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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

How to Choose the Best Coffee Bean for Home Brewing

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By Arthur Cundy

If you ask two people what the best coffee is, you will more than likely get two different answers. This is because everyones taste buds are different and what you like may not be palatable to someone else. However, there are some common things to look for to find the best coffee bean for your cup of coffee.

The one thing that you are going to have to have in your kitchen if you are going to have a great cup of coffee is a coffee grinder. While there are some very good pre-ground coffees out there, you would be amazed at the difference in flavor if you get the same bean and grind it yourself right before brewing.

Another consideration is to make sure that you are getting your beans sealed in an air tight bag or container. You should also invest in a foodsaver for your home so that after you break the seal, you can continue to store them in an air tight environment. If not, the beans will start to lose their flavor the longer they are exposed to air.

As far as the bean goes, Arabica is the smoother of the choices. The other popular bean is Robusta, but Arabica is what many of the popular coffee houses will use and it is far and away the better tasting of the two, at least to most people.

Robusta does not drink well because it is a bitter bean. Think back to the days of the old percolator pots that your parents used to put on the stove and you will be able to recollect the bean that we are talking about here. This is actually popular in Italian shops because it has a huge boost of caffeine, but for better flavor, stick with the Arabica bean.

Finally, if you have the option of buying from a shop that roasts its own coffee or one that does not, you should always go with the one that does if they both have the same bean that you like. Fresh roasted will have a better flavor as the coffee bean starts to break down as soon as it comes out of the roaster. The closer you can get it from there and sealed, the better the bean will be.

While we cannot necessarily recommend a bean to you, we can recommend how you go about finding your beans. If you follow these tips, you are sure to have a better cup of coffee than you have ever had. You may find that there is no longer the need to spend all of that money at the coffee shops because you now have the best coffee in the neighborhood. - 24553

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