Show V as Washed Coffee Prepared By New NeVI Expensive Method f I Preparation of coffee beans in I Puerto Rico follows the expensive t I and modern wet method which II I produces produces' the called so-called wished washed Vp u coffee cof cof- coffee g fee of commerce The dry ry meth moth method t. t i od of preparing coffee is the oldest t. t and is designated Jas as such because the beans are arc allowed to dry while the berries are still on the trees s. s The wet method requires an r water which fortunately is supplied by the many streams in Puerto Rico First step in the wet process isto is isto isto to dump the freshly picked berries into a large receiving tank From this tank they are carried by run 5 run run- running ning water into the the the pulping pulping ma ma- machine I chine where the outer skin i f ig peeled off by rotating discs or cyl- cyl cylinders I inders The beans are transferred to a concrete tank so the mucilaginous I substance covering the bean bean may be removed by fermentation Twelve or 14 hours is the average time needed for this fermenting process pro s Fermentation ion must be only alcoholic not acetic vinegar pro pro- producing dueing otherwise the acid forms a parchment around the beans which hampers the milling process and affects the essential oils These oils are vital in producing the aro aro- aroma aroma ma basic in coffee classification To avoid fermentation overlap overlap- overlapping overlapping ping into an acetic state care is taken to thoroughly wash off the mucilage until no trace of it is de de- detected detected detected on the beans |