Coffee encyclopedia knowledge about coffee bean varieties

Illy (Italian), LAVAZZA (Rabasa) these coffee brands, are relatively loud in the current market. Some friends in the coffee industry open a coffee shop for a career. In this way, it is necessary to have a full understanding of coffee culture, technology and raw materials (coffee beans) in order to fully adapt to the consumption of customers. There are also some friends who have coffee shops for hobbies and interests, and they are not short of money, all because of their dedication to coffee. Most of these people are coffee fanatics and have their own unique views on the knowledge of coffee. Of course, these two kinds of people are worth knowing and making friends with.

I have been making coffee for more than ten years. In 2007, I chose to run a coffee shop (Star Coffee) in a corner of Chengdu. In more than 2 years, I set up three chain stores. In terms of business philosophy, profitability and customer satisfaction, it is still quite successful. There is a short story that reminds me of Yuxin. I remember a female customer who ordered a cup of 500ml's iced coffee outside the bar. When I checked out and was about to leave, I stopped her.

Me: please give me back my coffee and give you your money back.

Customer: why?

Me: you can't drink coffee to let you know that it is our responsibility. When the female customer left, she knew she was pregnant.)

Customer: all right. (the customer is very grateful)

To sum up, making coffee is equivalent to being a person and responsibility. We have also promoted the knowledge of important coffee health categories. A few days later, the customer brought a lot of friends to take care of my business, and we became good friends.

Therefore, all kinds of coffee knowledge, for a coffee practitioner, is important, rather than just making a cup of coffee. Today, I'd like to talk about coffee beans:

Arabica (Arabica species) is also called small grain species and Arabian species.

Shape: long and thin, straight line with cracks in the middle.

Growth environment: relatively cold-resistant, drought-resistant, mellow smell, good drinking quality, but easy to infect leaf rust.

World acreage: 70%

Robusta Robasta coffee, also known as medium seed coffee

Shape: chubby with curved cracks in the middle.

Origin: Congo, Africa

World output: about 30%

Planting characteristics: underground planting below 500 above sea level, strong adaptability and resistance to diseases and insect pests.

Flavor features: bitter than arabica, mostly used to make instant coffee.

About the comparison between arabica and robusta.

Round coffee beans:

Growing area: growing in the middle and upper part of the coffee tree

Shape: there is only one coffee bean in a coffee fruit, the whole is round.

Flat coffee beans:

Growth area: middle and lower part of coffee tree

Shape: there are two coffee beans in a coffee fruit with flat cracks.