The Craft and Science of Coffee
- 1st Edition - December 16, 2016
- Latest edition
- Editor: Britta Folmer
- Language: English
The Craft and Science of Coffee follows the coffee plant from its origins in East Africa to its current role as a global product that influences millions of lives though sustai… Read more
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Description
Description
For most, coffee is a beloved beverage. However, for some it is also an object of scientifically study, and for others it is approached as a craft, both building on skills and experience. By combining the research and insights of the scientific community and expertise of the crafts people, this unique book brings readers into a sustained and inclusive conversation, one where academic and industrial thought leaders, coffee farmers, and baristas are quoted, each informing and enriching each other.
This unusual approach guides the reader on a journey from coffee farmer to roaster, market analyst to barista, in a style that is both rigorous and experience based, universally relevant and personally engaging. From on-farming processes to consumer benefits, the reader is given a deeper appreciation and understanding of coffee's complexity and is invited to form their own educated opinions on the ever changing situation, including potential routes to further shape the coffee future in a responsible manner.
Key features
Key features
- Presents a novel synthesis of coffee research and real-world experience that aids understanding, appreciation, and potential action
- Includes contributions from a multitude of experts who address complex subjects with a conversational approach
- Provides expert discourse on the coffee calue chain, from agricultural and production practices, sustainability, post-harvest processing, and quality aspects to the economic analysis of the consumer value proposition
- Engages with the key challenges of future coffee production and potential solutions
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. The Coffee Tree—Genetic Diversity and Origin
2. Cultivating Coffee Quality—Terroir and Agro-Ecosystem
3. Postharvest Processing—Revealing the Green Bean
4. Environmental Sustainability—Farming in the Anthropocene
5. Social Sustainability—Community, Livelihood, and Tradition
6. Economic Sustainability—Price, Cost, and Value
7. Experience and Experimentation: From Survive to Thrive
8. Cupping and Grading—Discovering Character and Quality
9. Trading and Transaction—Market and Finance Dynamics
10. Decaffeination—Process and Quality
11. The Roast—Creating the Beans' Signature
12. The Chemistry of Roasting—Decoding Flavor Formation
13. The Grind—Particles and Particularities
14. Protecting the Flavors—Freshness as a Key to Quality
15. The Brew—Extracting for Excellence
16. Water for Extraction—Composition, Recommendations, and Treatment
17. Crema—Formation, Stabilization, and Sensation
18. Sensory Evaluation—Profiling and Preferences
19. We Consumers—Tastes, Rituals, and Waves
20. Human Wellbeing—Sociability, Performance, and Health
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: January 4, 2017
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Britta Folmer
During her nine years at Nespresso, Britta has helped to establish the company as one with a solid scientific presence within the coffee community. Before moving to her current role in 2009, Britta served as coffee development and portfolio manager at Nespresso where she was responsible for management of coffee projects.
Britta’s activities within the specialty coffee organisations include the SCAE Events Committee. She actively contributed to the creation of the new Sustainability Forum which was launched at the World of Coffee in Dublin.