By John Lincoln Wilkes
Green is such a fascinating colour, don't you think? Most of the people when they buy something green, they think of that thing as something which is good for the environment or environmentally friendly. The green and nice drinking coffee that I am talking about here is not about that kind of green. Neither is it about organic farming producing green coffee beans. This green cool coffee I am talking about is about pure unprocessed coffee beans and are hence referred to as green coffee beans.
When you want to make your own cup of coffee or roast your own coffee beans, you first need to select the type of beans that you want. Not only must you select the correct flavor, the one which you like, you might also want to know how you can select good green coffee beans to buy. Here I would want to highlight a few things that you would want to look out for when buying that packet of beans. First of course you need to check the appearance and texture of the green coffee beans. They should be of nearly equal size and be similarly shaped and also have a similar color. If there is uneven coloring, there may have been drying problems. If the shapes are not similar, there could have been a slight mixing of the coffee plants and this would mean that your stock of coffee beans is not very pure. Like buying stuff at the market, if the green coffee beans are similar in shape, size and colour, this means good quality so grab that packet of beans!If you are thinking about where I have gotten my knowledge on roasting these green beans, I can tell you that the knowledge of my secret comes from the internet as well as from the books that I buy from the bookstore. So if you are a newbie or beginner, it is time to read up to beef up your knowledge. For example do you know that different environments produce different tasting coffee? This might be common sense but some people do not realize this. Coffee plants derive their taste from the soil as well as the growing conditions of their environment. Hence if you decide to drink roasted beans from Africa or roasted green coffee from Brazil, you would realize that they do not taste the same.
