Temple Quiz

Colombia Florensencia

Flavor Notes: Macademia, Honey, Fuji Apple

Farm: Various

Region: Huila

Producer: Small holder women

Process: Washed

Body: Smooth

Finish: Balanced

Unique Info: Women Produced

Ethiopia Tewabech Tilo

Farm: Tewabech Tilo

Region: Yirgacheffe

Producer: Single Farmer Lots Program

Process: Natural

Flavor Notes: Dried Mango, Honeysuckle, Marshmallow

Body: Crisp

Finish: Clean

Unique Info: Tewabech own 8.5 hectacres of farm (most own 0.5 acres)

Costa Rica Allan Oviedo

Farm: Don Joel

Region: West Valley

Producer: Allan Oviedo

Process: Natural

Notes: Raw sugar, Cashew, Honeydew Melon

Body: Smooth

Finish: Sweet

Unique Info: Won multiple Costa Rican cup of Excellence from 2017-now

What does coffee grow on?

Shrub-like trees with broad waxy leaves, jasmine-like flowers, and fruit

3 main geographical areas coffee grows

Americas, Asia, and Africa

2 species of coffee used in commericial production

Robusta and Arabica

_____ coffees are cultivated at altitudes above 2000 feet above sea level usually between 4000 and 6000 feet

Arabica

_____ coffees are most disease resistant

Robusta

What is associated with cheap canned coffee?

Robusta

1?

Skin

2

Pulp

3

Mucilage

4

Parchment

5

Silver skin

6

Bean

Natural (Dry) Process

1) Coffee is picked and transported to a wet/dry mill

2) On African raised beds the coffee cherries are spread out

3) The cherries are raked to ensure even drying and prevent mildew

4) takes up to 4 weeks to dry to desired moisture content

5) The cherries are dehusked mechanically and the beans are graded, bagged and stored for shipment

Fruity- Notes and a Full Body

Natural process

Washed Process

1) Cherres are put into water and those floating will be removed

2) Cherries are put through a de-pulping machine

3) The coffee is left in fermentation tanks for 8-50 hours

4) The coffee is taken and dried on raised beds and dried to a moisture content of 10-12%

5) Seed is dehusked and the green beans are sorted and graded then stored

clean tasting with bright, acidic notes

Washed process

Honey/Pulped Natural

1) Beans are sorted and depupled withing 8-12 hours of harvesting

2)The mucilage is left on the beans and the amount left determines how sweet, fruity, or winey

3) Beans are dried and raked

4) Beans are dehusked, graded, bagged and stored

generally sweet with a rich creamy body

Honey Process

Semi Washed/ Wet Hulled

1) Beans are depupled and put into fermentation tanks to remove the muscilage

2) Beans are dried to a moisture content of 30-35%

3) They are then dehusked and dried until the ideal moisture content is reached

4) Green coffee is graded, bagged, and stored

Spicy earthy notes and a fuller body

Semi Washed

Solvent Method

1. direct solvent- Beans are steamed to open pores, then soaked in organic solvent. Beans are steamed again to remove solvent residue, dried, and roasted

2. indirect solvent- beans are soaked in nearly boiling water for hours. water is combined with the solvent that selectively absorbs the caffeine. The solvent is skimmed from the top and the water is mixed back into the beans to reabsorb

Sugar cane method

a direct solvent process- uses ethyl acetate that is a mix of actic acid and sugar cane

beans are steamed to open pores and rinsed in ethyl acetate repeatedly to remove caffeine then dried to 10-12% humidity

guaranteed removal of 97% caffeine

Swiss Water Method

soaks bean in water to increase size and moisture level

bean is soaked in Green Coffee Extract, osmosis of green bean to the extract

10 hours in a carbon filtering system through charcoal traps the extracted caffeine until 99.9% is removed

natural flavors are left

What roast of coffee does Temple sell

City to Full City

Word “strength” in regards to coffee

Coffee to water ratio

Temple’s standard coffee to water ratio

2g coffee to 1oz water

5 essential factors in brewing coffee

Coffee-Water ratio

grind size

proper use of brewing equipment

good quality water and temp

clean equipment

What is tea?

Camellia Sinensis

Black Tea Name and steep time

Earl Grey

4 minutes

oolong tea

green dragon

3 minutes

green tea

jasmine

2 minutes

White tea

yunnan silver needle

3 minutes

tisane/herbal tea

peppermint

5 minutes

_____ do not originate from tea plant

tisane

How does temple purchase the majority of their coffee

Direct trade allows direct relationships with producers to ensure quality of the coffee, growing, and life of the harvestors

Fair Trade

Pay above fair trade prices, farm to cup coffees- directly bought from producers

Organic

Many farms use organic practices but cant afford the certifications for it

Temple coffee compared to Fair Trade Organice and C-Market Prices

double Farm trade organic

triple c-market price

2 times you’d weigh unsealed coffee

1. Half Decaf Half Caff- 6oz of decaf, 6oz of dharma

2. we have the coffee in bulk but not bagged offer 12oz in unsealed bag