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A lot to see inside the "cherry" fruit of a coffee bean

Structure of coffee berry and beans:

1: Center cut.

2: Bean(endosperm).

3: Silver skin(testa, epidermis).

4: Parchment coat(hull, endocarp).

5: Pectin layer.

6: Pulp(mesocarp).

7: Outer skin(pericarp, exocarp).

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Dear Santa: Coffee Not Coal for Me…Coffee and some favorite coffee-brewing discoveries from 2010 will do.

By Rose Tosti, Tue., Dec. 21 2010 @ 12:57PM

I've been asking around about best items for making quality coffee at home, and apparently, if you have $200 to spend on somebody, all of my most geeky coffee friends (and I mean that with the utmost love and admiration) are telling me that the Baratza Virtuoso grinder is the number one most affordable must-have for the coffee lover's kitchen.

For the most part, I think it's safe to say that a $200 coffee grinder is a tall order for a last minute stocking stuffer. (Mind you, should you wish to purchase one for me, I would in no way object. I've been hand grinding my coffee lately, which I always love for the challenge, but less often for the results.) But there definitely are a few essentials that fit the bill neatly, beyond the ever-classic gift card.

So, for your last-minute shopping enjoyment: here are five of my very favorite coffee-brewing discoveries from 2010, to help you help somebody else start their new year off right.

1. As it turns out, coffee is best measured by weight rather than by approximation. Essential to making good coffee is a reliable kitchen scale. Escali makes a great option in the $20-30 range if you don't know where to start looking. But any good, consistently accurate gram scale will work just fine. 

1b. Since there is no point in measuring your coffee precisely if you're not also planning to time it precisely, the scale is best paired with a simple kitchen timer. Anyone may argue that they have a timer on their phone and don't need another one, but in all honesty, while the coffee is brewing, you know you're going to want to tweet about it. Better to have a timer separate from your social network!

2. Should you have a friend or family member who drinks quite a bit of coffee and has perhaps gotten into the habit of buying it in bulk and letting it sit around (or live in the freezer) for months at a time, a container to store that coffee in is a great way to hint to them that coffee's peak flavor probably has a shorter shelf life than they think. A small, airtight container (such as the ones from AirScape) will discourage them from buying too much coffee at once and will also help extend the life of the coffee itself. Plus, the kitchen counters will look more organized. I suggest pairing this gift with a packet of sticky notes that can be used to temporarily label the container with -date purchased- and -kind of coffee-.

3. For the French Press addict in your life, the Coffee Catcher remains my favorite press pot gadget of the year. Usable either as a way to make cleaning the press easier, or as a way to get the grounds out of your coffee and double filter it (allowing the pot of coffee to last a little longer without becoming sludge). Locally designed, you can find them for sale online, or go check them out in person at Street Bean Espresso in Belltown.

​4. Never underestimate the value of simply giving coffee. With a little shopping, you can find fantastic specialty coffees, well worth sharing with family and friends. Something uniquely Seattle from a one of our many small, local roasters (ex: Kuma Coffee's excellent Guatemala roast) makes an excellent gift, especially if you find a great mug to gift it with. If you want to think on a grander scale here, some roasteries offer "coffee of the month club" memberships which will send you different coffees to try on a monthly basis (in case you didn't pick that up from the name). 

5. Finally, one of my favorite books encountered all year was titled, "Tall, Skinny, Bitter: Notes from the Center of the Coffee Universe." Presenting a look at the Northwest's independent coffee scene from the other side of the bar, it's like a coffee blog, but in book form, with great pictures and an excellent sense of humor.

5b. More academically, Mark Pendergrast's history of coffee, "Uncommon Grounds", has received high praise from many, and went into its second edition this year, so you can find it with a shiny new cover. It's still on my "to read" list, so I can't say for certain, but I'm guessing that if you know a coffee lover who also loves history, this is the gift for them.

Coffee Talk- Speak the Language

The challenge is to make espresso taste exactly the way ground coffee smells by extracting the maximum flavour from the bean while leaving behind bitter compounds and caffeine. Nothing is as bad as bad espresso. It is an intense unpleasantness that is difficult to remove from your palate. On the other hand, if it is made correctly the perfect espresso is delicious and exotic. Here are some key words that may help you communicate with other espresso enthusiasts.

Fragrance	The fragrance released when hot water hits the ground coffee. The first judge of the flavours released from the bean comes from the aroma and will tell you a great deal about the coffee’s freshness and personality. Words used to describe the aroma include “delicate”, “moderate”, “strong”, “rich”, “fragrant” or “complex”.
Aroma	The fragrance released when hot water hits the ground coffee. The first judge of the flavours released from the bean comes from the aroma and will tell you a great deal about the coffee’s freshness and personality. Words used to describe the aroma include “delicate”, “moderate”, “strong”, “rich”, “fragrant” or “complex”.
Body	The “body” of a coffee describes the weight and texture of the coffee in the mouth and on the tongue. It can range from heavy and full to light and thin. A full-bodied coffee has a rich texture and heaviness on the tongue, with a taste that lingers. Coffee lacking body is thin and watery.
Crema	Espresso coffee should have a golden coloured layer of foam called “crema”. Crema looks a little like honey coloured beaten egg white, but is in fact a product of the oil in the beans. The most delicate of the aromatic flavours are captured in the crema for just a moment, savoured at once and then remembered in the sweet lingering aftertaste. An espresso without crema has not been properly made.
Acidity	The word “acidity” is often used to describe coffee. The acidity of a coffee refers to the pleasingly crisp, sharp taste of it. Acidity is more of a sensation than a taste and is experienced on the roof of the mouth and the tip of the tongue. Coffee without acidity tends to taste flat, lacking a pleasant palate cleansing aspect. Roasting eliminates some of the coffee beans’ acidity, so a light roasted coffee will contain the highest amount of acidity and is said to have a lot of “bite”.
Flavour	This refers to the total impression of the aroma, acidity and body. A coffee that has a well-balanced flavour has the qualities of acidity, body and flavour that all must play in harmony so that no one element predominates at the expense of another. The tasting terminology used to describe coffee characteristics is very similar to that of fine wine.

CUBA Coffee harvesting starts, NICARAGUA Conacafe updates build up its estimates, COLOMBIA Coffee producers still confident how to approach target

NICARAGUA Conacafe changes build up this estimatesCoffee production into Nicaragua might become more popular more than previously expected, after rains into the flowering time boosted production. CUBA Coffee harvesting starts into Guantanamo. VIETNAM Ministry as to Agriculture To launch mechanization system. COLOMBIA Coffee producers still confident how to contact target. PAPUA new GUINEA Coffee as well as cocoa growers To aid out of. BRAZIL frigid weather expected over the weekend. ...

NICARAGUA Conacafe changes build up this estimates
Coffee production in Nicaragua might become more popular more than previously expected, after rains into the flowering period boosted production.
Coffee production on the stream crop year went probably jump To 2.28 million 46-kilogram (101-pound) bags, said Luis Osorio, technical secretary of Conacafe, the nations biggest coffee- growers group.
Conacafe last year forecast output as to 1.8 mill bags being the stream crop, up from 1.4 mill bags to the previous season, Osorio said.
CUBA Coffee harvesting starts on Guantanamo
Cubas coffee harvest being This year's-2011 cycle should be between 20 and also 25 percent higher than the unfavorable showing final year, said Ramon Frometa Ordunez, a deputy minister as to agriculture.
VIETNAM Ministry as to Agriculture how to launch mechanization system
Vietnam's Ministry as for Agriculture and Rural progress is launching a mechanization system focusing major crops liking rice, sugarcane, corn as well as coffee. using 2015, Vietnam believes it may achieve 70% mechanization in rice cultivation.
According how to Fao estimate, amount as to agricultural tractors on Use on Vietnam is approximately 163,000 items, and also amount of combine harvester - threshers is 223,000 items.
apart from out of using combined harvesters, Vietnam is also pushing as the Use of machinery in producing rice seeds. by the same time, lots of as for the milling adaptation into the country in most cases are at least 50 years old and also could no longer be as efficient a warm or hot environment the new-generation adaptation created.
Vietnam has regarding 1,300 companies producing agricultural machinery and also competing for the market. rather the agricultural equipment production rate doesn't suffice the demand.
The country imports more than 60% as for agricultural production machinery from China. Many components used how to produce machinery locally have to be also Chinese imports.
Experts NOTE, that every for a ‘allowed-to-Vietnam combine harvester this three lots of valuable sections in most cases are imported. Shops always import second hand engines out of Japan and South Korea and gear boxes and also chains out of China.
Within 5-year period Vietnam imported 12thousand items as to ag. machines (brand new as well as second hand). which accounts only 2-3% of all ag. machines in usage. The significant part as to machines in Use into Vietnam is old and also rebuilding rate is low.
COLOMBIA Coffee producers still confident To contact target
Colombia coffee producers in most cases are confident that bean output could hit 6 million bags in the last six months on the year do to dry weather between September as well as Apr given coffee flowers how to open the end result into a greater amount of berries.
PAPUA brand new GUINEA Coffee as well as cocoa growers how to help from world Bank approach
Coffee and also cocoa growers on Papua brand new Guinea went aid from a 25 mill US dollar layout funded using the areas Bank group.
The newspaper, The National, says the fund i has approved beneath the areas Banks productive partnerships on agriculture plan, as this this aims To help the livelihoods of rural PNG communities.
The world Bank says the funds in most cases are purposely as rural refinement projects into the agriculture market, particularly coffee and cocoa production use smaller holder growers to rural communities.
this acknowledged which over 80% of Papua new Guineans lived on rural parts who probably are largely contingent at agriculture being livelihood as well as that corroborating rural populations i has imperative how to both social progression as well as economic growth.
BRAZIL frigid weather anticipated over the weekend
A frigid spell will reach coffee growing areas in the time of the weekend into states like us Parana and also Minas Gerais, according how to weather forecasters..
there's a skinny chance of frost to isolated parts, local private weather assistance Somar said Wednesday.
Temperatures will drop To night-time lows on past 3 degrees Celsius in aspects like us Pocos de Caldas on southern Minas Gerais.
The threat as to frost will be isolated how to a couple coffee increasing regions at high altitudes and certainly not widespread, meteorologists say.
Brazil's arabica coffee (Brazilian Santos harvest is into full swing favoured by the dry weather.
INDONESIA Coffee exporters stockpiling beans To meet forward contracts
Unseasonably heavy rains brought using La Nina went go on across Indonesia for the Rest of this year, the countrys state weather agency said on a forecast issued by Wednesday.
Indonesia has seen mizzle keep up after the normal finish on the wet season into Apr.
indiana Ouput of certified coffee by use of rocket up
Indias output on ‘certified coffee' meeting specific environment as well as social welfare standards is predicted by about 18,000 tonnes as 2010-11, against with regards to 14thousand tonnes to 2009-10.
This amounts how to regarding 8 per cent on the country's coffee exports.
Tata Coffee is biggest producer of certified coffee via an output estimated at 9,000 tonnes.”
According how to company sources, the remaining 9,000 tonnes of certified coffee is expected how to avail mainly from the following places: Ned Commodities (3,500 tonnes), Ecom Gill (1,700 tonnes), ABC Group (1,600 tonnes), Savamalai Estates (1,000 tonnes), Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation (500 tonnes) and also Carrara Group Estates (350 tonnes).
Ned Commodities and also ECOM could be Netherlands-located and also Swiss-located export houses, respectively, that have on been organising farmers, both as individuals as well as groups, To increase certified coffee.
lots of as for the coffee is exported how to Europe.
According To Utz Certified, worldwide sales as for its certified coffee on the year ended June 30 amounted how to 58,800 tonnes against 43,300 tonnes into the same period a year ago. Rainforest Alliance-certified coffee sold worldwide was estimated at about 87thousand tonnes on 2009.
ASIA Laos increasing its exports To Japan
According how to a report out of the Laos Coffee partnership, Laos exported 1,300 tons as to Arabica coffee To Japan over the first six months as to this year valued at US$2.4 million, increasing out of 1thousand tons on 2009.

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