6 Different Types of Coffee For Your Coffee Machine

Bringing home your coffee machine is a special day. You can finally make and enjoy espresso, cafe quality coffee in the privacy of your own home. Once you have perfected the art of making your coffee exactly how you like it, you must then begin to explore the amazing variety of coffees that are available for home espresso machines.

Supermarket Coffee

Yes, you can buy your coffee at the local supermarket. You can buy decent brands at the supermarket, either in beans or grinds, however the choice is not always so great. You might have one or two pre-ground choices on offer, depending of course where you shop. But in most cases, supermarkets are not renowned for their choice of fine coffees.

Gourmet Blended Coffee

Now you are starting to look at the more expensive styles of coffee. A blend means that the beans are a blend of varieties and flavours. If you go into any deli or coffee house that specialises in coffee you will notice that they often specify where the beans are from. So a blend might mean a blend of origins and/or types to combine perhaps acidity and body or bitterness and strength. A blend might also mean blending coffee with flavours such as hazelnut, vanilla, chocolate, and caramel. The list can go on for miles.

Varieties of Coffee

There are three commercial species of coffee berry, Arabica, Robusta and Liberica. It is generally accepted that Arabica is the best quality and finest flavoured coffee available. It has body, strength, low acidity and low bitterness. The Robusta variety is generally preferred by Italians and Italian brands because it has a bitterness and creates an excellent crema. Liberica coffee is similar to Robusta and is not yet very popular.

Single Origin Coffee

You might have heard the phrase 'single origin' when people talk about coffee. All this means is that the coffee has been derived from one geographical place, or one forest or plantation. Single Origin coffee is seen as a more superior quality because of purity and consistency of variety and growing conditions and is usually more expensive. The origin of coffee is becoming of similar importance as to wines and chocolates.

Political Coffee

Coffee has become very political in this age of global awareness. Coffee can be sustainable, organic and fair trade. Many coffee houses are selling their beans on the premise that they are grown and harvested from sustainable forests and fair trade farmers who practice organic farming. Being able to support these kinds of coffee traders means we can do our bit for a better world awareness and encourage fair trading practices.

Green Coffee

That doesn't mean environmentally friendly in this case, it means that the beans are green. They are green because they are unroasted. Raw coffee has a higher rate of anti-oxidants than roasted coffee, and of course it is a well-known fact that raw vegetation is more nutritious than cooked, so you can also now apply this to your coffee drinking habits.

So with all of this information you can start up your coffee machines and go and find a local coffee specialist. Try out some of the blends and varieties of coffee available. If you have a little extra to spend, perhaps consider purchasing from the fair trade, sustainable retailers.

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