There is a wide variety of coffee beans available nowadays and they all have their own personality which depends on where and how they were grown. Originating from Ethiopia, where the main coffee production still comes from wild coffee tree forests, coffee consumption has spread throughout the world. Since it requires ample sunshine and rain, the plants from which beans are produced can grow only in tropical or sub-tropical regions.

From a narrow band centered on the equator of around 23 degrees North to 25 degrees South comes all of the world’s source of the liquid that a Turkish proverb calls ‘black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love’. As a commodity, coffee is second only to oil in dollar volume. Coffee beans are grown worldwide in over 70 countries.
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We have just finished making a short video about siphon brewer a.k.a vacuum coffee maker or vac pot. This is a demonstration of how it works with added comments of what is going on.

The vac pot used in this video is Bodum Santos Stovetop Glass Vacuum 34-Ounce Coffee Maker. Click here to find out more about it in Amazon.
You can read more about this kind of coffee machines from our article What is a siphon coffee maker? that we published a little while ago.

Like any food product, coffee beans oxidize when exposed to air. The grounds suffer this effect even more, because they have a much larger relative surface area than the bean, and no covering. Grinding beans at home produces the least exposure to air and the freshest grounds. Plus you don’t have to grind more than you immediately need.

Grinding can be time consuming and messy, so if you choose to invest the effort to reap the benefits, pick the best you can afford.
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Real coffee enthusiasts only drink their coffee straight, right? Wrong! Actually there are more blends and flavorings of coffee than there are of wine. Throw away your confines and try out the 101 different ways to enjoy nature’s gift.

The creativity of blenders is inexhaustible. One Indonesian blend is a combination of Sumatran and Papua New Guinea beans that makes for a delicious, full-bodied brew. Who would have known that Papua New Guineans grew coffee?
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Nowadays coffee roasting devices are available in all shapes and sizes. Their prices fall between a couple of dozen to nearly a thousand dollars. As with any manufactured product, price is not necessarily in correlation with quality. In addition to picking a roaster by a reliable brand, here are a some tips about what to look for. Before buyinbg a roaster you need to specify what your goals and needs are.

First thing to ask is yourself is how involve do you want to be in the process?
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