Coffee beans - that's what choosing the true connoisseurs of the drink. After ground coffee quickly loses its flavor and aroma, so it is recommended to grind just before brewing.
How to choose a coffee bean?
"Ordinary" coffee consumers are unlikely to be interested in the grain industry (green), which are selected coffee makers. It is important to choose a ready-to-eat cereal and coffee. And it is selected by the rules.
coffee composition
First, you need to decide - what interests? Arabica, robusta, or Liberica varietal mix? The first three - coffees. Fourth - branded mixes sold under certain brands.
To decide on the brand name, not to try it, it is difficult. But it is possible to focus on special "beacons":
1. The best is a high-altitude coffee. If a pack has such information, you should pay attention to it.
2. Experts recommend purchase Kenyan coffee beans, since its quality is taken under control by the state.
3. Valued grains from Costa Rica, Colombia, Cuba, Ethiopia.
4. If you want to drink a gentle, sweet aftertaste is correctly oriented in the grain from Brazil, the Dominican Republic or Jamaica (especially the elite Blue Mountain, growing surrounded by fruit trees in the tiny Jamaican plantations in the Blue mountains).
5. Tart, with a complex flavor of coffee is grown in India, Rwanda and Tanzania.
6. Especially long aftertaste have a grain of New Guinea and Hawaii.
7. It attaches great importance to the appearance of the grain. Fresh have a bright brown sheen. Old look dull and gray.
Roasting
When choosing grains, it is important to pay attention to the degree of roasting. After all, depend on it, and the taste and aroma of coffee.
When roasting coffee (grain):
- changes color (due to the caramelization of sugar-containing);
- increases in volume;
- loses weight;
- kofeol forms (acquiring flavor).
Coffee beans are roasted in different ways. This can be:
- Italian prozharka Colombian Arabica and Robusta from the African continent;
- Viennese Rare (one of the strongest);
- Mexican;
- French (fried corn from Mexico, "in French");
- British new roasting;
- regular medium roast;
- American (medium rare);
- Spanish;
- brown;
- the highest continental;
- Cuban;
- double;
- espresso coffee in the Indian style;
- Italian espresso.
freeness
Grinding the grains is important for the preparation of a beverage. It is necessary to choose the degree of grinding under the coffee, which is necessary to prepare:
1. Coarse ( «coarse grind»). Such coffee brewed in the pot, as well as French-circle. While its extraction 6-8 minutes.
2. Average ( «medium grind»). Universal extent the brewing 4-6 minutes.
3. Thin ( «fine grind»). Ideal for coffee filter.
4. Espresso grind ( «fine espresso grind»). Coffee in an espresso coffee machine.
5. Ultra-thin ( «pulverized»). Coffee from the Turks (in Turkish).
In general, how will his coffee, the buyer selects. And it's better to do it properly, taking into account all the nuances and flavor preferences.
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