10. Brewing Coffee
To master how to brew coffee, use our guide for tips and methods on how to make the perfect cup for any preference. Enjoy!
Coffee process
9. Grinding Coffee
The objective of a proper grind is to get the most flavor in a cup of coffee. How coarse or fine the coffee is ground depends on the brewing method. The length of time the grounds will be in contact with water determines the ideal ...
8. Roasting the Coffee
Roasting transforms green coffee into the aromatic brown beans that we purchase in our favorite stores or cafés. Most roasting machines maintain a temperature of about 550 degrees Fahrenheit. The beans are kept moving throughout the ...
7. Tasting the Coffee
Coffee is repeatedly tested for quality and taste. This process is referred to as cupping and usually takes place in a room specifically designed to facilitate the process. • First, the taster — usually called the cupper — evaluates ...
6. Exporting the Beans
The milled beans, now referred to as green coffee, are loaded onto ships in either jute or sisal bags loaded in shipping containers, or bulk-shipped inside plastic-lined containers. World coffee production for 2015/16 is forecast to be ...
5. Milling the Beans
Before being exported, parchment coffee is processed in the following manner: Hulling machinery removes the parchment layer (endocarp) from wet processed coffee. Hulling dry processed coffee refers to removing the entire dried husk — ...
4. Drying the Beans
If the beans have been processed by the wet method, the pulped and fermented beans must now be dried to approximately 11% moisture to properly prepare them for storage. These beans, still inside the parchment envelope (the endocarp), ...
3. Processing the Cherries
Once the coffee has been picked, processing must begin as quickly as possible to prevent fruit spoilage. Depending on location and local resources, coffee is processed in one of two ways: The Dry Method The freshly picked cherries are ...
2. Harvesting the Cherries
Harvesting takes place in two phases. The first cherries will come into harvest in late November and then again after the winter in Ferbuary to March. It take approximately 3 to 4 years for the newly planted coffee trees to bear fruit. ...
1. Planting
According to legend coffee was brought to India by saint Bababudan from Yemen around four hundred years ago and planted in the Chandragiri hills of Karnataka. Under British rule some of these original seeds were planted in the hills of ...