Green Coffee Beans
Like everything related to the perfect cup there's both good and bad home roasts and knowledge is key to buying the best If you are going to roast your own beans there are a few things you should know. In general the best beans are Arabica coffee beans grown above 3000 feet. But don't count out some exceptions like Yemen mocha can be found growing at sea level. So how’s one to know what’s best in a green bean? Well buying in season is best and every country has different seasons for beans. Some like Brazil with it’s excellent coffee climate have multiple harvests generally between May to August while others have one to two harvest annually. However even buying in season can have hazards as not all beans mature at the same time even in the same country and beans picked early or late are not as high quality. Experts say that the ones picked in the middle of the season are best. And green coffee can grow stale. It takes about 12 weeks from harvesting for this to happen rather than 3-7 days when they are roasted. Still one has to be on one’s toes. It will likely take abut 6 weeks between harvesting, processing and shipping to reach a coffee broker. green coffee beans so you have only 6 weeks from that date to get them into your roaster. It’s now possible to buy green beans on line in smaller lots instead of huge bags. Like most things word of mouth is the best way to buy something and it'll pay to do a little research. Get into some coffee home roast forums to find out what’s best right now. Don't buy more than a few pounds or it'll go stale and if you don't like what you've bought you will not be as much out of pocket than if you've bought a large amount. |
