Coffee

Question 1

Origin of Coffea Canephora

Answer 1

Uganda

Question 2

3 main differences between Arabica and Canephora

Answer 2

Arabica: 1. high quality coffee 2.lower yields 3.less caffeine
Canephora: 1.lower quality coffee 2.higher yields 3.more caffeine

Question 3

Name the coffee plant that produce caffeine free seeds?

Answer 3

Coffea Charrieriana

Question 4

State the best temperature and altitude conditions for Arabica?

Answer 4

altitude: 914mt - 1830mt
Temperature: 15 to 24 celsius grad

Question 5

Name 2 countries that can have 2 coffee harvest per year

Answer 5

Colombia, Kenya

Question 6

Name the 3 method to separeta the seeds from the pulps?

Answer 6

1. Dry Method
2. Wet/washed method
3. Semi Washed method

Question 7

State pros and cons for Dry Method?

Answer 7

pros: with right conditions the coffee will be rich, sweet and full bodied
cons: unneven drying, fungal problems, unwanted fermentation

Question 8

State Pros and cons for wet method?

Answer 8

pros: the cleanest, brightest, most uniforme in taste
cons: very expensive, lot of waterwaste

Question 9

Name the most efficient method for decaffeination?

Answer 9

The Swiss water method

Question 10

What are the 3 main reason for roasting the coffee beans?

Answer 10

1. Caramelizations of sugar
2. oxidations of oils
3. volatilizations of aromas

Question 11

Between which temperatures does the roasting process happen?

Answer 11

Between 193º-248º depending on the style wanted

Question 12

Name 3 style of Light Roast

Answer 12

Cinnamon Roast, New England Roast, City Roast

Question 13

In light roast when is the roasting process stopped?

Answer 13

Before or just after the first crack

Question 14

Describe Light Roast coffees profile?

Answer 14

Lighter body, more acidity, flower, citrus, grass

- emphasize coffee of single origin

Question 15

Name 2 Styles of Medium Roast?

Answer 15

Full city roast, Vienna Roast

Question 16

What kind of coffee will you produce from a Medium Roast?

Answer 16

Coffees that still have varietal character but with first bittersweet tones of Roast

Question 17

Name 2 Style of Dark Roast?

Answer 17

1. French/italian Roast 2.Spanish

Question 18

List at least 3 Coffee brewing tecniques?

Answer 18

French press, Aeropress, Moka Pots, Siphon, Chemex, V60

Question 19

Which is the largest coffee producer country?

Answer 19

Brazil

Question 20

Which is the most planted coffee variety in Costarica?

Answer 20

Caturra

Question 21

Which is the most planted variety in Guatemala?

Answer 21

Bourbon

Question 22

Where do you find La Esmeralda producer?And which variety are they famous for?

Answer 22

Panama, Gesha

Question 23

Where do you find Blue Mountains variety?

Answer 23

Jamaica

Question 24

Which country is the birthplace of Coffee?

Answer 24

Ethiopia

Question 25

What is the name of coffee that has been first eated and defecated by the Civet Cat?

Answer 25

Kopiluwak

Question 26

Origin of Bourbon variety?

Answer 26

Isle of bourbon (nowdays Reunion), french colony

Question 27

Origin of Typica variety?

Answer 27

Yemen

Question 28

Origin of Heirloom variety?

Answer 28

Ethiopian

Question 29

Origin of Gesha variety?

Answer 29

Ethiopian

Question 30

Origin of Caturra variety?

Answer 30

Brasil

Question 31

State the country of the following coffee producin region

1. Tarrazu
2. Nariño
3. Antigua
4. Chiapas
5. Sidamo
6. Java
7. Matas
8. Cobano
9. Timor
10. Haar

Answer 31

1. Costarica
2. Colombia
3. Guatemala
4. Mexico
5. Ethiopia
6. Indoniesia
7. Brasil
8. Guatemala
9. Indonesia
10. Ethiopia

Question 32

In which century did Coffee arrived to the new World?

Answer 32

18th Century

Question 33

Where is Yirga Cheffe produced?

Answer 33

Ethiopia

Question 34

What does Excelso and Supremo means on a bag of Colombia Coffee ?

Answer 34

they state the size of the beans

Question 35

What is the name of the famous coffee from Hawaii?

Answer 35

Kona