Coffee For Dummies

Introduction 1Part 1: Getting Started with Coffee 5Chapter 1: Demystifying Coffee: Just the Basics 7Chapter 2: Figuring Out What Coffee is 21Part 2: The Story of Coffee 39Chapter 3: Familiarizing Yourself with Some Coffee History 41Chapter 4: Taking a Closer Look at Brewing Today 51Part 3: Taking a Trip around the World 59Chapter 5: Sourcing Coffee -- Digging In to Where Coffee Comes From 61Chapter 6: Considering the Western Hemisphere 71Chapter 7: Discussing Africa 97Chapter 8: Addressing the Eastern Hemisphere and Asia Pacific 111Part 4: Roasting Coffee 123Chapter 9: The History of Roasting 125Chapter 10: Roasting for Flavor 131Part 5: Preparing Coffee and Espresso 141Chapter 11: Exploring the Brewing Methods and Mastering the Tricks 143Chapter 12: Making Espresso Easier 159Part 6: Perusing Today's Coffee Business 177Chapter 13: Meeting Some Coffee Trailblazers 179Chapter 14: Looking at Where Coffee is Today 197Part 7: The Part of Tens 215Chapter 15: Ten (or So) Myths about Coffee Debunked 217Chapter 16: Ten (Plus One) Places to Find a Great Cup of Coffee 225Part 8: Appendixes 237Appendix A: Glossary 239Appendix B: Timeline of Key History of Coffee 251Index 257