Hello everyone, I am Lu Ruijun. Is blending beans complicated? In fact, it does not require a lot of experiments. You only need a piece of paper and a pen to make a unique blend. The taste and aroma of coffee produced in different countries around the world will also vary from region to region. Mixing different flavors, aromas and different coffees from different production areas to create new flavors and styles is blending. You can make your own exclusive coffee by mixing and blending according to your favorite flavors.

Generally speaking, blending beans will focus on one key point to blend the flavor, aroma, and taste. Pick out your favorite flavor from the sweet, bitter, or sour coffees and mix them in a certain proportion; the coffee flavor includes the aroma you smell before drinking, the aroma in your mouth, and the aroma that rises from your throat after drinking. Pick out your favorite aroma to make the taste rich, but still focus on one key point.

By blending beans, you can emphasize the taste and aroma of coffee and find a "special coffee" that suits your preferences. First of all, before blending beans, you must first know the flavors of different varieties of coffee in the world. Beans have different characteristics depending on their origin.

South and Central America has a mild flavor and balanced aroma; Africa has a refreshing and charming floral aroma; after understanding the mellowness of Asia, you can make a great blend, or you can pick one from each continent to mix. Mix 2 to 3 varieties and give them a unique name. It is great for you to enjoy yourself or as a gift.

The most representative methods of blending beans are "roast first and then blend" and "batch first and then roast". Bean blending will also vary with different roasting methods of the original beans, and each has different advantages and disadvantages. Although it is difficult to say which method is better, "roast first and then blend" is better in terms of taste, and "batch first and then roast" is better in terms of management.

Roast them separately first, then blend them

After roasting each type of raw beans separately, they are mixed in a certain proportion according to the coffee drink and taste. The roasted beans are marked and mixed manually in small amounts according to a fixed proportion. You can also use a bean blending machine with a blender function to predict the best flavor of the coffee. The disadvantage is that when roasting separately, strict quality management is required to maintain the flavor.

Before roasting, mix the green beans

Mix the green beans of different varieties and then roast them. When roasting, the aromas of different varieties are mixed together, which will reduce the individual aroma characteristics and emphasize the overall aroma. The advantage of roasting green beans at one time is that the steps are simple and easy, but the disadvantage is that the original characteristics of each green bean cannot be preserved.

The Secret to Making a Successful Blend the First Time

There is no fixed recipe for blended beans. Although you can just mix coffee and raw beans according to your personal taste, you must first understand the aroma characteristics of different types of beans before you can make a delicious blended bean.

Generally speaking, blended beans are mainly mixed with 2 to 5 varieties, but for beginners, it is easier to succeed by mixing 3 or less varieties first, and it is better to increase the green beans (or coffee beans) whose flavor you want to emphasize to more than 30%.

 Typical blending methods:
 1. If you like a refreshing sour taste, you can mix Colombian Exceiso, Mexican, Brazilian Santos and Yemeni Mocha;
 2. If you want a sweeter taste, mix Brazilian Santos, Colombian Exceiso and Indonesian Java.

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