This morning Nani said, "Get dressed Romen, we're going on an adventure." Nani took me to Caye Coffee (located here on the island of Ambergris Caye). Marcy the owner, gave me a tour of the facility and showed me how they roast coffee beans. I learned all about coffee and how the whole process works. Nani enjoyed a coffee beverage before leaving, and I had a kids drink. It was a great morning with my Nani and we look forward to many more adventures together. Today, I got to help bag coffee at "Caye Coffee". This is the commercial coffee bean grinder, they use to grind beans. After the beans are roasted and have cooled down, they are placed in this grinder to create ground coffee. Marcy (the owner), showed me where they store their coffee beans. These beans are kept in a temperature controlled environment, until they are ready to be roasted. 1. Drying Stage - Caye Coffee keeps a careful eye on the condition of their beans and control the environment (i.e. humidity) that affects them. When the beans have dried to the right degree, they will roast them. Roasting beans take them from their green color, to a nice brown color. 2. Browning Stage - The browning stage is the stage wherein the aromas of the beans will start to develop. This stage follows the drying stage. During the browning process, we see what is called the "Maillard Reaction" taking place. This means the natural sugars and amino acids within the coffee beans start to react and create a distinctive color and flavor characteristic to the coffee bean. During the browning stage, we see what most roasters refer to as the first crack. This means the beans are expanding which brings us to the next stage. Romen, we take the beans from this green color, and roast them to light & dark roasts for our various coffee brands. The darker the color, the fuller the flavor. We make three kinds of coffee Romen.
3. Roasting Stage - This is the stage where we fully shape the taste profile we are trying to create for Caye Coffee. If we roast too fast, we will create a coffee that tastes smoky and is too sharp, so we take our time. When roasting, we control the humidity and the roasting time to create the perfect roasted bean for our coffee. This roasting stage, leads to the aroma compounds that most people love about our coffee. Roast Degree - The roast degree is one of the most important factors, to consider when roasting. The color of the bean tells you a lot, when you are deciding when to roast and how long to roast.
Roast Time - The roast degree has the biggest role when it comes to determining the definitive taste of the bean. This is where experience comes in.
As the beans expand, they will harden and as a side effect, they release what is called "chaff". Chaff is another word for the skin of a coffee bean. 4. Cooling Stage - After roasting your beans, you will need to cool them down. That's what this big round bin does Romen. This is an important step, as cooling down your beans helps to stop the roasting process. The beans need to cool for about 4 to 5 minutes to ensure that roasting has stopped. 5. Discharding Waste Stage - Remember we talked about the chaff, which is the skin on the coffee bean? This skin needs to be removed, in order to finish processing your coffee beans. This machine collects the chaff here in this compartment. Once the beans have cooled properly (and the chaff has been removed), we are ready to cup our beans. Cupping is another word for testing. Before we grind and bag the coffee, we want to make sure we are getting the desired results as to taste. 6. Cupping Stage - Cupping beans is another way of saying you are proofing the roasting results. Cupping relies on the experience and skill of the person tasting the coffee. The process includes sniffing, and tasting to get a clear picture of the taste you’ve created. How cupping is done, is different for each roaster. 7. In Summary - We hope you enjoyed your tour Romen, and learned alot about how to make coffee. Every coffee roaster has their own preferences, methods, product materials, and secrets, they use to achieve that perfect cup. Have Nani bring you back again, and we can bag more coffee together. This ends my tour on how to make the perfect cup of coffee from BEAN (to) CUP. We Miss You Jaymin
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Nani Turley
This lovely lady I'm sitting next to (is Roman's mom), the mother to my grandson. Together, we are going to take the boys (Jaymin & Romen - Jaymin being my other grandson), on a series of adventures throughout the country of Belize. This is our photo diary of those adventures, to share with you. Many of these adventures can be enjoyed by families (just like us), while traveling on vacation in Belize. Archives
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Things to do w/ KidsAmbergris Caye
Bird Watching - Ambergris Caye Chicken Drop Crab Races - Nauti Crab Culture House - San Pedro Feed the Birds - Off the Dock Fishing - From a Dock Fishing - Deep Sea 1/2 day Fishing - Reef 1/2 day Fishing - Fly Fishing 1/2 day Fishing - Flat Fishing 1/2 day Sailing - Day Sail Caye Caulker Sailing - Around the Island Sailing - Manatee Watch Snorkeling - Mexico Rocks Snorkeling - Hol Chan Reserve Snorkeling - Shark Ray Alley Shopping - Island Gift Shops Swimming - Secret Beach Swimming - Boca del Rio Tour - Belize Chocolate Factory Tour - Caye Coffee Factory Tour - Crocodile Encounter Tour - Marco Gonzales Mayan Site Tour - Paradice Ice Cream Factory Truck Stop - Kids Movie Night CAYE CAULKER Caye Caulker Split Things to do w/ KidsMAINLAND BELIZE
ATM Cave Exploring ATV Jungle Dirt Bikes Baboon Sanctuary Barron Bliss Lighthouse Belize Zoo - All indigenous Animals Bird Watching - Crooked Tree Black Hole Cave Rappelling Blue Hole National Park Butterfly Farm Cockscomb Wildlife Sanctuary Culture House - Belize City Cave Tubing Cave Canoeing - Barton Creek Cave - St. Herman's Cave Green Iguana Conservation Hiking - Mt. Pine Ridge Horseback Riding in Rainforest Horse & Buggy Ride Belize City Old Belize - Belize City Old Belize Cultural Center Ruins - Altun Ha Mayan Ruins Ruins - Cahal Pech Mayan Ruins Ruins - Caracol Mayan Ruins Ruins - Lamanai Mayan Ruins Ruins - Xunantunich Mayan Ruins Ruins - Tikal (Guatemala) San Ignacio Food Market Swing Bridge - Belize City Tour - Banana Farms Tour - Chocolate Farms Tour - Museum of Belize Zip Lining in Rainforest Foods to TryFun Things to Eat with Kids
Soursap Ice-Cream Salbutes Papusas Panadas Stewed Chicken Rice & Beans Chicken Quesadillas Custard Apples Dragon Fruit Lime Juice Watermelon Juice Horchata Birds to FindCommon Birds on Ambergris Caye
White Pelican Brown Pelican Seagulls Royal Tern Tropical Mockingbird Magnificent Frigatebird White Winged Dove Double Crested Cormorant White Ibis Blue Heron Black Vultures Great Kiskadee Animals to SeeCommon Animals Found on Ambergris Caye
Green Iguanas Black Iguanas American Crocodiles Raccoons Anteaters |