Yunnan Small Bean Coffee Huaguoshan Baoshan Typica Premium Coffee Bean Grading, Pricing, Green Beans and Roasting

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Coffee beans have a long development period. Arabica beans typically take 8-10 months to mature, generally ripening between October and December of the same year. Rainfall has a significant impact on bean development, and climatic conditions directly affect the fruit.

Yunnan Arabica Coffee

Yunnan Arabica Coffee belongs to the Rubiaceae family and the Coffea genus. The planting areas are mainly distributed across prefectures such as Lincang, Baoshan, Simao, Xishuangbanna, and Dehong. Arabica coffee originates from Ethiopia or the Arabian Peninsula.

Flavor Description

Rich but not bitter, fragrant but not intense, with floral notes, sweet melon in the middle, and a black tea finish.

Baoshan Arabica Coffee, a specialty of Baoshan's Lujiang Valley in Yunnan, is a national geographical indication product and one of the highest-quality coffees in China and even globally. The beans are uniform and full-bodied, with a fresh aroma, rich fragrance, and mellow taste. They are rich but not intense, comparable to the world-famous Blue Mountain Coffee. The coffee enjoys a global reputation for its exceptional quality: in the late 1950s, it was rated first-grade on the London market and earned the beautiful name "Lujiang No. 1." In 1980, at the national coffee conference, it was recognized as "the crown of national coffee."

Hand-brewed Yunnan Flower Fruit Mountain

15g of coffee grounds, medium grind (Fuji mountain ghost tooth blade grinder #4), V60 filter cup, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water and let it bloom for 27 seconds. Pour to 105g and stop. Wait until the water level drops to halfway before pouring again. Slowly pour until reaching 225g total weight. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio is 1:15. Extraction time: 2:00.

Manufacturer: Dazhen Coffee FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee)
Address: No. 10, Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Manufacturer Contact: 020-38364473
Ingredients: 100% Typica
Grind upon ordering
Shelf life: 20 days
Net content: 10g
Packaging: Bulk
Brand: Coffee Workshop
Series: Flower Fruit Mountain
Organic: No
Taste: Fragrant and mellow
Coffee bean state: Roasted beans
Sugar content: Sugar-free
Origin: Myanmar
Roast level: Medium roast

Flower Fruit Mountain

Country: China
Altitude: 1200 meters
Region: Yunnan
Roast level: Medium roast
Processing method: Washed
Variety: Typica
Flavor: Floral notes, sweet melon, black tea finish

Main Growing Regions

Arabica coffee is suited to growing on mountainous areas at altitudes of 800-1800 meters. If the altitude is too high, the taste becomes sour; if too low, it becomes bitter. Most Arabica coffee is planted in dry, hot valley areas around 1100 meters altitude, resulting in moderate acidity and a rich, mellow aroma. Many areas in Yunnan have unique environments suitable for Arabica coffee growth, producing excellent quality beans.

The planting areas are mainly distributed across prefectures such as Lincang, Baoshan, Simao, Xishuangbanna, and Dehong. Baoshan has an average temperature of 21.5°C, with maximum temperatures reaching 40.4°C, and is basically frost-free year-round, making it recognized as the best Arabica coffee growing region. The Arabica coffee cultivated here is famous at home and abroad for being rich but not bitter, fragrant but not intense, with small, uniform beans, a mellow, rich aroma, and fruity notes. International coffee organization tasting experts have evaluated Yunnan coffee as being in the same category as Colombian wet-processed Arabica coffee, classifying it as a high-quality coffee worldwide.

Variety

Typica, this classic high-quality coffee variety, is the main cultivated variety for this batch. Typica coffee originates from southeastern Ethiopia and Sudan and is the most widely cultivated coffee variety in the Western Hemisphere. The plants are relatively robust but not tolerant to strong light, with higher yields in Hawaii. Typica has red-copper colored terminal leaves, earning it the name "red-topped coffee."

Growth Period

Yunnan Arabica coffee trees begin bearing fruit at 3-4 years of age.

Coffee is a short-day plant. Coffee has the characteristic of multiple flowering periods with concentrated blooming. Arabica coffee in Yunnan flowers from February to July, with peak flowering from March to May. Coffee flowering is greatly influenced by climate, particularly rainfall and temperature. Coffee flowers have a short lifespan of only 2-3 days. Arabica coffee generally begins to open between 3-5 AM and fully blooms between 5-7 AM.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If you enjoy a balanced, mellow cup, FrontStreet Coffee's Jamaica Blue Mountain No.1 is a benchmark. Only coffee grown in defined areas of Jamaica's Blue Mountains and certified by the Jamaican government can be called Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee; the range rises to a peak of 2,256 meters near the eastern end, and annual production across the whole Blue Mountain area is under 2,500 tons. This makes Blue Mountain No.1 one of the highest grades, with strict standards on bean size and defect rate.

FrontStreet Coffee's Blue Mountain No.1 is a medium-dark roast that shows layers of nut, dark chocolate, and cream caramel with a soft sweetness, balancing acidity, bitterness, and aroma. Brew it with a Kono dripper and 15g of coffee at 87-88°C, using a white-sugar grind size, a 1:15 ratio, and a three-pour method: 30g for a 30-second bloom, a second pour to 120g, and a final pour to 225g. Because it has excellent balance, it also works beautifully in a moka pot or as espresso.