Coffee does not exist in the form that we are used to shopping for it at the stores. Coffee essentially comes in the form of green coffee beans that grow on the coffee plant. These green coffee beans are then collected from coffee plantations and are sent to places to be roasted, ground and finely crushed to make preparations for the coffee powder that you are use to buying at your local store.
There is a procedure that these green coffee beans must go through before they become coffee powder. First of all, the beans must be picked from the coffee plantations. This is numerous times done by hand by way of laborers who get paid for every basket that they pick. Then, since coffee beans have a fruity flesh that directly wraps around the coffee bean, once they are gathered this flesh has to be removed at once. This is done via soaking the beans, scouring them and as a result mechanically rubbing the bean.
When the green coffee bean is free from its fruity flesh it is then cleaned with water. This is executed in order to take away any of the fruity flesh that may still be adhering to it, as well as any additional sugars that are on it. The beans are therefore dried by means of spreading them in a large concrete or rock plane where they are dried by a mix of air and direct sunlight.
Subsequently, when the beans have been dried it is time for the beans to be put into categories that are based upon the color and the size of the coffee bean. Any beans that are discolored, decayed or damaged are removed from the other beans at this stage.
When the beans are finally dry, they are ready to be roasted. This process is important if you want for a fragrant cup of coffee. At this time, the coffee bean will in truth expand to almost twice that of what its initial size was. It will also alter in color and density as it takes in heat. The color turns to yellow and thus to a light cinnamon brown. This is when the coffee beans will start to pop, just like popcorn does. As coffee is grown in varied parts of the world, varying climate conditions and alternative factors also play a role in how the beans are processed. The final product is thus crushed into the savory coffee powder which we are familiar seeing.
