Evolution of Cherry fruit.

 Hello everyone, this week we are going to talk about Milling the beans, Exporting the beans and Tasting the Coffee.

As in the last week post we talked about how coffee is processed so this week we move on to the final step before exporting the beans overseas. The Milling of the beans step of coffee production is one of the most important part of the coffee process. In this process three types of machinery is used:

•          Hulling machine:- in this process the external layer of the cherry is removed. It depends on what type of processing is used for the cherry (as discussed in the earlier post dry method or wet method).
•            Polishing:- this is an optional process as generally this is repetition of the hulling process just to check if any residues are left on the bean. The polished beans are considered as superior quality so being obvious is more expensive.

Green Beans

•        Grading and Sorting:- This is the final step of milling as in this process the green beans are evaluated on the basis of their size and weight. Not all the beans can be exported as they are rated on a scale of 10-20 according to the size. In addition, the best way to find defective beans is by using the defected machine which sorts the beans on the basis of their shape using a rotatory motion in a drum. However it can also be done by hand picking method.

After all this process, that we have talked so far, now the original cherry fruit is now evolved into green bean.

Fun Fact: Just smelling can wake you up!!