Coffee and Cafe

Archive for December, 2010

Drinking coffee gives a different effect for each person. Some feel his heart pounding so. There is so bloated stomach or a knot. The latter includes quite a lot happening. The proof, one in five people are thought to have problems in the stomach after drinking coffee. Often it makes them have never had coffee for a few days.

Well, if you are having problems with the stomach after drinking coffee, maybe you could try a more concentrated coffee. For, dark-roasted coffee is considered to produce less acid in the stomach than other forms of coffee, according to a new study.

Austrian scientists reported at the American Chemical Society that they have identified three compounds that cause acid in the stomach: caffeine, catechols, and N-alkanoly-5-hydroxytryptamides. They also found that a coffee component, N-methylpyridium (NMP), seemed to stop the stomach cells produce hydrochloric acid. NMP can be doubled when concentrated in a roasted coffee is more concentrated.

NMP was not found in raw coffee beans and just generated from the roasting process. The researchers are planning to test several types of raw coffee beans and roasting methods, to generate new variants this year.

A researcher at the Institute for Agricultural Technology Assessment or BPTP Bali, Suprio Guntoro, has found probiotics Luwak coffee. In addition to the amount of production is not limited to coffee powder, coffee is believed likely to protect probiotics mongoose mongoose populations.

In the production process naturally Luwak coffee, coffee powder obtained from coffee beans are ground after the dried and roasted. Uniquely, the beans were previously obtained via the natural digestive process animal mongoose (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus) that eat the coffee fruit. Meanwhile, the probiotic Luwak coffee Guntoro findings, coffee beans produced from ripe coffee cherries are picked and chosen, and in particular fermented with probiotic microbes from the small intestine and the appendix animal mongoose.

Thus, through this probiotic Luwak coffee, civet coffee can be produced based on need and not limited to the number of mongoose or mongoose as consumption capability in general. Civet coffee powder is generally worth relatively expensive, at $ 1 million-$ 1.5 million per kilogram. Coffee Luwak coffee exports are also a mainstay for Indonesia.

According Guntoro, in terms of taste and pleasure, probiotics Luwak coffee is also almost the same with Luwak coffee is produced normally. In fact, from the recognition of the audience of coffee, civet coffee flavor is more delicate but probiotics have a stronger coffee aroma.

coffee brewing

Just a note, serving coffee here is a basic presentation of hot coffee. Meanwhile, cold coffee is generally a variation of the coffee shop itself.

1. Espresso
The term for pure coffee is brewed using hot water without any additional such as cream or milk. This type of coffee is served thick, and sometimes even drunk without sugar at all. Presented in a small cup or glass of starfruit. In Indonesia, known by the name of black coffee or coffee without pulp.

2. Macchiato
It is the type presentation of black coffee mixed with milk or cream, or foam heat. Presented in a third or less than half a small cup. This type of coffee still remains the dominant coffee flavor.

3. Caffe Latte
Or known as coffee milk. Dilute black coffee is added with two or three times the dose of milk from a cup that has the taste and aroma of milk and coffee are balanced.

4. Cappuccino
Black coffee is fed milk dibusakan heat. Presented in a larger cup of espresso cups plain. Cappuccino can be drunk without sugar. But if you want a sweeter taste, you can add the granulated sugar or liquid sugar that is usually already provided.

5. Moccacino
Coffee espresso or black coffee plus hot milk foam and chocolate sprinkles crumbs or chocolate powder on top. Served in small cups.

6. Instant coffee
Types of coffee that has been given a wide variety, ranging from milk, cream, mocca, or plain coffee (no extra pure). For example you can see from the various coffee products in sachets. There is a mixture of coffee, milk and cream, instant coffee powder, coffee can be brewed with cold water, milk or coffee with coffee grounds that smooth and soft.