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The quality of coffee
The quality of coffee first depends on the main factors such as plant type, soil, growth conditions and altitude. Any step in this process may destroy the quality. Coffee beans greedily absorb smell and flavor. Too much moisture causes mildew. Coffee that is not roasted enough tastes sour; overroasted coffee looks like coke. After baking, if you leave it on hold for a week or so
Introduction of oil production and freshness of coffee beans
When we open a can of coffee beans, we sometimes see coffee beans wrapped in a thin layer of fat. It seems that the oil evenly distributed on the surface of coffee beans is actually not oil, but a water-soluble organic substance that looks like oil.
Eight ways to roast coffee beans
Different roasting methods, different roasting degrees, the taste of coffee is not the same, different coffee, roasting methods are not the same. Therefore, the way of roasting is very important and exquisite for coffee.
"Peas, male and female." Who can explain it clearly?
Male beans are a variety of coffee beans, mainly referring to Peaberry or caracoli, also known as small round beans.
Illustration of coffee | dissection of the internal structure of coffee beans
Coffee bean close-up, coffee bean internal cross-section map of the coffee fruit after the peel of the freshly ripe coffee fruit on the tree, the coffee fruit without the peel, inside two coffee beans with endocarp, silver peel coffee bean coffee fruit internal structure (coffee fruit includes exocarp, mesocarp, pectin layer, endocarp, coffee bean silver skin, endosperm, embryo.) Internal knot of coffee beans
Introduction of several kinds of defective beans
Moldy beans: because of incomplete drying, or damp in the process of transportation and storage, cyan and white molds grow, which sometimes make the beans stick together. If these moldy beans are not removed, they will produce moldy smell. Dead beans: beans with abnormal results. The color is not easy to change because of baking, so it is easy to distinguish. The flavor is thin, as harmful as silver skin, and will become different.
Coffee training-what is hand-picked beans
Hand selection: is the step of removing impurities and bad beans attached to delicious coffee beans. Coffee beans are often mixed with foreign bodies, such as stones, sawdust, pieces of metal, grains of soil, fruit of trees, and sometimes coins and glass.
How to choose fresh coffee beans
How to choose fresh coffee beans? Freshness is the life of coffee, how to determine the freshness of coffee beans?
Four steps of coffee bean processing
1. Peeling removes the peel and most of the flesh by mechanical or manual means. two。 Fermentation removes the mucus and film from the core by fermentation. as the length of fermentation time will affect the flavor of coffee, each manufacturer has its own fermentation time. 3. The drying method is mainly divided into natural sun drying and natural air drying. Excessive water content can easily lead to mildew and insect growth of raw coffee beans.
Coffee raw beans: the difference between new beans and old beans
Coffee training knowledge: coffee raw beans: new beans and old beans. After dry and wet processing, coffee fruit becomes coffee raw bean (Raw bean/Green bean).
Tell me the difference between Elephant Coffee and Kopi Luwak
Recently, like shit coffee is so hot that every major Weibo has released and reprinted it, which instantly took away the title of "the most expensive coffee" of Kopi Luwak. But it doesn't make sense to think about it.
Coffee bean grading noun
The following terms may have different meanings from one country to another, but they are generally accepted definitions that help people distinguish one coffee bean sample from another.
Characteristics and attributes of coffee in eight producing areas of Guatemala
The Ekatlago Valley is 2000 meters (6500 feet) above sea level, with dense shade and unique ecology. The nearby Fuego volcano erupts, making its coarse, sandy soil rich in a variety of minerals. Temperate sea breezes from the Pacific and a seasonal climate allow coffee in this region to be dried by sunlight and processed according to traditional family methods that have been accumulated over the years. [characteristics]
Yunnan coffee varieties
At present, catimor is the most widely planted in Yunnan, and a small amount of typica,bourbon is planted in Baoshan. Although they all belong to Arabica species on a large scale, these varieties are very different in nature.
How to choose and buy good coffee beans?
How to judge the quality of beans from their appearance? From its color-whether glossy, uniform color without spots; smell its fragrance-whether fragrance is rich; oral brittleness-- put into the mouth to bite, whether crisp sound, good taste, and finally to see if the bean shape is full and has weight.
Teach you to identify the types of specialty coffee beans.
At present, the most important coffee beans mainly come from two varieties, namely coffeaarabica and coffeacanephore.
Introduction of all kinds of coffee beans
Due to the different growth environment and growth cycle of different coffee beans in different producing areas and different varieties, there are great differences in the characteristics, taste, suitable production technology and citation methods of each kind of coffee bean. How to deeply understand the characteristics of each kind of coffee bean? let its most unique taste bring everyone a perfect experience? Next, we will briefly introduce several major coffee bean producing areas in the world.
Four tips for distinguishing the freshness of coffee beans
Nose smell: novel coffee beans smell strong fragrance, on the contrary, it is tasteless or unpleasant breath. Look: good coffee beans are complete in shape and full in size. On the contrary, the appearance is incomplete and diverse. Hand pressure: the novel coffee beans are fresh and crisp, and the fragrance comes out when they crack. Color: dark black coffee beans, the coffee is bitter; the coffee beans are yellow, the coffee is sour
How to distinguish between good and bad coffee beans
Whether the gloss is good, the color is uniform and without spots; smell its fragrance-whether it is fragrant and rich; oral test brittleness-put it into the mouth, whether it is crisp and sound, taste good, and finally see if the bean shape is full and weighty. Because you can't make mellow coffee without good coffee beans / powder.
The purchase of coffee beans wants to be preserved
Coffee beans procurement focus on the first choice of brisk business of coffee procurement. The freshness of roasted beans is the life of coffee, so choose a warehouse for novel coffee beans, which is clean and free of oil residue from old beans, and shops with no direct sunlight and no high temperature around. It is also a good way to purchase in self-baked stores that you think are fragrant and mellow. When purchasing baked beans, it's refreshing.