Coffee Basics
Put your local coffee bar to the test with Coffee Basics!\ With thousands of coffee bars and restaurants serving an endless variety of blends, roasts, and brews, ordering a specialty coffee drink has become as daunting a task as selecting a fine wine. How can you distinguish between great coffee and great hype? Read Coffee Basics.\ Kevin Knox and Julie Sheldon Huffaker have filled this handy reference with hundreds of industry truths and trade secrets. You'll learn the fundamentals of coffee...
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Put your local coffee bar to the test with Coffee Basics! With thousands of coffee bars and restaurants serving an endless variety of blends, roasts, and brews, ordering a specialty coffee drink has become as daunting a task as selecting a fine wine. How can you distinguish between great coffee and great hype? Read Coffee Basics. Kevin Knox and Julie Sheldon Huffaker have filled this handy reference with hundreds of industry truths and trade secrets. You'll learn the fundamentals of coffee buying, brewing, and tasting; and develop an aficionado's ability to see beyond the expensive trappings of today's coffee explosion. You'll discover: The basic coffee facts: its origin, history, and many varietiesStep-by-step methods for selecting, roasting, blending, and flavoring coffee "to taste"A coffee taster's glossarySimple charts showing grind progression, relative grinding times, and regional characteristicsThe scoop on decaffeinated, organic, and espresso beansSpecialty coffee recipesLists of the best sources for beans and professional equipment Whether you make coffee at home or at a fine restaurant, Coffee Basics offers a bottomless cup of brewing knowledge and drinking pleasure.
PrefaceAcknowledgmentsCh. 1What Is Coffee?1Ch. 2A Brief History of the Bean15Ch. 3The Name Game: Reading Coffee Labels21Ch. 4A Taster's Guide to Cupping Coffees29Ch. 5Regional Character41Ch. 6Roasting and Blending73Ch. 7How to Brew Great Coffee at Home89Ch. 8Espresso: A World unto Itself121Ch. 9Putting Restaurants to the Test139Ch. 10Customizing Your Coffee147Ch. 11Issues in the Marketplace155Appendix AGlossary of Tasting Terms177Appendix BEquipment Sources, Related Reading, and Industry Information183Index191
