Also, I am working these days on an interactive espresso machine advisor, to help direct you to some of the best fitted options for you, according to several important questions, like what is the main use you require of the machines, how much you want to invest, etc… I will post it here in my blog as soon as it is ready.

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Green Coffee Beans

Coffee Plants

The coffee drink is prepared from roasted coffee seeds, more known as coffee beans. The coffee beans hide inside coffee berries which grow on the coffee plant, Coffea. Once the berries are picked, they are stripped of their skin to reveal the coffee beans. After a cleaning process, the beans are then sorted according to their size and wholeness, packed and shipped from country to country. The beans in that stage are also referred to as “Green coffee beans”.

Coffee Roast

The next stage in the life of coffee beans is the roasting stage. The coffee beans are roasted evenly at a temperature of 288°C (550°F). After around 8 minutes of roasting, the beans crack, double their size and loose half of their weight. During the roasting the beans produce among others, an oil called “Caffeol”. The Caffeol gives the coffee its flavor and aroma which we like so much. The beans continue to be roasted until the desired level, from “light roast” to “dark roast”.

Following the roast stage, the coffee beans are cooled down and allowed to “breath” air between 10 hours and 3 days, depending on the type of roast, type of coffee beans, and the amount of beans. It is important to then air seal the coffee, since the oxygen harms the coffee, and makes it loose its flavor.

Before brewing the coffee at your local cafe or at your home using your very own coffee machine, the beans must be ground. You can then get your coffee drink in many delicious ways, but that will be discussed in other articles…

So are you going to get a cup of coffee or what?

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