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jueves, 24 de mayo de 2018

Little Known Facts about Coffee

Coffee has its own history and culture by now, and today, That Coffee Roasters explores this with some of the most amazing and unexpected facts about coffee!

Some Little-Known Stories about Coffee

According to an African legend, a 9th-century Ethiopian shepherd came upon coffee’s “magical” powers when he observed his goats dancing around on a sort of hype, this right after they’d eaten berries from a coffee plant. The rest is history, this is when it began humanity’s long history of sipping and savoring one of nature’s gifts.

The origin of the word “coffee” is also enveloped in history. According to some, the Arabic word “qahwah” translates to “wine,” but others insist that it means “the wine of Islam.” For centuries, coffee was referred to as “Muslim wine” in the West. Eventually, “qahwah” became “kahve” in Turkish, which in turn became “koffie” in Dutch, and, after centuries, it resulted in “coffee” in English.

That Coffee Roasters presents: 35 Coffee-Related Facts!

Here are some unusual and fun facts that you may not (or maybe you do!) know about coffee.

Four out of five Americans start their day with a cup of coffee
Coffee is actually a fruit
A cup of coffee contains more antioxidants than a cup of grape juice
The inventor of instant coffee was named George Washington (no relation)
The word “cappuccino” refers to the robes of a sect of Christian monks
Other than crude oil, coffee is the world's most widely traded global commodity
A third of all the tap water Americans drink is first brewed into coffee
There are over four billion coffee trees only in Brazil
The word “espresso” refers to forcing hot water through the coffee grounds
Coffee and Homo sapiens evolved within 250 miles of each other
The coffee industry employs approximately 25 million people, mostly farmers
Approximately 500 billion cups of coffee are brewed and consumed each year
One of earliest uses of coffee was to produce ecstatic religious visions
Men who drink six or more cups of coffee a day have 20% less chance of having prostate cancer
Robusta beans have twice as much caffeine as the more common Arabica beans
Coffee reduces type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, and Alzheimer’s disease
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote a cantata inspired by coffee addiction
The Oromo tribe in Africa, plant coffee trees on the graves of sorcerers
All the Earth’s coffee is grown within 1,000 miles of the Equator along the so-called “Coffee Belt”
To fatally overdose on coffee you’d need to drink 100 cups in one sitting
The average American worker spends nearly $1,100 yearly on coffee
Coffee stays warm longer when you add cream
The phrase for “coffee house” in Turkish means “school for the wise”
The largest “cup” brewed was 3,700 gallons or roughly 60,000 regular cups
In the 16th century, many Muslim rulers banned coffee because they were suspicious of its stimulating effects on the human brain
A study found that women who drank two or three cups daily over ten years were 15% less likely to develop depression
Japan has a spa where you can swim in a giant vat of coffee
Famous authors Voltaire and Honoré de Balzac allegedly drank up to fifty cups of coffee daily
Paper filters (unlike other methods) remove toxins connected to heart disease
The “Americano” came about because American soldiers in WWII found espresso too strong
Not providing your wife with enough coffee used to be “grounds” for divorce in Turkey — pun intended
In 2010, British scientists devised a car that ran entirely on used coffee grounds. It was known as the “car-puccino”
Merely smelling coffee can help to wake you up
Espresso is weaker than regular coffee
Dark roast is weaker than light roast

Were you familiar with all these amazing facts? As you see, the world of coffee is vast and deep, if you know some more facts we might have left out, please let us know in the comment section below, and don’t forget to follow us on our That Coffee Roasters social networks!

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viernes, 8 de septiembre de 2017

Washed and Unwashed Coffee: Key Differences between Them

Generally, people make the mistake of seeing the coffee as a bean. It is originally a fruit that goes through different processes.

There’s something different about drinking coffee not everyone notices at first. Such delicate beans require very specific measures to ensure a cup of coffee that exceeds expectations, and if that’s not enough, there are details like the type of roast and blends. Yes, when it is about this bean, there’s more than meets the eye.

Perhaps you know this already, but when it’s about making coffee, there’s a wide array of factors that can alter the results of your brew. Each factor results in its own distinctive coffee. Today, we’ll break down washed and unwashed coffee: two methods you’ll definitely want to know about, as they have their own characteristics and differences.

Washed coffee

This is usually referred as the wet process. The coffee fruit is removed from its pulp by the pulper, leaving the bean with its mucilage for the fermentation. This fermentation takes one or two days, sometimes longer depending on the results you want to get (more time, more fermentation). Finally, the mucilage is washed away, leaving the essential flavors inside the bean.

Because of the complexity and the skill required, the results are often expensive batches of coffee, which is why they’re considered the finest products in the market.

Unwashed coffee

Perhaps the oldest and most classic method for coffee processing, this is the dry process. Unwashed coffee cherries are first washed, and then they’re put in the sun to dry. After the cherries are ready, the green beans are removed from the dried cherry, which ends the process.

Compared to the washed process, this process doesn’t require that much expertise and skill, but it still has it challenge. Removing the bean of the cherry is somehow risky, and there’s less control of the process. Overall, this is the most used method, and it ensures good, worthwhile coffee.

Which method is better, then?

Each process has its own benefits, pros, and cons; so choosing one over the other wouldn’t be a fair election. Washed, for example, takes hours to get consistent results, whereas unwashed can take several weeks. Regarding costs, unwashed is a lot cheaper, but it poses a higher risk as cherries can rot.

In terms of taste, washed is the choice of demanding drinkers of coffee, as it has a clearer flavor. Unwashed, on the other hand, results in more intense, heavier flavors. In the end, both have their distinctive features that are entirely up to your preferences.

As you can see, coffee is able to suit and mold to each customer because of the many different ways to source, process, and brew it. The team of That Coffee Roasters is aware of the importance of variety, which translates into the products they can offer. Access their website and see the many coffee products they have in store waiting for you!

Both methods go through a different process that results in the coffee bean itself.