Different methods of refining coffee beans produce completely different flavors. Did you buy the right ones?

If you want coffee beans to have a mellow and charming flavor, you must do it through the early processing of coffee beans, from picking to roasting, these processes will affect the quality of coffee. The early processing of coffee beans, the process of separating the pulp and skin is also called "refining". Let's learn about the "refining" of coffee beans today.

Only by understanding the process of “refining” can you deeply appreciate the mellow aroma of coffee. In other words, if you don’t understand “refining”, you can’t understand the mellow aroma of coffee.

This "refining" is the processing of coffee beans that everyone is familiar with. There are common methods such as sun drying and water washing, as well as some niche processing methods such as dense processing, semi-washing, parchment drying, etc. There are also some rarer methods, such as fermentation processing in animals, such as the final product, one of the most expensive coffees in the world, civet coffee, or querce coffee, elephant poop coffee, etc.

Generally speaking, the "refining" process is the process of peeling, fermenting and drying the coffee fruits.

Some people also say that coffee beans can achieve the desired effect without any processing or by using the most direct and simple method. But is this really the case?

If the picked coffee cherries are not processed and left alone, they may ferment in a short period of time, thus affecting the aroma of the coffee beans. For example, if the skin is not peeled, the coffee beans may be allowed to rot, and eventually the coffee beans will have a musty or rotten fruit smell. Not fermenting or drying is actually the same. Such treatments are required to better preserve the flavor of the coffee beans and better preserve them.

The drying process does not mean that the coffee cherries are finished. Before the coffee cherries are made into green coffee beans, every step needs special attention, such as the storage and rest of the coffee beans, threshing, sorting, etc., in order to ensure the quality of the green beans.

Choose the flavor of coffee based on how it is prepared:

1. If you want coffee beans with a rich taste, varied aroma, and suitable for deep roasting, you can choose sun-dried coffee beans.

2. If you want coffee beans with a fresh taste and a balanced and good aroma, you can choose washed or semi-washed coffee beans.

3. If you want coffee beans with a rich taste, complex aroma, and a sweeter taste than sun-dried coffee beans, you can choose parchment drying.

Now do you know how to choose the coffee bean refining method?