Coffee Flashcards
List the 2 species of primary importance of coffee?
Arabica
Canephora (the species of robusta)
Robusta produces coffees of higher caffeine content, is indigenous to _________?
Uganda
Arabica, the most important coffee species, prefers an average annual temperature of________?
15-24 C, and grows best at altitudes of 3000 to 6000 ft. above sea level.
The Arabica tree will not produce a viable crop of cherries until its ___________?
fourth or fifth year.
Robusta can provide a commercial crop as early as its _________?
second year.
Coffee Arabica is indigenous to which country?
Ethiopia
Which temperature is ideal for steamed milk?
48 degrees Celsius, (135 F )
The best modern decaffeinated coffees are produced by the Swiss water method.
trough
Which 2 countries are the major exporters of dry-processed coffee?
Brazil & Ethiopia
Give examples of 2 regions in Brazil that produces great coffee?
Mogiana
Sul de Minas
All Columbian coffee is _________?
Arabica
Name Costa Rica’s most famous coffee growing region?
Tarrazu