Greetings hivers that make life in this community, always sharing interesting topics regarding this universal beverage: Coffee.
It is likely that you have heard this expression more than once, and that is what it is all about, a product that sometimes we are so passionate about as is the coffee bean, that once harvested we want to see it already roasted and being tasted in our cups.
The truth is that I had not had the opportunity to buy this seed from La Mata, a ripe fruit, so I was encouraged to buy coffee from that moment and take it to the roasting process.
Today, however, I will tell you about the first part of this article by telling you my story with this universal grain.
Although I am not an expert on the subject, the coffee process has always caught my attention, in fact I know friends who roast coffee themselves. However, it is something that I personally have not yet arrived at.
The novelty for me is to have obtained the product directly from the Mata, as you can see in the photos, it is a mostly ripe product, a little green and a little semi-ripe.
I received from the hands of a good friend of mine a few kilos of this form, he would explain to me how he would do the rest of the process with that grain, which I was very grateful because as I said I am not an expert in the matter.
So I tell you how I started this process thanks to my friend's explanation.
Once I obtained all this ripe fruit, I began to pulp it with the help of a grinding machine. Then in a bucket full of water I left the product for about two days, then I proceeded to wash the coffee several times, and once well washed I placed it in the sun for several days. The excitement was so great that I constantly grabbed a bean to feel how the drying was going and well, everything was going very well.
At home, as I don't have much space, I have tried to place it on the steps and sometimes on aluminum sheets.
Little by little my coffee beans were drying, and I waited impatiently for the rest of the process. What would it be? In a future opportunity I would like to tell you the rest of this experience.
Thank you very much, see you next time!
All photos are my property, captured with my personal Redmi 9c phone.