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The world atlas of coffee : from beans to brewing--coffees explored, explained, and enjoyed

Provides an all-encompassing guide to coffee, presenting its origins and cultural impact, detailing where it is grown around the world, and chronicling the modern fascination with it
Print Book, English, 2014
Firefly Books, Buffalo, NY, 2014
256 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm.
9781770854703, 1770854703
1298685412
Introduction
Part one : Introduction to coffee. Arabica and robusta
The coffee tree
The coffee fruit
Coffee varieties
Harvesting coffee
Processing
How coffee is traded
Part two : From bean to cup. Coffee roasting
Buying and storing coffee
Tasting and describing coffee
Grinding coffee
Water for brewing
Brewing basics
Espresso
Home roasting
Part three : Coffee origins. Africa
Asia
Americas
Glossary
Includes index