FDSC 1049 Lecture : Coffee Processing Student Notes 2014
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Coffee harvesting: a coffee plant usually starts to produce flowers 3-4 years after it is planted. Fdsc 1049: fermentation of the coffee, the coffee beans covered in remainder of pulp and are sent to fermentation tanks to allow beans to ferment with microbes which break down cellulose of the pulp. 10% by machine: sun drying, coffee is spread out in rows on large patios where it is raked every 6 hours, this promotes even drying and prevents the growth of mildew. Coffee bean: the coffee bean is surrounded by two additional layers, the silver skin and the parchment, after drying, the parchment is removed from the bean and green coffee is left. Grades of coffee roasting; from left: unroasted (or "green"), light, cinnamon, medium, high, city, full city, Decaffeination: decaffeination may also be part of the processing that coffee seeds undergo.
