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![]() the patio for drying at the agua tibia mill |
![]() the wet millThe wet mill is a processing center where coffee cherry from the tree is brought for initial processing.: The wet mill goes by many names (Beneficio, Factory, Washing... ...more and fermentationFermentation in coffee processing traditionally referred to the stage in wet-processing of the coffee. We now understand that fermentation happens more broadly in nearly all processes, including honey... ...more tanks |
![]() most everything is under shade, 12 foot typicaA coffee cultivar; a cross between Typica and Bourbon, originally grown in Brazil: Mundo Novo is a commercial coffee cultivar; a natural hybrid between "Sumatra" and Red Bourbon,... ...more trees, mr duh |
![]() luis roberto oversees the coffee operation at agua tibia |
![]() old growth typica cultivarCultivar is a term used interchangeably with Varietal in the coffee trade to indicate plant material, although there are distinctions.: The naming of a cultivar should conform to... ...more coffee at fincaSpanish 101: Finca is the Spanish word for farm. Sometimes the term Hacienda is used to imply an Estate, which would mean the farm has its own wet-mill.... ...more agua tibia, 20 feet tall. |
![]() the stumped coffee tree reveals the age of these plants |
![]() schoolhouse |
![]() bob esponga, at the worker’s schoolhouse for agua tibia farm |
![]() california ivy , california guy |
![]() lake view on the way to the mill |
![]() serben mill is where all our agua tibia coffee is processed |
![]() loading a lot- actually this IS our lot they were milling while I was there. |
![]() dickey john moisture meter. they say it works good for green coffeeGreen coffee refers to the processed seed of the coffee tree fruit. Coffee is a flowering shrub that produces fruit. The seeds of the fruit are processed, roasted,... ...more. |
![]() jabez burns 3 barrel sample roaster near guatemalaGuatemalan coffee is considered a top quality coffee producer in Central America. Due to our proximity to Guatemala, some of the nicest coffees from this origin come to... ...more city |
![]() here is a matched pair of probats, 15 kilo coffee roasters from the late 1950s. i encountered these in fraijanes region |
![]() small 1 or 2 kilo roaster. i think this is produced by tallereas rea in guatemala city. |
![]() macho, macho man |
![]() i would like a haircut from ebenezer, but alas he was closed |
![]() guatemala city |
![]() guatemala city on sunday, pony rides on the avenue |
![]() crazy flash effect in pony eye |
![]() superhero outfits for sale on the street, awaiting some superheros to come by and purchase them |
![]() a very good use of tires |
![]() inspiring display at the mall. can it get any more exciting |
![]() big parade of evangelical school bands. work it, ladies. |
![]() there is a demand |
![]() hot dogs for rich folks, or his name is rico. |
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The Coffee Library | Sweet Maria’s Coffee RoastingThe application of heat to green coffee seeds (beans) to create palatable material for brewing a great cup!: Coffee roasting is a chemical process induced by heat, by... ...more Tip Sheets |
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Sweet Maria’s Coffee BrewingThe process of making an infusion of water and roasted, ground coffee. In the most basic sense, hot water is added to coffee ground to produce a drink.... ...more Tip Sheets |
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Further Reading | The Complete Sweet Maria’s Coffee Library Page – Coffee Travel Pictorials, New Product Reviews, Roasting Pictorials, Etc! |
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Interesting Coffee and Coffee Roasting Web Sites – Links to Home Roasting Web Sites, Coffee Industry Sites, Great Coffee Books, Etc! |
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Central America: Costa Rica | Guatemala | Honduras | Mexico | Nicaragua | Panama | El Salvador
Africa/Arabia: Burundi | Congo | Ethiopia | Kenya | Rwanda | Tanzania | Uganda | Zambia | Zimbabwe | Yemen
IndonesiaUSDA is (obviously) the United States Department of Agriculture. USDA also had coffee plant breeding programs in the past and one variety they distributed to Indonesia and was... ...more/Asia: Bali | India | Java | Papua New Guinea | Sumatra | Sulawesi | Timor
Islands/Blends/Others: Hawaii | Puerto Rico | Jamaica | Dominican | Chicory | Saint Helena | Sweet Maria’s Blends
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