The Home Barista: How to Bring Out the Best in Every Coffee Bean

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 4
Copyright......Page 5
Contents......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
1. From Crop to Cup......Page 12
Background to the Brew......Page 13
From Cherry to Bean......Page 17
What's So Special about Specialty Coffee?......Page 21
Coffee in the World Economy......Page 25
2. Good Cup, Bad Cup......Page 28
Is Specialty Coffee Worth It?......Page 30
Coffee Ethics......Page 31
Grading & Classification......Page 36
Single Origins & Blends......Page 37
Establishing Your Palate......Page 40
So Where's My Coffee Bean?......Page 48
Pick a Bean, Any Bean......Page 61
3. A Good Roasting......Page 68
How to Become a Genuine, Certified Roaster......Page 69
The Roasting Process......Page 71
The Home Roaster......Page 75
Is It Worth Roasting at Home?......Page 76
The Roaster's Essentials......Page 77
Tool Up......Page 87
Blending......Page 101
4. You Brew......Page 104
The Daily Grind......Page 105
All in the Timing (and Weight)......Page 109
There's Something in the Water . . .......Page 112
Brew Style......Page 113
Espresso......Page 136
Milk or Sugar?......Page 145
Latte Art......Page 153
Boozy Brews......Page 164
How to Talk Coffee......Page 169
Resources......Page 178
Index......Page 187
About the Authors......Page 193
Back Cover......Page 194