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How Much You Know About Gourmet Coffee?

 

Coffee beans are the seeds from fruits on the coffee plants and not actually a bean. In reality, there are many different ways to extract the coffee beans whether by making use of dry or wet process because in the end, the seed will be extracted from the fruits. Arabica gourmet coffee has better grade, has more superior taste and yet, half the caffeine content of Robusta coffee. Aside from that, its aroma is something to check out.

 

The truth is, there are so many flavors available for making gourmet coffee that it is almost impossible not to find the flavors you want such as chocolate mint, amaretto, chocolate and the likes. At the same time, you can purchase gourmet coffee to be decaffeinated and caffeinated. There's gourmet coffee available as well for those who have a sensitive stomach that are low in acid.

 

In order for a person to appreciate a cup of their medium roast coffee, it is wise to know some info about it. If you have knowledge of not just the basic, it can help to appreciate the taste a lot better but this doesn't indicate that you should be an expert to it. Apart from that, this would help you to have better appreciation of the coffee's smell.

 

Gourmet coffee must be fresh to get the best flavor. Moreover, buy roasted beans that are pure Arabica coffee and in the last week of the month. Avoid making purchase from local grocery stores or even supermarkets as these are not the best place you want to be because the beans are roasted 3 months earlier before it reach the store shelves. Buy a coffee grinding machine and buy the whole coffee bean instead so you know that they are fresh.

 

You should not store the gourmet coffee beans at room temperature as they have to be stored in airtight container and be placed in the fridge if you're going to use them soon. As for gourmet coffee that you'll be keeping in a while, put them in an airtight container inside the freezer.

 

The taste of the coffee will be affected largely by the coffee maker so make sure that it is clean. At least once a month, allocate a time in your schedule to clean it by running vinegar and water; in the latter only use clean water to remove both the vinegar and smell. You have to use 2 heaping tablespoons per 6oz of filtered, clean water when making gourmet coffee. Only buy gourmet coffee beans from well known and established companies as it does big difference.

 

Since the 90's, gourmet coffee keeps gaining popularity and now, it's among the fastest growing market worldwide. Read more about coffee at http://www.dictionary.com/browse/coffee.

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