~ Coffee is a fruit which grows in mountainous, tropical climates. The seed of the fruit is used for making what we know as the beverage "coffee"
~ Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in all countries.
~ Coffee can be stored like grain before roasting, but perishes rapidly after roasting. Generally, roasted coffee will be kept for one week if not refrigerated, ten days to two weeks if refrigerated.
~ Improperly ground coffee will be flavorless or taste bitter. The basic rule is the faster the brewing method, the finer the grind!
~ Coffee is like wine in the sense that it will never be any better that the quality of the fruit you start with. What is true of the relationship between grapes and wine is the same when choosing beans for coffee, you can roast good coffees poorly or make bad wine from good quality grapes.
~ There are approximately 3400 roasted beans in one pound of coffee!
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