Divey wrote:
Thanks for that. :thumb: Is there a fully washed coffee. :question: So the Brazil Pulped Natural that I bought last week could be also be known as Honey Processed...is that right. :question:
Yup... Fully Washed is yet another processing method whereby Fully Washed processing refers to the following: After de-pulping, the beans are collected in fermentation tanks where bacterial removal of the mucilage takes place over 12 to 36 hours. The fermentation phase is important in the development of the flavour of the coffee, which is partially due to the microbiological processes that take place. The emergence of yeasts and moulds in acidic water can lead to off-flavours like sour coffee and onion-flavour. However, wet processing is believed to yield higher quality coffee than the other processes since small amounts of off-flavors give the coffee its particular taste and "body". When the fermentation is complete, the beans should be washed thoroughly to remove fermentation residues and any remaining mucilage. If they are not removed, these cause decolouring of the parchment and make the beans susceptible to yeasts. After washing, the beans are dried. When the drying process is not rapid enough earthy and musty taints, like "Rio-flavor" come up. And... yes... Natural Pulped... Miel or Honey Processed should mean the same thing. Cheers and Merry Christmas, Bruce
