History of coffee

There is a legend that coffee originated in the IX century in Ethiopia when a farmer saw that his goat ate a coffee plant and was much more productive than other goats. However, this story has no conclusive evidence.

The first evidence of coffee comes from the 15th century when Sheik Omar was banished from Moka in Yemen to the Ousab Cave (Wusab). As Omar was starving, he took the berries from the nearest bush he found but they were very bitter. He tried to fry them to improve the taste, but the berries became even harder. Then he even tried to boil the fried berries in water, which resulted in the creation of a dark drink. Omar tasted the drink and was delighted with its action. Soon the news spread and Omar was returned to Moka where he was canonized.

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Growing coffee

As far as coffee cultivation is concerned, there are two types of coffee that stand out, namely Arabica and Robusta

Arabica - The first type of coffee ever drunk and for many people the best type of coffee. Arabica has a very pleasant smell and taste. About 60% of today's coffee production belongs to this type.

Robusta - The second type of coffee by production, and on average occupies 40% of today's total coffee production. It is mostly used for making instant coffee and espresso.

The process of making coffee

Coffee berries go through many processes until they reach the familiar look of roasted coffee. Coffee berries are first picked, then peeled, sorted and finally left to ferment.
After the fermentation process, the coffee is rinsed with a large amount of water to wash away the fermentation residue. Then the grains go to drying. After drying, the coffee beans go on to the process that we will present in detail below.

Roasting coffee

Coffee roasting is a process in which coffee beans are roasted in a pot on a heat source and their physical and chemical composition changes.

Evaluating coffee beans

After each phase of roasting, the coffee beans go for grading and sorting. Each coffee bean is inspected and sorted by color.

Storing coffee

Coffee is best stored in containers made of ceramic or glass to prevent air from entering. This helps keep the coffee fresh to use.

Evaluating coffee beans

After the roasting process, the coffee beans are arranged in 5 groups according to the intensity of the brown color .

There is also a special way of evaluating coffee beans where in the process it uses the reflection of light that the bean creates to determine its quality .

Observing the view

Coffee beans are first inspected and grouped by intensity and quality.

Testing the smell of coffee

Coffee is made from certain coffee beans and professional tasters first determine the aroma of coffee by smell.

Testing the taste of coffee

After evaluating the smell of coffee, the taste of the coffee is tested

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