Tips on Coffee - Coffee Producing Countries (#)

„The crop’s economic importance is such that all cars entering Colombia are sprayed for harmful bacteria.Notable Beans: Medellin, Supremo, Bogotá Indonesia (6.7 million bags) The Dutch unwittingly gave coffee a nickname in the late 17th century, when they began the first successful European coffee plantation on their island colony of Java (now part of Indonesia). Top-grade arabicas are still produced on Java as well as on Sumatra, Sulawesi, and Flores, but the Indonesian archipelago is most notable as the world’s largest producer of robusta beans. Notable Beans: Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi (Celebes) Vietnam (5.8 million bags) French missionaries first brought coffee to Vietnam in the mid-1860s, but production remained negligible as late as 1980. In the 1990s, however, Vietnamese coffee production has been ratcheted up at a furious pace.“

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Café Forum | Thailand Coffee Companies (#)

„We are the producers of Thailand's only single estate washed Arabica beans. We also the country's first and only boutique roaster.We are the broker for the green Arabica beans from the highlands of Chiangrai Province. Most of our washed beans are from the famous hills of Doi Tung. - 99/2 Nonthaburi 48, Sanambinnam, Tambon Tasai, Ampher Muang, Nonthaburi 11000 Thailand - Tel: 66-2-954-4850 66-1-639-0786 - Fax: 66-2-954-4850 - Email: coffeecartel@hotmail.com - Url: www.thecoffeecartel.co.th Return to Menu  Coffee Publications Bangkok Tea & Coffee Asia The only magazine dealing specifically with the Asian tea and coffee industries.“

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Caffeine and The Bean (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Keep in mind that Swiss Water Process coffee beans are generally more expensive than beans treated with a chemical solvent. This is due to the fact that Swiss Water Processing almost always accompanies high-quality arabica beans, while chemical processes are used on both arabica and robusta beans. The Chemical Solvent Method The chemical solvent method is the most commonly used method for removing the caffeine from coffee. Chemical methods remove the caffeine better than the Swiss Water Process method because the solvents used can target caffeine most evenly and effectively.“

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Indian coffee board- monthly magazine- Cover Story- Rainfall Pattern and Drought Situation in Coffee Plantations and its Impact (#)

„During the first round of crop harvest, the percent wet parchment was less, which improved later on during subsequent harvests. The percentage of "A" grade beans in arabica coffee was around 22 to 33% during the first round of crop harvest, which improved to 40 to 65% during subsequent round of picking. The plantations, which received adequate rainfall and also plantations of high altitude have shown normal percentage of 52.40 to 82.18% "A" grade beans. The plantations affected with drought had low percentage of "A" grade beans to an extent of 37.18 to 56.13%.“

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Fairtrade | Publications | Fair Comment | Summer 2000 (#)

„Stylish new Espresso and Americano organic Fairtrade coffees are being launched by Percol into Waitrose and Budgens supermarkets from June. Made from pure arabica beans, these high roast coffees are designed to appeal to a younger market than Percol’s current Fairtrade coffee range. Equal Exchange also have new origin organic coffees from Colombia and Indonesia, in distinctive gold packaging, and the first Fairtrade organic sugar, which comes from a co-operative in Paraguay.“

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BBC News | Hurricane Mitch | Coffee crops hit by hurricane (#)

„"For the time being we don't have a way of getting the beans out of Guatemala," said coffee trader Bernhard Rothfos. Central America produces about 8% of the world's coffee, and its Arabica beans are highly prized in North America. Up until the disaster struck, coffee prices had been kept down by a massive harvest in Brazil, the world's largest coffee producer. Sugar and bananas also hit Sugar producers have also been hitThe price of sugar has also been rising on futures markets as further details of the damage came through.“

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Coffee around the World... - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„Monsoon Malabar is a unique coffee grown at 1,000 to 2,000 meters above sea level. It is a significantly larger arabica bean named for the region and its rainy season which contributes to the beans' higher moisture content. To create a "monsooned" crop, the green coffee is warehoused in an open structure protected from rain while moist tropical air blows through the storage area. In a 2 to 3 month period, the beans absorb moisture, losing a degree of natural acidity and at roast time, a richer yet mellower beverage results.“

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Interview with a Roastmaster (#)

„"We use mostly Central American beans, since they're the basis for a good espresso. We also use only 100 percent Arabica beans as opposed to Robusta, which aren't very good quality. Central American beans tend to be spicy as well as a harder bean, so they have less moisture. Beans from Java, on the other hand, are much softer.“

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View topic - How do you make a great cup of coffee? - Coffee Forum (#)

„I have, for the last couple of weeks, experimented roasting green beans in a hot air corn popper with great sucsess. Colombian Arabica beans roasted for 5 minutes, left for 4 to 24 hours to let the taste and aroma mature then ground as required. Delicious! All that coupled with the fact that green beans tend to be half the price of those roasted and keep for about two years or longer if kept in constant low humidity and temp.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„It pollinates itself, which means mutations are much less likely to occur than in plants that have a light pollen and require cross-fertilization. Most differences in flavor between arabica beans probably are caused not so much by differences in the plants themselves, but by the subtle variations created by soil, moisture, and climate. The plant itself has remained extraordinarily true to itself through five centuries of plantings around the world.“

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BBC News | SCI/TECH | Coffee crisis in Ethiopia (#)

„He said Ethiopian government plans to protect three forest fragments have foundered for lack of cash. Arabica beans are so widely used they are the most valuable international commodity after oil. Most of the coffee is grown on plantations outside Ethiopia from a handful of cultivated varieties created from a few individual bushes. But these plantations are at risk from disease, such as the coffee rust that hit Brazil in the 1970s.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„The 30:1 concentrate product is made from fresh roasted 100% Colombian Arabica beans and is available in Medium Roast or Dark Roast, regular and decaffeinated. Taking its cue from Coca Cola Fountain Service, the X Café product is packaged in ½ gallon and 1 gallon Bag-in-Box, literally a bag within a box, which is placed inside a dispenser and metered into cups of coffee on demand. As a result, the coffee is always fresh.“

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Espresso Blending Techniques (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Now small amounts (less than 10%) are rules of thumb, and its got to be good quality robusta (there is some out there. In fact I've tasted robustas better than some arabica beans I've been sent). Don't be a snob, it adds a little caffeine kick to a blend, and it gives you great crema and balances out the cup. I have blends without robusta in them that are great, but none are better than those blends which do contain Robusta.“

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Melitta in the News (#)

„The Melitta One:One ™ pampers an eclectic range of coffee tastes. Six unique javapod blends--Buzzworthy ™,Go Hazelnuts ™, French Kisses, Love At First Sip, Café Kind of Day ™ and Skip The Buzz™--are made from the finest 100 percent Arabica beans. All 10 coffee and tea flavors can be made hot or iced.“

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Global Exchange : 442.html (#)

„Trade Aid, meanwhile, guarantees farmers in five developing countries $1.26 a pound for arabica beans, certified as "fair trade." Gerathy is scathing of others in the coffee industry whom he says should cut their margins since farmers are suffering. Kiwi drinkers, Gerathy says, want choice, noting that Trade Aid's sales of all types of coffee have risen 50 percent in the 12 months since its coffee pledge campaign began.“

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Arabica vs Robusta: No Contest (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Some supermarkets carry Arabica, but most of their brands are robusta. Coffee shops generally use Arabica beans, but because their brews are so strong, I don't enjoy them. I had always been satisfied with the various Maxwell House roasts and blends, until I bought my first bag of Arabica beans, ground them, brewed and drank the elixir.“

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Tea & Coffee 03/02 - Product Showcase (#)

„Chocatal, made by Jeremiah’s Pick Coffee Company, is the first coffee to offer organic hand-selected Arabica beans with pure roasted cocoa nibs. Chocatal appeals to both coffee and chocolate lovers. “The heart of the cacao bean, the nib contributes a rich flavor and silky texture when blended and brewed with our fine, medium roast organic beans,” says Jeremiah Pick, company founder.“

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Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: French Roast, Whole Bean (#)

„The French use to have all the coffee in West Africa and were unable to grow the better arabica bean, and had to grow the robusta. It is more acidic and needed to be roasted longer to taste good (Tully's uses only Arabica beans!!)French roast or "freedom roast" for all you losers who hate the French is a darker coffee and is really great with dessert. Try it French pressed.“

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Amazon.com: Kitchen & Housewares: Lavazza Pienaroma Whole Bean Espresso, 2.2-Pound Bag (#)

„Characterized by smooth flavor and mild acidity, Lavazza's Pienaroma is a premium blend of 100 percent Arabica beans. Its name means "full fragrance" in Italian, and its aroma is a distinctive blend of fruits and florals that round out the delicate taste. Suitable for professional espresso machines, Pienaroma comes as whole beans for freshness and customizable grinding.“

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Café Forum | Growers/Processors (#)

„We are the broker for the green Arabica beans from the highlands of Chiangrai Province. Most of our washed beans are from the famous hills of Doi Tung. - 99/2 Nonthaburi 48, Sanambinnam, Tambon Tasai, Ampher Muang, Nonthaburi 11000 Thailand - Tel: 66-2-954-4850 66-1-639-0786 - Fax: 66-2-954-4850 - Email: coffeecartel@hotmail.com - Url: www.thecoffeecartel.co.th “

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Notes: This blend expresses the usual bitter-but-sweet paradox of dark-roast coffees with particular intensity. The sweetness is almost sugary and the burned bitterness dramatically sharp The Trader Joe 's can is particularly emphatic about the species credentials of this blend: "100% Arabica Beans -- No Robustas." Sold whole bean in a nitrogen-flushed fiberboard can. Cost per ounce: $0.32.“

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View topic - help on coffeeshop ideas - Coffee Forum (#)

„I recommend having a professional work with you on blends, profiling, green bean sourcing etc. Do your research, buy a small 1/2 or 1 pound fluid bed home roaster just for test roasts on single origin arabica beans. Chuck at CoffeeWholesalers http://www.coffeewholesalers.com/ can set you up with a home roaster and 100% arabica green beans.“

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Tea & Coffee 07/04 - World News (#)

„During the four-hour auction, buyers purchased all 880 bags of coffee offered, spending a total of $291,277. The average price paid was $2.44/pound, or almost three times more than the recent average New York market price of Arabica beans. (For a complete list of coffee growers, buyers, and prices paid, visit: http://www.cupofexcellence.org/haauctions.aspx.)“

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Amazon.com: Gourmet Food: Oro Blanco Bar, whole espresso beans, 2.2 Lb (#)

„A blend of first choice Arabica beans from South America with selected Indian and Indonesian qualities. It is the kind of espresso coffee dedicated to those who desire the best quality at the best price. Opinion of tasters: "The fragrance and the aroma are so particular thanks to Asiatic coffee, the best and most pure Robusta in the world.“

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CoffeeGeek - Why a God Shot is Fleeting (#)

„And guess what. Arabica beans are high in lipids - some 15% or more of their chemical content is made up of lipids of various sorts. Triglycerides make up the bulk - about 80% or so. Robusta, just for comparison sake, contains around 10% lipids, and sometimes much less (you'll see below why this is one factor in robusta's poorer taste).“

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Tea & Coffee 11/04 - Ready-to-Drink Showcase (#)

„Caffé Botanica offers three varieties all made with gourmet, 100% certified organic Arabica beans. Caffé Botanica Strength is a great blend of coffees infused with Calcium. Residents of Naples, Italy, have long believed that their calcium-rich water was the secret behind the smoother, more rounded taste of their coffee.“

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Indiacoffee - Indian Coffee, Monthly magazine - Planters World: The Most Vibrant "Queen Evergreen" cultivar of arabica coffee in India - A Reappraisal (#)

„Fruits are oblong with small to broad honey disc (navel), flush, sometimes with persistent, rudimentary calyx lobes. Beans are oblong, bold and bear resemblance to Kent's arabica. They are slightly coated, greyish to bluish grey in colour. The cup quality of well processed beans is FAQ to good.“

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Café Forum | Australian Coffee Companies (#)

„Arabica coffee roaster wholesale. Bliss starts by sourcing only the best arabica beans from the Americas, Asia, Africa and the Pacific. We select coffees that can taste spicy, earthy, buttery, tangy, chocolatey or smoky. The next step is careful roasting, to enhance subtle flavours and aromas.“

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Indiacoffee - Indian Coffee, Monthly magazine - In the News - India Peaberry in Peet's Coffee range (#)

„Second, for its shape. Peaberry is a solitary bean that occurs in about 4% of all arabica beans. Only custom determines whether millers cull them from flat beans, or not. Folklore has it that a single peaberry incorporates all the flavors that occur in the more typical twinned coffee fruit.“

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Coffee Origin - From South America, Africa, Asia Pacific, Coffee Pictures and Attributes. (#)

„Robusta has twice the caffeine content of Arabica. In fact,Robusta takes less time to mature, typically half the time needed for Arabica beans, andtend to yield twice as many cherries. It is also low in flavor and aroma, and is lessexpensive. It is usually found in instant coffee.“

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Café Forum | Coffee Roasters/Reps Page 2 (#)

„Freshness, flavor, aroma, and quality separate Ute Pass Coffee from other gourmet coffees. Only the highest quality Arabica beans. - 7875 Severy Avenue, Cascade, CO 80809 - Tel: (719) 684-9765 - Fax: (719) 684-9763 - Email: utepasscoffee@7500ft.com - Url: www.utepasscoffee.com “

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World Business Archive | BBC World Service (#)

„Robusta coffee, which is grown mainly in Africa and Indonesia, is at its lowest level for 30 years. Even premium arabica beans are at their lowest price for seven years.“

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Ten Steps To Coffee - National Coffee Association (#)

„Pickers rotate among the trees every 8 - 10 days, choosing only the cherries which are at the peak of ripeness. Because this kind of harvest is labor intensive, and thus more costly, it is used primarily to harvest the finer arabica beans. “

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CoffeeKid - The Espresso MiniFAQ (#)

„This bean rocks. Used conservatively in your blends (15% robusta, the rest arabica beans), Kaapi ads a zing to the shot, a nice mellowness (!!) and tons of extra crema. The resulting shots have a good kick but no bitter aftertaste.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„'Caffé Di Stefano' uses only the finest organically-grown Arabica beans from around the world which the 67-year old maestro torrefattore sifts, sorts and roasts with pinpoint precision.“

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Global Exchange - Printer Friendly (#)

„The report includes details of how the company supported its suppliers by paying $1.20 per pound of coffee in 2002, compared with the market price of just $0.50 for arabica beans.“

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View topic - Links to buy top espresso beans? - Coffee Forum (#)

„Hello all, am new here, I found some 100% arabica beans here in the uk called Maranello, they are Italian and I got them delivered after ordering online, they are gourgeous.“

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Listmania! Make a great latte for pennies a day (#)

„Coffee pods are great to buy in bulk since they're individually packaged and stay fresh for years. Arabica beans are necessary for really good espresso.“

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Tea & Coffee 09/04 - World News (#)

„The average price paid was $4.85/pound-or more than six times the current New York market (approx. 75 cents/pound) for Arabica beans.“

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BSCA - BSCA Certified Roasted Coffees (#)

„TURMALIN is made of 100% arabica beans, grown in our farms in the Cerrado Mineiro Region (Minas Gerais State).“

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CoffeeGeek - Espresso: Espresso Blends, Intelligentsia (#)

„It doesn't have to be robusta to taste bad.  Most arabica beans are of poor quality as well.“

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