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Kona Coffee Video

If you have never tasted fresh, Hawaiian Kona coffee, you should.

Most people who get their first sip of this type of coffee are forever hooked.  It is grown in Hawaii and Kona coffee is known for its unique balance the is unbeatable taste.  One of the most famous coffees in the world can be found growing on the northern mountain slopes of the state, including Mauna Loa and Mount Hualalai and also in many of the Kona districts of Oahu.

Buying fresh, gourmet Kona coffee ensures the best cup of coffee possible.  While Kona coffee's are higher priced than other coffe blends, they are absolutely worth the price.  After all, everybody around the world purchases this specific kind of coffee.  There are different growing conditions like sunny mornings and afternoons that have humidity and rain. Although this is beautiful, the coffee is always flavorful and different.

The tree on which fresh, gourmet Kona coffee beans grow actually came from cuttings out of Brazil.  Rev. Samuel Ruggles is credited with bringing the first tree to Hawaii, way back in the 19th century.  Finding the perfect soil and weather combination in Hawaii,  farmers soon expanded and started growing abundant crops on large plantations.  Today, it is estimated that the area on which Kona coffee beans are grown is more than 2,300 acres.  Because the creation of Kona coffee beans is such a success, roughly two million pounds are produced annually.

The blooms of the Kona tree appear every February and March, which appears as tiny white flowers, commonly called Kona Snow.  The green berries of the Spring turn to red fruit in the summertime that resembles cherries.  It is a right time for the "fruit" to be harvested.  One of the benefits of gourmet Kona coffee is that each of the beans is hand-picked for freshness.

Twenty four hours after the fruit is collected, it is run through a machine that makes sure the bean is separate from the pulp.  This is followed by carefully-controlled fermentation of the beans, for 12 hours at lower elevations and for 24 hours at higher elevations.  The beans are soaked and then placed on a special rack where they naturally dry during the next week or two.  They place the dry beans are stored on parchment.  You'll need eight pounds of fruit to make one fresh pound of Kona gourmet coffee.

If you pay attention to the characteristics of the Kona coffee seeds, you will be able to pick out the the fresh, gourmet Kona coffee.  For example, There is two beans for each cherry or fruit, with one side flat oand one oval.  The single, round bean found per cherry in some varieties is known as a Type II bean.  Further grading would be based on several factors, including size and type, moisture content, and purity.  Fresh, gourmet Kona coffee is made of a higher-quality bean.

 

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