It's About More Than The Coffee Bean

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Many coffee drinkers know what they like in coffee but do not know much more about their coffee. It is interesting to learn a little bit more about the drink that so many people consume every day worldwide. There are so many different things that affect the flavor of the coffee that we drink. In addition, a lot happens in order to get our coffee in to our cups.

If you were to see a coffee bean before it was picked, you probably would not even recognize it as coffee. That is because the beans that we are used to seeing are actually seeds that are not visible until they are picked, soaked and then scrubbed to reveal the coffee bean that we see. Even at this point, the coffee bean does not look like what it does when it reaches our grinder. After the cleaning process, the coffee bean will need to be dried out. Once this process is complete, the roasting process begins.

How much a coffee bean is roasted makes the biggest difference in how your coffee will taste. A lightly roasted bean will have a less strong flavor, but greater acidity. This roasting method is preferred by the most of the commercial coffee bean producers in the United States. Medium roasted beans, however are preferred by specialty coffee makers. These beans will have a more balanced flavor - not too dark or too light and not too acidic. Another roast is full roast or dark roast. These beans obviously, have a darker, stronger flavor and aroma. Finally, the last option for roasting is double roasting. These beans are roasting to the point where they are actually smoking. The coffee made from these beans tend to taste smoky and bitter.

After the roasting process, the beans are turned to coffee grounds. This can be done by either grinding, pounding or chopping them. This process, like every other process that is done to the beans, will have an impact on the flavor of the final product. Finer grinds tend to be used for espresso brewing and coarser grinds for classic pot or plunger methods. Also grinding fresh at home gives you a more flavor as there is less time for oxygen and moisture to deteriorate the coffee granules.

As you can see, now that you know the process of what goes into making the coffee that you drink, it's about more than just the coffee bean - it is about what is done to those beans!

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