Coffee Beans — coffee facts

As you walk down the coffee aisle at your local grocery store, you have probably noticed at some point that most, if not all, of the bags say, "Arabica Coffee" or "Arabica Beans." Did you ever wonder why? There are several different types of coffee beans, with Arabica being the most common. It accounts for 60-70% of the coffee produced globally, but there are a few other types that are much less common in the United States.   Most of the time when we think about how coffee is classified and marketed, we tend to think of things like roast...

4 tips to make better coffee at home. He gets out of bed, inserts the filter into his coffee maker, scoops out some ground coffee, adds some water, and waits in a daze until his coffee is ready. The caffeine starts to wake you up, but some days your coffee is watery and weak, while other days it's overdrawn and bitter. Well, you're in luck! You don't have to leave home to enjoy a blast of fine coffee at the expert barista level. Enhance your homemade beverage with these helpful coffee-making tips. How to make good coffee at home  Ready...

Coffee facts # 1 - Discovered by a goat. Yes, you heard that the right coffee was first discovered by a goat! More specifically, a young goat herder named Kaldi in the 9th century. He noticed that his goats behaved strangely when they ate the cherries from the coffee tree, so he tried it for himself. This story doesn't appear in writing until the 16th century, but I like the story and it sounds very plausible.  # 2 - It's not just at Starbucks. In today's coffee pop culture, the Starbucks brand has become synonymous with the word coffee in...