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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
To answer this shortly, no there is no coffee that has no bitterness. Bitterness in coffee is determined by different factors on which I will elaborate a bit now.
First of all there are bitter ...
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Decaffeinated Coffee Beans
There's no strain of coffee bean that has no caffeine when it is grown, but you can find whole-bean, decaffeinated coffee. "Decaffeinated" coffee has been treated to have most of the caffeine removed. ...
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Are robusta and arabica the only bean varieties?
@To complement on the previous answers.
About the Rubiaceae families that are used for producing a good cup of coffee. Besides the Arabica and Robusta families, you also have very good coffee ...
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What factors determine coffee bean size?
The single biggest factor in the size of a coffee bean is the botanical variety of the plant. There is no amount of nutrition or growing conditions that can overcome the effect of genetics.
In this ...
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How best to reduce tannins in black coffee?
Salt can reduce the perception of bitterness.
Sugar-alternatives can help too (stevia, et al.).
But assuming you don't want to add anything to your straight black coffee, I would change what you have ...
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How do flavors like vanilla and hazelnut get into coffee
In a coffee shop (assuming both places like Starbucks or non-chain versions), flavour syrups are a staple. Some have their own range, others use generic manufacturer's that are also used in other ...
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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
great question.
There are a few factors that will give your coffee the flavor and such that you want. To fully answer your question, we also need to understand some of your preferences and the ...
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What variables cause the Gesha/Geisha coffee varietal to be priced so highly?
Geisha is so pricey because of a lot of marketing true. However it is extremely difficult to grow.
On a farm is Costa Rica this past June the farmer was having a difficult time with his because the ...
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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
Apologies, this is not actually an answer to your question [it's too long for a comment] - but it may be more useful to you than the answer to your question:
Crazy as this might sound given ...
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Why can’t I find natural beans easily?
Consumers (and marketers) are expanding their vocabulary for describing coffee. And at the same time coffee producers are improving and refining their methods. Both of these I think contribute to what ...
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Is there a list of all Ethiopian coffee-growing regions?
There is a list in "The World Atlas of Coffee" by James Hoffmann: Sidama, Limu, Jima, Ghimbi/Lekempti, Harrar, Yirgacheffe. All have similar altitude (1400 - 2200 m range) and coffee ...
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What Are The Merits of Different Green Coffee Processing Methods?
Dry Process | This is the oldest method of modern processing. It requires very little equipment. It is basically a manual process of letting the coffee cherries raisin up, then peeling them. It is ...
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What is the difference between Robusta and Arabica?
In the global market for coffee beans, Arabica coffee beans make up about 60% of the market, Robusta about 35% and 5% is made up of other coffee beans like Liberica. Both coffee beans belong to the ...
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Quantifying flavor differences between varieties?
Sort of...
These links, including the redesigned coffee lexicon might help answer your question
http://worldcoffeeresearch.org/images/pdfs/WCR_Sensory_Lexicon_Edition_1_2016.pdf
https://en.wikipedia....
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How acidic is Liberica compared to Arabica and Robusta?
Today I had a coffee tasting of Liberica on various roast levels.
I can say that Liberica is totally different from Arabica and Robusta.
Arabica generally is bitter with a lack of after taste
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Coffee with colors?
As the best of my knowledge, no.
There is a bean variety named Jamaican Blue Mountain. Maybe its name could make people misunderstood... Nothing that is blue I've heard of.
Other than that, not the ...
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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
You can reduce the bitterness of coffee, but maybe not to a level that you'll like.
(One friend said he couldn't stand bell peppers, explaining that if they tasted 10x as strong, I probably wouldn't ...
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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
When reading about coffee roasting and searching around for espresso brewing, I have over the years learned that extracting coffee for too long will add bitterness to the coffee.
My experience also ...
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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
Look up Swedish Egg coffee! Egg coffee is DELICIOUS! The egg takes all of the bitterness away and you’re left with a smooth almost velvety texture. Hands down best coffe I’ve ever tasted but it is a ...
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Cafe Mai vietnamese coffee - what is the US equivalent?
I would say that the easiest way to get authentic vietnamese coffee in Washington DC would be to go to an asian supermarket and buy a pack of vietnamese coffee. I've never been to DC, but I just ...
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How acidic is Liberica compared to Arabica and Robusta?
I am a new member of stackExchange. I grow liberica in Malaysia. I have been helping farmers reviving abandoned liberica farms and working to improve the milling process and the subsequent roasting.
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What variables cause the Gesha/Geisha coffee varietal to be priced so highly?
As an economist I'd argue it's a mix of scarcity and good marketing. Actually it was first planted as a more resistent variety to leaf rust on one farm in Panama (Esmeralda). They took it from ...
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What variables cause the Gesha/Geisha coffee varietal to be priced so highly?
There's a very nice story on the origins of Gesha variety on Sweet Maria's website.
It's known that Gesha is an Arabica species and one of the Ethiopian varieties. Based on the story, this variety is ...
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Why do my Arabica beans smell and taste of burnt rubber?
First thing to keep in mind is that taste varies from person, so you may try other beans/brews that have similar descriptions, so you can learn about your own taste perception.
That been said, would ...
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What factors determine coffee bean size?
There are a large variety of factors that can affect bean size. Obviously growing conditions can vary, and there is often variation of size within a single crop. Keep in mind coffee is an ...
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What Are The Merits of Different Green Coffee Processing Methods?
Disclaimer: After I have met with the world espresso champion who is also a local coffee producer in El Salvador today, I decided to improve this answer.
I think, one should know the diversity of ...
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What's the difference in between the red Bourbon and yellow Bourbon?
They are different varieties (at least 2 of them, red & yellow)
The original Bourbon was the Red. Founded in the Bourbon Island (now Réunion) near by 1790 aprox at carried it by the French to ...
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What factors determine coffee bean size?
Just to add one more variation, which is a little unusual. A Monsooned Malabar is also a very large bean. However, this is because the green beans, already bagged, are left to "air" in the moonsoon ...
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Does there exist a coffee which is not bitter?
I too, seem to be perpetually searching for the perfect coffee. I am not looking for sweetness, but I want the least bitter-tasting coffee. I am not at all familiar with coffee terminology, but I ...
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