Processing Coffee Beans
It’s doubtful that many people stop to think of where their coffee comes from. Get a can, pop off the lid and percolate. That’s all they need to know.
Beans Etc. Archives
How to Spot a Great Coffee Bean Roaster
You go to a bakery when you want to buy a delicious dessert, so it makes sense that you would go to a coffee bean bakery when you want the most delicious coffee beans. Of course, you might not actually find a store called a coffee bean bakery. But a specialty store that roasts their own beans by hand will do the trick. In many of these superb flavor and aroma to each and every one of their blends, ensuring consistent quality bean after bean.
101 Different Coffee Blends
True coffee aficionados always drink their coffee straight, right? Wrong! There are, if anything, more blends and flavorings of coffee than there are of wine. Cast off your confines and let loose with the 101 different ways to enjoy nature’s gift. Read more…
Coffee Varieties from Africa and Asia
The world of coffee is a world of adventure circling the equator. Coffee varieties from Africa and Asia are as tempting as those from the Americas. Read more…
Coffee Varieties from the Americas
Once upon a time in America there was drip or instant, milk or sugar. Folger’s was the name of the game. Today there’s enough variety in choices of blend, country and style to boggle the most ardent coffee aficionado. Read more…
How a Barista Judges Coffee Beans
A ‘barista‘ is someone who makes coffee drinks as a profession. Naturally, that experience will shape how beans are judged.
Coffee Bean Producers Around The World
From its origins in Ethiopia, where the main coffee production is still from wild coffee tree forests, coffee consumption has spread throughout the world. But because of its requirement for ample sunshine and rain, the plants from which beans are produced grow only in tropical or sub-tropical regions.
Growing Coffee Beans
For a tree grown in over 70 countries, from Indonesia to Brazil, it’s curious how narrow a range of conditions is required to produce quality ‘beans’ and how relatively small the total output is.
All About Coffee Beans
From its origins over two thousand years ago, coffee bean processing has grown to a worldwide market whose output as a commodity has a dollar value second only to petroleum.
