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Stinker

Stinker, noun: Term for a coffee bean that smells foul. It occurs through over-fermentation, i.e., if a bean was forgotten in the pulper or in the fermentation tank. Just one

Storage

Storage, noun: Coffee doesn’t react very well to humidity, foreign odors, oxygen and heat. All of these factors affect its flavors. In order to avoid this, it’s best to store

Stovetop coffee pot

Stovetop coffee pot, noun (also called Moka Express): The octagonal classic from Italy. Although it’s sometimes called an espresso maker, it actually doesn’t make espresso as the water pressure would

Stripping

Stripping, verb (also strip picking): 
Here, all coffee berries are “stripped off,” even the unripe and overripe ones. This is mostly a mechanical process. It subsequently requires very precise quality

Sugar

Sugar, noun: Sweetener. In order to really be able to assess coffee, you should definitely try it without sugar. The same applies to milk in coffee.

Sugar

Sugar, substance, m, sweetener. To really judge coffee, you should definitely try it without sugar. This also applies to the milk in coffee.

Sun drying

Sun drying, noun (also dry preparation): The oldest and easiest method of preparing coffee. Instead of being pulped, the entire coffee berry is dried in the sun. The berries need

Sustainability

Sustainability, Subst. Original meaning: a long or prolonged effect, permanence. Actually comes from forestry (do not cut down more than can grow back). Meanwhile a rubber word with a lot

Tanzania

Tanzania, country: Located in East Africa. It borders the Indian Ocean, Kenya and Uganda, among others. It has been independent since 1961. Coffee is an important export. It is primarily

Taste

Taste, noun: Coffee has more than 800 flavors. For the individually perfect taste, there is an enormous amount of factors that play a role, even ones that sound strange, such

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