Tamara Resorts,Coorg: at a coffee plantation.
This may be of interest to Coffee drinkers. :)
I learnt that Coffee is generally grown on fertile forestlands at high elevation and heavy rainfall.
By clipping the main stem in year two, lateral spread is encouraged. One node can produce as much as 32 flower buds.
Arabica coffee is mild. Robusta is stronger in comparison.
The berries are ready to be picked when they turn red in colour.
The best coffee is coffee Luwak and it has an interesting story how the coffee beans are sourced Civet cats are allowed to select the best berries from off the trees directly and the swallowed nuts excreted are collected! These beans are crushed, with the outer skin discarded and later separated upon being sieved.
Usually a mixture of 50:40 with 10pc others is the right blend for drinking, though most branded coffees come with Arabica and Chicory the later gives it volume. Beware, Chicory beyond 15% can be harmful. nuts are then roasted
(~90 centrigrade), cooled and bottled (some crushed into fine powder).
The coffee powder is then placed in a coffee percolator and water is poured and the sediments once settled down, the liquid is ready for mixing with milk, water and sugar and voila you have freshly brewed coffee.
