咖啡知识展示 Coffee Presentation.ppt

BRIEF HISTORY First drunk in Ethiopia in 575 AD Brought to Europe by Venetian traders in 17th Century * * COFFEE Types of Coffee Arabicas The most flavorful coffee beans and contain only half the caffeine of Robustas. Robustas (Canephora) beans have higher caffeine content and a more neutral flavor which dictates they are usually mixed to produce commercially prepared coffee blends Liberica Least quality beans, grown in Malaysia and West Africa. The demand is low because of its poor quality. Growing Areas Arabicas are delicate, require cool tropical climates, must be grown at a higher elevation of 600 to 2,000 meters. Robustus are hardier plants, capable of growing well at low altitudes of 200 to 800 meters. Great Coffee Growing Areas of the World Africa Ethiopia, Kenya, Yemen, Tanzania, Madagascar, Cameron, Burundi South America Brazil - giant coffee producing countries of the world Colombia – second largest producer in South America Venezuela Great Coffee Growing Areas of the World Central America and the Carribean Costa Rica Guatemala Jamaica – famous for Blue Mountain coffee Puerto Rico Asia India Indonesia Australia and the Pacific Rim Australia Hawaii Papua New Guinea The Coffee Process Harvesting Coffee beans are harvested when berries ( called Cherries ) are bright red and ripe. Harvesting Two Methods of Picking Strip Picking - picking the entire crop, so cherries are picked at different stages of ripeness Selective Picking taking only reds fully ripe cherries - for more expensive and used for high quality Arabica beans Processing (Cherry Treatment) Dry processing Cherries are spread out on flat surface in thin layers in the sun to dry Cherries are pounded in mortars until beans have separated from dry covering Wet processing Washes cherries and are pulped to extract the beans which are then washed again Beans are then spread out on the drying tables or on concrete tables. Mechanical drying is also used Most widely used Roasting Coffee beans are