Coffee

Coffee is a cherry fruit. Green coffe beans are the raw seeds which are processed and roasted to a certain taste profile before they are used to make the coffee drink.

Resources

• Types of Coffee: https://carmelbaycoffee.com/coffee-drinks/
• Coffee Processing
• Coffee Brands
• Coffee Size Grading in India

Third-Wave Coffee Drinks

It refers to considering coffee as an aritsanal food, like wine. It involves appreciating the nuances of flavour, sourcing of the beans and the method of preparation. The "third-wave" name is copied from the "three waves of feminism".

Types

Main Types

• Regular Filter Coffee (Pouring hot water slowly over ground coffee)
• Espresso (Concentrated, Forcing pressurized hot water through ground coffee)
• Cortado (1:1 ratio of Espresso, Milk)
• Cappuccino (1:1:1 ratio of Espresso, Steamed Milk, Frothed Milk)
• Americano (1:2 ratio of Espresso:Water)
• Flat White (Espresso with less Milk)
• Latte (1:2 ratio of Espresso, Milk + Milk Foam Topping)
• Mocha (Latte + Chocolate, added as Cocoa Powder / Chocolate Syrup)
• Macchiato (Espresso + a small amount of milk on top)
• Ristretto (Espresso shot brewed with half the amount of water, less bitter and has more flavour)

Specific Types

• Black Eye
• Red Eye
• Café Cubano
• Café Breve
• Con Panna
• Lungo
• Vienna Coffee
• Coconut Latte

Starbucks Coffee

They basically have hot/cold coffee/tea/drinks, and then Frappuccino blends.

Basically they are either of the main coffee types with flavour variations (except for the Nitrogen infusion I found, in the Nitro variants).

Also some names are Spanish (e.g. "Con Panna" means "with cream").

Frappuccino (Blended Beverages)

They are Coffee or cream base drinks, blended with ice and syrups, topped with whipped cream and/or spices.

It may also include blended Starbucks cold drinks.
It is also high in sugar.

Frappuccino Flavours

• Mocha
• Vanilla
• Coffee
• Toasted White Chocolate Mocha
• Pumpkin Spice
• Caramel

Extra Addons

• Hot/Cold Whipped Cream
• Cold Foam
• Flavour Syrup (number of pumps)
• Mocha Drizzle
• Mocha Sauce
• Caramel Drizzle
• Matcha
• Espresso Shot

Ingredients

Note: I found that most on the market are not either Arabica or Robusta, but rather a mix of both. Starbucks does the same thing, but with more attention and better descriptions.

Coffee Beans

• Arabica Coffee Beans (Smooth, Less Bitter)
• Robusta Coffee Beans (Strong, Caffeine-Rich)

Available as

• Whole Beans (Unroasted / Roasted to a degree; for fresh/customized grinding)
• Ground Coffee (Coarse, Medium, Fine, Extra-fine)
• Instant Coffee (Soluble, extracted after brewing and evaporating water)

The level to which you roast the whole beans sets the flavour of coffee. Starbucks gives three grades of roasts (Blonde, Medium, Dark).

The size to which you grind the beans sets the suitable brewing method. It also sets the level of extraction you get. The longer method you use, the coarser the coffee should be.

Syrup

• (Recipes are free, or you can get from store)
  • Basically boil sugar + water (+flavour bean) then heat for 5 min and cool it

Equipment

Brewing Equipment

• French Press (For flavour-rich cup of coffee)
• Espresso Machine (For espressos)
• Pour-over / Drip Coffee Maker (Purer Taste, water flows over coffee beans)
• Filter (Indian Style)
• Percolator (Device for what Indians pour from one glass to another)
• Moka Pot (Pressurized steam driven through ground coffee)

Grinder

• Blade Grinder
• Burr Grinder (Gets consistent grind)

Other

• Frother (for frothing milk)

Tips

Brewing (Setting Flavour Extraction Level)

• Water Temperature (Sets the degree of extraction)
• Right Coffee to Water ratio
• Brewing Time