What on earth is a 72-hour Anaerobic Natural Process?!
I want to give @Shahir Wahab a quick shout out. Thank you for your post about your coffee that you're processing. This got me thinking that there are quite a few farmers in the community now like Shahir and I'd like to encourage you all to bring what you do more to this community. Lets face it, none of us would be able to enjoy coffee if it wasn't for the hard work of dedicated people like Shahir pushing forward with developing small lots of very interesting coffees. So on the back of that I wanted to find out more about the Anaerobic Natural Process... so I asked our very own Bloss Specialty Coffee Academy AI Guide to teach me all about it... This is what it came up with... ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐-๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ is a specialised method of coffee fermentation designed to enhance flavour complexity. It involves carefully controlling the conditions under which coffee cherries ferment to develop unique flavour profiles. Below is a breakdown of the process, and a few other points about it. I'd be really interested to hear from brewers and farmers alike who are familiar with this process and give me your feedback of what you like, dislike, do different, or disagree with... /// ๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐
๐๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง? Anaerobic fermentation occurs in an environment without oxygen. For coffee, this involves sealing coffee cherries in airtight containers, which allows specific microorganisms to thrive. These microorganisms break down the sugars in the fruit, producing acids and other compounds that enhance the coffee's flavour. /// ๐๐ญ๐๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐-๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฌ: 1. Selective Harvesting: Only ripe coffee cherries are picked to ensure consistent fermentation. Unripe or overripe cherries are removed, as they can negatively affect the final flavour. 2. Initial Sorting: