I've been wondering about this for a while. So many people drink coffee yet, Many people don't know how it's made.

My assumptions BEFORE doing research

• Coffee is grown out of the ground, like beans, They make it that way.
• Maybe there are "coffee bean bushes."
• Maybe coffee beans grow in little pods; They have beans inside the pods.

BOY WAS I WRONG HAHA.

A coffee bean is a seed that starts out as a berry.

We can say that coffee beans, in fact, come from a fruit!

Coffee berries usually include beans that are split in two. Nevertheless, in around 5% of the beans collected it can happen that a bean does not split, and this type of a coffee bean is widely called Peaberry since its shape looks like a pea.

A coffee tree can take as long as 5 years to start producing it's fruit.
Coffee grows in warm subtropical environments.

The tree is harvested, And the berries are thrown away, while the beans are removed.

• Dry processing is the oldest technique of processing coffee beans. But a technique called "wet processing" is more commonly used these days.

Wet Processing

• Less damage to beans
• The berries are sent through a machine to remove the skin and seprate it from the bean
• Weight separates the beans.
• They are left in water tanks for one to two days
• They are rinsed off once again,
• Then they are ready for drying.

Roasting

They have to be careful with the roasting process to ensure they obtain the flavor they want. This dictates the strength of the coffee flavor.

The longer the beans are roasted, The stronger the flavor!

• The longer the beans are roasted, More caffeine is also removed.

Some people prefer to roast their beans on their own, While others by them roasted already.

When roasting, The beans are consistently moved to prevent the beans from burning.
They must hit a temperature of at least 400 Fahrenheit to ensure the brown color we see in stores.

Grinding

The finer the grind, The sooner you'll need to make your coffee.

Brew your coffee

You can then brew your coffee how you like it!

I can't believe coffee comes from a berry! I guess you learn new things everyday! It makes me wonder If I've ever seen a coffee plant and just not realized what I was looking at!

Dark Roast Coffee
Classic Roast coffee

Thank you pixabay for the photos