. 29 = small, medium, ordinary. Quasi-big. Big, extra large. The bigger the size, the bigger the beans. Like SC-.