Crown Coffee

1 The basics
	1.1 Overall factors
	1.2 Temperature
	1.3 Water quality
	1.4 How much ground coffee should I use?
	1.6.1 Are paper cups more environmentally friendly than foam?
	1.5 How do I keep coffee hot?
	1.6 Coffee cups
	1.7 Why is coffee bitter?
	1.8 What if my coffee is too strong or too weak?

2 Coffee beans
	2.1 About coffee beans
		2.1.1 What are coffee beans?
		2.1.2 Arabica and robusta
		2.1.3 How important is the beans' country of origin?
		2.1.4 What's the difference between dry processing and wet processing?
		2.1.5 Jamaican Blue Mountain
		2.1.6 Kona
		2.1.7 What is Mocha-Java?
			2.1.7.1 So why does "mocha" refer to coffee with chocolate?
		2.1.8 Why are some coffees aged?
		2.1.9 What's a monsooned coffee?
		2.1.10 What is a "peaberry"?
		2.1.11What are "espresso beans"?
	2.2 What is the difference between the various decaffeination processes?
		2.2.1 Solvent (European) process
		2.2.2 Water Process
		2.2.3 Carbon Dioxide Process, Sparkling Water Processes
	2.3 Flavor terms
	2.4 Roast names
	2.5 Coffee bean size classifications
	2.6 Cultivars

3 Brewing Techniques
	3.1 Proper extraction times
	3.2 A note on filtration versus percolation
	3.3 Drip
		3.3.1 Chemex brewers
		3.3.2 One-cup brewers
		3.3.3 Filtercone holders
		3.3.4 Vietnamese coffee maker
		3.3.5 Reversible coffee pot / flip pots / Napoletana
		3.3.6 Auto-drip
	3.4 Single-Serve Coffee Systems
	3.5 Biggin
	3.6 French Press / Press Pot / Cafetiere / Plunger Pot
	3.7 Espresso
	3.8 Vacuum pot
	3.9 Percolator
	3.10 Ibrik / cezve / briki / mbriki
	3.11 Moka pot
	3.12 Cold water process
	3.13 Microwave brewing
	3.14 Instant
	3.15 Filters
		3.15.1 Paper filters
		3.15.2 Metal filters
		3.15.3 Cloth filters
		3.15.4 Plastic filters
		3.15.5 Glass filters
	3.16 A final note on brewing techniques


4 Storing, Grinding, and Cleaning Up
	4.1 How to store coffee
	4.2 Coffee grinders
		4.2.1 Burr grinders versus blade grinders
		4.2.2 Flat Plate Burr Grinders vs. Conical Burr Grinders
		4.2.3 Manual Grinders
	4.3 Cleaning coffee makers
		4.3.1 Descaling
		4.3.2 Removing coffee stains

5 Roasting Coffee at Home
	5.1 Why roast at home?
	5.2 What do I use to roast?
		5.2.1 Commercially-made home coffee roasters
		5.2.2 Notes about roasting
	5.3 About green beans
		5.3.1 Storing green beans
	5.4 What is the process?
		5.4.1 What's the Maillard reaction?
	5.5 Degassing, resting, and storage

8 Miscellaneous
	8.1 How and where was coffee discovered?
	8.2 How do you pronounce…?
	8.3 Where did the term "cup of joe" come from?
	8.4 What is Kopi Luak (Kopi Luwak)?
		8.4.1 Is the animal a cat or a monkey?
		8.4.2 So what's "weasel coffee"?
	8.5 Why do some people put eggshells in coffee grounds?
	8.6 When did companies start to sell coffee in cans?
	8.7 What is "white coffee"?
	8.8 What is "fair trade" coffee?
	8.9 What is "songbird friendly" coffee?
	8.10 What is "cupping"?
		8.10.1 Cupping technique
	8.11 How did orange-handled carafes in restaurants come to indicate decaf coffee?

	9.2 Candies
		9.2 Chocolate covered espresso beans
		9.3 Coffee brittle
		9.4 Mocha brittle

10 Flavorings
	10.1 Generally
		10.1.1 About cinnamon
		10.1.2 About vanilla
		10.1.2.1 An important note about vanilla extract
	10.3 Figs

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