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| | | | General Coffee Info | | | |
| | | | Types of Beans - Production - Preparing and Drinking | | | |
| | | | | | Types of Beans
There are two main species of the coffee plant, coffee Arabica being the older one, and coffee Robusta, which contains about 40-50% more caffeine.
 | Arabica | Robusta | | Grown on sides of Mountain and Plateaus | Grown in Valley | | Harvested by Hand | Harvested by Machine | | Very Fragile, Lower crop yields | Very Hearty and Resilient | | Half the caffeine of Robusta | Twice the caffeine of Arabica | | Used in the specialty gourmet coffee industry | | | Premium Price | |
Costa Cana is proud to offer exclusive coffee selections using only 100% Arabica coffee beans from the San Vito Valley. Our coffee roaster carefully oversees the entire bean selection process to ensure the best beans are used. | | | | | | | | | | Production
 Much processing and human labour is required before coffee berries and its seed can be processed into the roasted coffee with which most Western consumers are familiar. Coffee berries must be picked, defruited, dried, sorted, and—in some processes—also aged.
Coffee is usually sold roasted, and the roasting process has a great degree of influence on the taste of the final product. All coffee is roasted before being consumed. Coffee roasting coaxes golden flavor from a bland bean. Unroasted beans boast all of coffee’s acids, protein, and caffeine—but none of its taste. It takes heat to spark the chemical reactions that turn carbohydrates and fats into aromatic oils, burn off moisture and carbon dioxide, and alternately break down and build up acids, unlocking the characteristic coffee flavor.
| | | | | | | | | | Preparing and Drinking
Grinding the roasted coffee beans is done at a roastery, in a grocery store, or at home. It is most commonly ground at the roastery and sold to the consumer ground and packaged, though "whole-bean" coffee that is ground at home is becoming more popular despite the extra effort required. A grind is referred to by its brewing method. Midway between the extremes are the most common: "drip" and "paper filter" grinds, which are used in the most common home coffee brewing machines. The "drip" machines operate with near-boiling water passed in a slow stream through the ground coffee in a paper filter.
We recommend 1 heaping tablespoon of coffee for every cup you are making. | | | | | | | | | | | |
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