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over-fermented coffee way from the garden to before shipping

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sudah kerja di pengolahan cukup lama dan salah satu hal yang paling sering bikin lot direject buyer atau dapat keluhan adalah over-fermentation yang tidak terdeteksi sampai di tangan roaster.

masalahnya: tidak semua over-fermentation itu obvious dari luar. yang parah memang mudah ketahuan dari bau cuka menyengat. tapi yang moderate atau yang terjadi partial di sebagian lot itu bisa lolos sorting kalau tidak ada protokol cek yang benar.

dari pengalaman, ini urutan pengecekan yang saya pakai dan terbukti bantu:

di tangki fermentasi saat proses berjalan: smell check tiap 6 jam, floating test tiap 12 jam, pH check dengan digital pH meter. target pH akhir sebelum cuci sekitar 4.2-4.5 untuk washed. kalau pH sudah di bawah 4.0 itu warning zone tergantung durasi dan suhu.

setelah pencucian sebelum masuk drying: rub test, gosok parchment basah di tangan. kalau masih ada slippery mucilage residual yang berlebihan, pencucian belum tuntas dan perlu repeat. aroma check setelah digosok, seharusnya segar bersih berry-like atau sedikit fruity. kalau ada hint cuka, catat dan pisahkan lot tersebut.

di green bean setelah drying dan hulling: cut test, belah biji dan lihat warna biji di dalam. biji yang fully over-fermented sering punya warna lebih gelap di bagian luar endosperm atau ada bercak. smell green bean setelah dibelah, ada aroma yang off.

ada yang punya protokol tambahan yang proven work di lapangan?
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one extra that is very useful for washed: after fermentation is finished and before washing, grab a handful of Zparchment and put it in ziplock plastic, close, and leave it at 10-15 minutes in the room temperature. Once it's open and direct sniff. This technique is called enclosed container smell test, concentrating volatile compound. The level aroma vinegar or off-fermented the difficult direct detect is so much more visible this way.
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from QC side of the green bean preThe over-fermented notes are very detectable at dry grounds because no water can mask or store it. It's quick and doesn't need a cupping complete setup for the initial screening.
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i just got into QC's lab and I just learned about it. That means' floating test '. How exactly does that work? Does parchment float mean over-fermented or vice versa?
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floating test is not for detect overparchment and there's a resistance in the water meaning mucilage is still completely undecomposed, it needs to continue Zfermentation. parchment floating free means mucilage is decomposed and ready to be washed. So floating is a target, not a sign of trouble. The over@@.
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for natural lot distinguished from washed, the way the detect over- ZZZCF001Z. was slightly different because there was no washing stage that could be checkpoint. The most reliable in natural: smell check routine at raised bed every morning before the high sun. The seeds are starting over. It goes from fruityOnce there's this transition in part bed, separate that lot.
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extra for natural: the visual color at raised bed is also an indicator. over-fermented seeds often have darker or uneven colors than normal lot in the same stage. If there's a seed cluster that's advanced than around it, it needs to be checked closer.

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