Coffee & Tea

Question 1

How do different grinding sizes affect the flavor of the finished coffee?

Answer 1

A coarse grind, as used with a French press, takes a little longer to extract and has less surface area; thus, you submerge it in water.

A fine grind has more surface area and takes less extraction time. Beware not to over-extract. You may end up with a bitter cup of coffee

Question 2

What is the difference between a tea and an infusion?

Answer 2

Infusion is a method. Which can be used for both Tea and Herbal Tea, or other beverages similar to Tea.

Tea is a product made by the leaf plant Camellia Sinensis

Question 3

What are the main points of the Fairtrade certification for coffee?

Answer 3

Sustainability for farmers, economically

Safe working conditions

Protection of the environment

Transparent supply chain and economics

Question 4

Where does coffee originate from?

Answer 4

The mountainsides of Ethiopia

Question 5

When did coffee start to get exported?

Answer 5

In the 16th century (1500s)

Question 6

Where was the first hub for the coffee trade? And what name has the trade been called?

Answer 6

In the port of Mocha, modern-day Yemen. It is called “The Wine of Araby.”

Question 7

How did coffee spread throughout Europe, India, and Indonesia?

Answer 7

Through the Ottoman Empire

Question 8

How did coffee end up in the new world, like Brazil?

Answer 8

Coffee plants traveled with European colonists and established a foothold in, for example Brazil

Question 9

Which country is the largest producer of coffee?

Answer 9

Brazil

Question 10

Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world. What is the first?

Answer 10

Crude oil (petroleum)

Question 11

How many species of the Coffea are there?

But what two species cover virtually all of the coffee trade?

And what percentage?

Answer 11

Over 100 different species.

Coffea Arabica and Coffea Canephora (known as Robusta) cover virtually all of the coffee trade.
75-80% Arabica, 20% Robusta

Question 12

What makes Robusta different compared to Arabica?

Where is it from?

Answer 12

Robusta is a higher-yielding tree and produces coarse coffees of higher caffeine than Arabica.

It is native to Uganda.

Question 13

There was once a species herald as a replacement for Arabica when faced with diseases. What is the name of that Coffea species?

Answer 13

Coffea Liberica

Question 14

In 2007, a caffeine-free coffee plant was discovered. What is the name of that one?

And where was it discovered?

Answer 14

Coffea Charrieriana

It was discovered in Cameroon