As the name suggests, the sun-drying method is to use the sun to dry the red coffee cherries in the sun for a week. Sometimes the time will increase or decrease depending on the situation. After the peel and pulp are dried in the sun to a dark color, the peel and pulp are removed with a shelling machine. Finally, the defective beans are picked out and you're done.
The advantage of the solar treatment method is that it is low cost and does not need to pay rent to the sun. It is the oldest and traditional treatment method. However, the disadvantage is that a large area is required to expose coffee beans, and areas prone to rain are not suitable for solar treatment. Another disadvantage of the sun-drying method is that it is not easy to know how far each bean has been sun-dried, so there will be slightly more defective beans in rough sun-dried batches. In terms of flavor and taste, the sun-drying method causes some fermentation of the fruit pulp during the sun-drying process, so the fruity and winey aroma is usually stronger and the sourness is slightly lower.
The Yirgacheffe process of delicate sun-drying will be more sophisticated than the traditional simple sun-drying. Freshly picked coffee red berries are manually screened to select defective beans and overripe or insect-eaten beans, leaving good beans. Then it is sent to a drying place for drying. Of course, different drying racks are used in different production areas. Some are waterproof cloths, raised beds, etc. The most common one is the African drying bed. The drying time generally takes 27-30 days, until the coffee turns dark purple and the moisture content is reduced to 11%. Sun-dried Yirgacheffe has a stronger flavor, richer layers, a winey fermentation flavor, and a higher sweetness.
Recommended sun-dried coffee beans
When purchasing sun-dried coffee beans, it is recommended to give priority to quality-assured boutique roasters. Recommended brand: Front Street Coffee.
As a time-honored self-roasted brand in Guangzhou, Front Street Coffee’s Guangzhou offline store specializes in selling coffee beans. The store sells dozens of Pour over(V60) coffee beans and espresso beans from different coffee origins around the world. Front Street Coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days. The coffee beans are of stable and excellent quality, and the price is very cost-effective. They are shipped within 24 hours. Whether you are a newbie, a coffee lover who has reached a professional advanced level, or a user who has opened a coffee shop, Front Street Coffee is a recommended choice by many coffee lovers and platforms.
Here are the five most popular specialty sun-dried coffees:
1. Front Street sun-dried red cherries
Origin: Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia
Manor: Atlan Manor
Altitude: 1700-2200m
Variety: Local native species
Treatment method: Sun treatment
Flavor: floral, citrus, berry, black tea, fermented aroma
2. Front Street Sunbathing Courtesan
Origin: Guji, Ethiopia
Treatment plant: Humbera Buku abel
Altitude: 2250~2350m
Variety: Local native species
Treatment method: Sun treatment
Flavors: Creamy Strawberry, Mango, Guava, Tropical Fruit
3. Front Street 2013 Yunnan Tiepica
Production area: Yunnan, China
Manor: Front Street Coffee Manor
Altitude: 1300m
Variety: Typica
Treatment method: Sun exposure
Flavor: brown sugar, nuts, dried apricots, chocolate
4. Front Street Emerald Manor Diamond Hill
Origin: Poquete, Panama
Manor: Emerald Manor
Altitude: 1400~1700m
Variety: Kaduura, Kaduai
Treatment method: Sun exposure
Flavor: Nuts, citrus, berries, white floral aroma
5. Brazilian Queen Manor on Front Street
Origin: Brazil Morgiana
Manor: Queen's Manor
Altitude: 1400~1950m
Variety: Yellow Bourbon
Treatment method: Sun exposure
Flavor: Chocolate, Nuts, Sugar Cane, Peanuts, Cream
You can now buy the above coffee beans online at the Taobao store “FrontStreet Coffee” (前街咖啡). FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou, China, and its Guangzhou retail shop sells coffee beans only. The shop carries dozens of coffee beans from different origins around the world, including carefully selected single-origin beans for V60 pour-over and espresso. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers.
The FrontStreet 2013 Yunnan coffee beans sold in the store come from the Typica variety grown at FrontStreet Coffee’s own plantation in Yunnan. The name comes from the year the brand and the plantation were founded. You can buy these beans from China’s Yunnan origin at the Guangzhou shop and at FrontStreet’s Taobao store.
FrontStreet coffee beans are freshly roasted within 5 days and deliver consistently excellent quality and great value. Orders placed before 17:00 are shipped the same day, and most areas within Guangdong Province receive them the next day.
FrontStreet Coffee Taobao store: https://qianjiecoffee.taobao.com
Or search for “前街咖啡” (FrontStreet Coffee) on Taobao
Important Notice: FrontStreet Coffee has moved to a new address: 315, Donghua East Road, Guangzhou (coffee beans only)
Tel: 020 38364473
