[Lecture] Fermentation: an essential variable for coffee quality

Learn about the importance of this variable in the coffee production process and how does fermentation process affect coffee quality in cup. Gues Lectures: Carlos Oliveros PhD. Agricultural Engineer Principal Investigator at Cenicafé Rodrigo Alarcón Chemical Engineer Quality Office Cordination at Almacafé Gloria Inés Puerta Chemical Engineer, M.Sc Food Engineer Research Scientist II at Cenicafé.

[@paullinos820]

You are right. We have done many experiments here in the USA about how long roasted coffee can last. I have to say that it depends more on the green bean coffees that are used. Yes, the green bean coffees. If you roast coffee which green beans have bean stored for more than 5 or 6 month, then the roasted coffee will last less only one or 2 month. But if your use green bean coffee that was just picked then the roasted coffee can last around one year, if it is well packed as well. Yes, one year without any problem. We have done this experiment several time and the results are the same. Fresh new green bean coffee is the most important factor for roasted coffee last longer. Coffee imported to the USA take too many days to arrive here so it has to be roasted as soon as possible but the roasted bean wont last long. So it is better if it is possible to roasted at the origin country, packed and export it but it won't be easy to do. Best coffee is the one that is directly imported from the origin country, it is really fresh and last a lot longer. I will recommend only Colombia, Mexican or Costa Rican Coffees. Must coffees are bitter, acid and taste like dirt according to our labs results. You Colombians know what are doing with coffee. Nice coffee.

[@atx077]

How do we obtain the report used in the lecture? It was very helpful understanding how time and method change tasting profiles!

[@nisaro22]

Excelente vídeo , me interesa conocer mas del proceso ....Soy estudiante de maestria en biotecnología

[@Colombiancoffeehub]

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