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Brazilian Coffee (World’s Largest Producer)
Brazil is the largest producer of coffee in the world (since 1840). It has many different beans, regions, and specific flavors. The Brazil Specialty Coffee Association identifies 32 regions spread over 14 states that produce coffee. So while there are 32 regions in 14 states that produce coffee, just 4 of these Brazilian states produce 90% of Brazilian coffee: Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, São Paulo and Bahia. Brazilian coffee comes from a wide variety of regions and climates within Brazil. Its coffee has a range of chocolatey, nutty flavors. It is smooth, full-bodied, and tends to have low acidity. This allows manufacturers of specialty coffees to use it effectively in their coffee or expresso blends. Brazil also produces some high-quality, specialty-grade coffee that can contain subtle citrus notes and other brighter fruit characteristics.
How are Brazilian Coffee Beans Processed?
- Natural Process (Dry): Brazil’s climate lends itself to dry processing, which involves drying the coffee cherries in the sun until they are hard and black.
- Semi-Washed (Pulped Natural): This method is sometimes utilized to speed up the drying process and improve quality in humid regions. Rather than just leaving the cherries to dry in the sun, the cherry skin is removed by machine. After that the mucilage is left to dry and processed further.
- Washed (Wet): This process has widespread use in the Bahia region. The coffee cherries are pulped, fermented and washed before they are set out to dry.
A new process called re-passed (raisins) may also be emerging as a coffee processing method in Brazil.
5 Best Brazilian Coffee Brands
- Volcanica Yellow Bourbon
- Coffee Bean Direct Dark Brazilian Santos
- Peet’s Coffee, Brazil Minas Naturais (K-Cup)
- Dark Brazilian Cerrado Coffee by Fresh Roasted Coffee
- Pilao Coffee Medium roast, very fine grind