Workfloor Coffee Lab

     NICARAGUA HONEY PROCESS

     

     
     I have got honey processed coffee beans finally from
     cafe "HARU", amazingly attractive one of lady-roasters.

     As I mentioned already, I have been working 
     as weekend Barista at there. 

     While doing so, I can also get lots of information in that field , 
     I mean about coffee industry 
     And fortunately, She has given me a permission to use her
     Roaster and opportunity to take up roasting from her. 
     When she can get any time.

     Anyway, back to the point. 

     I am gonna talk about the flavor of Nicaragua Honey 
     processed coffee on this post.

     Extraction method : Aeropress ( inverted )
   
     - following stumptown roaster's Aeropress brewing guide.

     - Extraction time in total : 1m 45secs
        
       * Grind size - medium fine ( coarser than for hand-drip )
       
       Pour Hot water(90) into Coffee chamber to the point 4.
       It wound be around 220ml.

       stir well and wait for 35 secs after cover by filter basket.

       and then do second stirring briefly.

       Plunging for about 25 secs. 

   Let's refer to the Flavor wheel this time!! 
  
              
 - Sweet - Brown sugar - Honey and Molasses.
 - Fruity - Other fruit - Cherry and apple
 - Chemical - Salty
 - Green vegetative - Vegetative. 
 * Body - medium-full body
 * After-tasty - Nutty/Cocoa - Mild milk chocolate. 

This Nicaragua Honey process are also roasted by Cafe HARU. 
I do not know well what her point and nuance she intended on though, It's enhanced by acidity so much that the strong acidity 
can cover all another flavors like sweetness, bitterness and so on.

Of course, It could be prejudice to think like all the honey processed coffee beans should be sweet. 

anyway I had expected that coffee beans' major flavor should be 
honey sweetness. 
that's why I had no choice but to be disappointed with that. 

If I have a chance, I really want to try another honey processed
coffee beans from another countries.