Washed Hero Coffee Beans with Tropical Fruit-like Sweet and Sour Notes: Introduction to the Pros and Cons of Coffee Bean Washed Processing

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FrontStreet Coffee - Ethiopia Washed Hero Introduction

The washed method can remove impurities (stones or garbage) and defective beans through each step, so the raw beans appear relatively uniform in appearance. It is generally regarded as high-quality coffee, and the trading price is higher than coffee beans processed by natural drying methods. Washing not only preserves the original flavor of coffee, but also enhances its brightness (acidity) and special fruity aromas. However, the biggest disadvantage of washed processed coffee is that coffee beans are easily contaminated with fermentation odors during the fermentation process. If beans acquire fermentation flavors, it is mostly due to lack of management and maintenance of the fermentation tanks.

Although soaking coffee beans with mucilage on the endocarp in fermentation tanks overnight can remove the mucilage, if the microorganisms in the fermentation tanks change, it will cause the coffee beans to acquire fermentation flavors. Moreover, the equipment costs for coffee washing methods are relatively high, and the washing steps are quite laborious, which increases production costs accordingly.

Ethiopia·Hero·Washed (Ethiopia·Hero Sorsa·Washed)

Origin: Guji, Hambella Wamena region, Dimtu city, Haro soresa estate

Variety: Heirloom, Ethiopian native variety

Altitude: 2000-2150m

Variety: Heirloom

Processing Method: Washed

Roast Level: Light

Flavor: Red grapefruit/tropical fruits/cherry/apricot/high sweetness/juicy sensation

2016/17 Ethiopia National Taste of Harvest competition runner-up (first place in washed category)

2016/2017 harvest season Ethiopia coffee competition runner-up

Knowledge Extension:

Natural processing method first performs drying treatment before removing the fruit skin, while washed processing method first removes the fruit skin before performing drying treatment.

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