Coffee Growing at Home (#)

„Ripe cherries should be harvested and picked from trees with a high production and without any disease or other affliction.  Pulp the cherry by hand, wash with water, and ferment in a small container until the pulp falls off.  This can be determined simply by rubbing the bean in you hands during the fermentation process.  Wash again with fresh water.  Any coffee beans that float at any stage of washing should be discarded.  The beans must then be dried to about 20% moisture content on mesh screen in open and dry air, but not in direct sunlight.  After pulping a coffee will have between 60-70% moisture content so you can determine the appropriate stopping point simply by weighing the beans.  Otherwise, you can bite the bean open to ensure that it is dry on the outside and slightly soft and moist on the inside.  Alternatively, a pulped bean can be used immediately for planting and in some areas this is considered advantageous.“

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Amazon.com: Kitchen & Housewares: Alpenrost Rotary Drum Home Coffee Roaster (#)

„If buying coffee beans fresh each week from the corner coffee shop still isn't fresh enough, roast your own with Peugeot's Rotary Drum Home Coffee Bean Roaster. It roasts from 2 to 8 ounces of coffee beans at a time, so it's possible to roast only as much as is needed for a day or for the week. (Roasted coffee beans lose their flavor and aroma fairly quickly; they are usually at their best within seven days of roasting.) The company also has a wide assortment of custom-blended and estate green coffee beans, including decaffeinated and organically grown, which means the it's easy to create a special blend and custom-roast it to an individual taste.“

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BBC News | ASIA-PACIFIC | Laos' fresh coffee hopes (#)

„The dusty town of Paksong remains Laos' "coffee capital". During the harvest season it is usual to see coffee beans laid out in the road to dry while carts laden with sacks of freshly-picked coffee trundle by. For generations, Nomala Thepboualy's family have kept several acres of coffee beans near the small village of Phou Ouy. On the roads, coffee has right of way "When the French were here our coffee was very popular," says Mr Nomala.“

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Grind Your Own Beans (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Every time you buy fresh coffee beans and ask the checkout person at the coffee shop to grind your beans you are opening up the "flavor cells" and causing your beans to begin losing their flavor rapidly. The purpose of grinding the beans is to create a larger surface area that will release the flavor and oils to the surrounding hot water. If coffee is prematurely exposed to air, it "breathes", leaving less and less flavor for the brew, when the water finally hits the bean.“

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

„If the fresh coffee fruit is not dried with care, however, the pulp can spoil or even rot while still in contact with the beans, imparting various taste taints to the coffee. The two dry-processed Ethiopias in the cupping hint at just such a taint: Slightly fermented notes, a sort of overripe-just-short-of-rotten taste, hidden amid the otherwise pleasant fruit tones. You will need to strain to detect these off notes, however, and some palates may even find them attractive in the context of the general ripe wildness of the profile.“

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:: Valvo-rama :: (#)

„It's all about valves. Our coffee beans are packed in bags with clever one-way valves that work to keep the precious coffee fresh. Ewan gets technical again: "Each kilo of roasted coffee beans can produce up to 10 litres of gas. primarily CO2, depending on roast height and blend composition." Ewan continues "Packaging coffee beans is like bottling champagne, except in reverse." How so?“

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Amazon.com: Kitchen & Housewares: Melitta MEM1W Coffee Mill (#)

„Equipped with hard burrs that grind beans more uniformly and without the flavor-destroying heat generated by blade grinders, this coffee mill makes preparing fresh coffee simple. Its timer can be set for grinding enough to brew 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 cups, and a dial selects one of 16 grind consistencies, from very coarse to very fine for espresso. The bean chamber holds 4 ounces, enough for about 18 five-ounce cups.“

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Café Forum | Arizona Coffee Companies (#)

„Halo Coffee Company exists to bring the magic of the local coffee roasters of Seattle and Italy to the Phoenix area. We sample fresh coffee beans from all over the world, select the best of the best, and roast them fresh in the valley. - Scottsdale, AZ - Tel: 480-659-9190 - Email: info@halocoffee.com - Url: www.halocoffee.com “

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BUNN Coffee Grinders (#)

„Send a strong message that you care about freshness with a BUNN portion control grinder. Your customers know freshly ground beans brew a better cup of coffee. When they see your special beans waiting to be ground, then smell that delicious fresh ground aroma, you can expect to serve more of your gourmet blend to every coffee lover.“

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illy Magnifica holiday espresso membership program : illy caffè North America, Inc. (#)

„Loaded with features and innovations, the Magnifica is incredibly easy to use. Simply add fresh coffee beans and press the button. The beans are ground instantly and authentic, fresh espresso comes out the spout. You'll also get illy's Buren espresso cup collection set of four, illy sugar sticks and machine cleaning tablets.“

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View topic - Coffee and acne??? - Coffee Forum (#)

„there is "sulfur" and compounds that contain sulphur in their structure, 2 different things, coffee contains chemicals that have sulfur groups (these types of compounds are unstable) , when i say unstable i mean fresh coffee beans have a good flavour but if left open to the air then flavour degrades quickly (thus the unstable compounds).“

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Mr. Coffee® - F.A.Q's (#)

„Old coffee may taste stale. The coffee will taste the best if you use fresh beans.Quality of coffee beans and type of water you use will have an impact on the coffee taste.The cleanliness of your coffeemaker. Make sure to clean the unit every 40-80 brews.“

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Global Exchange : Activist Network (#)

„Our fair trade day last week went well, we had flowing fresh fair trade coffee all day thanks to donations as well as coffee beans in packets. Our sales of fair trade chocolates did very well. ASUCLA rolled out the fair trade espressos and lattes with their own advertisements in our coffee shops.“

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CB Miller (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„That is until now! BetterBeans.Com is committed to finding the best coffee roasters in the nation and delivering their coffees fresh to your door each month. Visit our site at BetterBeans.Com to learn more about our coffee adventure. Support your local roaster!“

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Oven Roasting Method (#)

„Warm, fresh roasted beans are wonderful, but the coffee attains itspeak 4 to 24 hours after roasting. If you store it as recommended, we'llcall it fresh for 6 days. When you open that jar in the morning, you willknow what fresh coffee truly is.“

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Braun - Coffee Mills & Grinders (#)

„Grinding coffee beans yourself has the advantage in that you grind only the required amount of coffee beans. For optimal, fresh aroma you can put together your preferred blend of favorite coffee beans.“

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Tea & Coffee 01/04 - Product Showcase (#)

„When one smells the JAVA candle, the technique provides an astonishingly accurate coffee fragrance. JAVA pulls in not only the scent of coffee beans, but the fragrant fresh grinds, and finally the brewed cup with cream and sugar.“

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Keeping Cool with Coffee (#)

„Process until the mixture is thick and creamy. Pour into a tall, chilled glass with ice and garnish with a sprig of fresh mint and top with the chocolate-coated coffee beans.“

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Coffee Q&A with Colin - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„You have written on several occasions about the importance of using fresh coffee beans. How can someone find a consistent source of fresh coffee, especially if they live in a small town?“

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The CoffeeCrew Q&A - Amy interviews Colin - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„Amy: You have written on several occasions about the importance of using fresh coffee beans. How can someone find a consistent source of fresh coffee, especially if they live in a“

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CoffeeKid - A Home Roasting Primer (#)

„Even roasts meant good roasts. Good roasts give you excellent coffee, super fresh, and super quality (especially since the upper echelons of Arabica beans were becoming readily available to home roasters).“

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CoffeeGeek - Coffee: Home Roasting Talk, fresh/gas (#)

„in addition, I've read that the beans are freshest and taste best within 4 days, if it takes 3 dayse to degass, that leaves me one day to drink all my coffee:)“

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Drip Coffee Maker Profiles (#)

„Get the ultimate in fresh coffee, by grinding the beans right in your coffee maker. Very convenient (10-cup).“

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