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The wet

process favours a light body and acid beverage, whereas semi-wet and dry
methods lead to enhanced body with reduced acidity. Page 50 coffee espresso

It has been observed that the light of the sun, especially radiation
between 400 and 480 nm, is important for the maintenance of coffee
quality, improving aroma and acidity, and reducing mould and bacterial
load, above all in the final phase of the intermediate stage of drying, when
the beans have reached a moisture content below 40% and a dark
translucid aspect (Northmore, 1969).page 98 coffee espresso

One of the greatest myths about taste – which is unfortunately still found
in textbooks – is the so-called ‘tongue map’, showing a regional
specialization of the tongue for a particular taste quality, indicating that
sweetness is detected by taste buds on the tip of the tongue, bitterness at
the back and saltiness and acidity on the sides.page 324 coffee espresso

Acidity, a basic taste produced by the solution of an organic acid. The


International Coffee Organization defines it as ‘A desirable sharp
(producing a strong physical sensation as if of cutting) and pleasing
taste is particularly strong with certain origins’ (ICO, 1991), which
applies, for instance, to Central American wet-processed coffees. page 339 coffee espresso

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