Wet/water washing method:
The processing process of coffee beans is to peel off the meat with a pulp separator → take out the coffee beans after fermentation → dry them in the sun. Water washing can make the origin characteristics, variety characteristics and flavor of coffee obvious.
Advantages of water washing: the water washing method is more modern and scientific, and there is no skin or pulp when drying. The coffee produced in the same batch has the same flavor and high acidity.
Sunshine care (dry/natural):
Before the invention of the pulp separator, all coffee was sun-dried-after picking coffee cherries, the pulp was not removed first, but the coffee cherries were sun-dried to the extent that they could be peeled off by machines. Coffee beans are more fruity and have lower acidity.
Advantages of exposure: the exposure method is to expose the pulp with a belt, and the taste of the pulp will enter the coffee bean, and the fruit flavor of the coffee will be stronger and the acidity will be lower.
Honey &; Natural pulping):
Its treatment process is similar to water washing, but the difference is that coffee is peeled off by a pulp separator and directly enters the drying stage, and some pulp is still intact.
Advantages of honey treatment: honey treatment is a mixture of the two, without pulp, retaining sour and sweet taste, but losing fruit flavor.
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