Coffee Knowledge 2: From Cherry to Bean
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Coffee beans begin inside a fruit. You will follow coffee from a ripe cherry to a dry green bean. You will also compare Arabica and Robusta and learn three common processing methods.
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Text to type: Coffee beans begin inside a fruit. You will follow coffee from a ripe cherry to a dry green bean. You will also compare Arabica and Robusta and learn three common processing methods.
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Before you begin
Warm-Up Questions
What colour do you imagine a coffee fruit is?
Where do coffee beans come from?
Do you prefer light, fruity flavours or strong, bitter flavours?
Ripe coffee cherries grow on a branch, and an opened cherry shows the pale seeds inside.Reading
1. Coffee Starts as a Cherry
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Text to type: Coffee grows on a plant as a small fruit called a coffee cherry. When many coffee cherries are ripe, they can be red or yellow, depending on the plant. Inside the fruit are seeds. We call these seeds coffee beans because of their shape. After picking the cherries, producers remove some or all of the fruit and dry the seeds. Before roasting, the dry seeds are called green coffee beans. They are usually pale green, not brown. Roasting later changes their colour, smell, and flavour.
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1. What is a coffee bean before roasting?
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It is a dry seed from inside a coffee cherry, often called a green coffee bean.
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Which part of this journey surprised you?
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- I did not know that coffee __.
- I was surprised that the bean is really __.
A producer and learner compare two healthy coffee plants and bowls of green beans.Reading
2. Arabica and Robusta
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Text to type: Arabica and Robusta are the two main commercial coffee species. Arabica is common in specialty cafés. It can have sweet, floral, fruity, or bright flavours. The plants can be more difficult to grow and are often grown at higher places. Robusta plants are generally tougher. Their coffee often has more caffeine, stronger body, and more bitterness. Some espresso blends use Robusta to add strength and body. However, Robusta does not always mean bad coffee. Careful farming, processing, and roasting can also produce high-quality Robusta.
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1. Why should we not automatically call Robusta bad coffee?
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High-quality Robusta exists, and quality also depends on farming, processing, and roasting.
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Which description sounds more interesting to you: delicate and fruity, or strong with more body?
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- I would like to try __ because __.
- It may taste more __.
Fruit removal with water and whole-cherry drying beds show washed and natural processing.Reading
3. Washed and Natural Processing
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Text to type: After picking, producers must separate and dry the coffee seeds. In the washed process, machines remove the fruit before the seeds are fully dried. Water is often used during the process. Washed coffees are often known for clean flavours and clear differences between flavour notes. In the natural process, the whole coffee cherry dries around the seed. Producers turn and watch the cherries carefully while they dry. Natural coffees can have stronger fruit, sweetness, or fermented flavours. If drying is not controlled well, the flavour can become unpleasant.
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1. What is the main difference between washed and natural processing?
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Washed coffee has the fruit removed before full drying, while natural coffee dries inside the whole cherry.
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Would you choose a clean, clear coffee or a strong, fruity coffee?
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- I would choose the __ coffee.
- I like flavours that are __.
The producer turns pulped seeds with sticky fruit material during honey processing.Reading
4. Honey Processing Sits Between Them
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Text to type: Honey processing is also called pulped-natural processing. First, producers remove the outer skin and some fruit. Some sticky fruit material stays on the seed while it dries. This material can feel like honey, but producers do not add real honey to the coffee. The method sits between washed and natural processing. It can keep some clear flavours while adding sweetness or fruit character. The exact result depends on the coffee, the amount of fruit left on the seed, the weather, and how carefully the producer controls drying.
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1. Why is honey processing between washed and natural processing?
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The skin and some fruit are removed, but some sticky fruit material stays on the seed during drying.
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How would you explain honey processing to someone who thinks honey is added?
Helpful clue
- No honey is added.
- The name comes from the sticky fruit material.
- Some fruit stays on the seed while it dries.
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Text to type: - They are different ways of processing coffee. - The fruit is removed before the beans are fully dried. - The whole cherry dries around the seed. - No honey is added.
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Text to type: Noah is training at a coffee roastery. A visitor sees the words washed, natural, and honey on three coffee bags and asks what they mean.
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Visitor
These bags say washed, natural, and honey. Are they different flavours?
Noah
They are different ways of processing coffee after the cherries are picked.
Visitor
What happens with the washed coffee?
Noah
The fruit is removed before the beans are fully dried.
Visitor
And the natural coffee?
Noah
The whole cherry dries around the seed, so it can taste fruitier.
Visitor
Does the honey coffee contain honey?
Noah
No. Some sticky fruit stays on the seed while it dries.
Visitor
That makes sense. I would like to try the natural coffee.
Noah
Good choice. I can make a small cup for you.
Visitor
Thank you. I am looking forward to it.
Noah
You're welcome. Have a good day.
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Final Speaking Task
Explain why a coffee bean is really a seed.
Compare Arabica and Robusta without saying one is always good or bad.
Compare washed, natural, and honey processing.
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Coffee Knowledge 2: From Cherry to Bean
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1. Coffee Starts as a Cherry
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2. Arabica and Robusta
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3. Washed and Natural Processing
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4. Honey Processing Sits Between Them
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