The Perfect Cup: The Coffee Lover’s Guide to Buying, Brewing, and Tasting

For coffee lovers everywhere, The Perfect Cup is the one book youll need to appreciate coffee and it s growing status as a gourmet beverage. Coffee expert Timothy Castle chronicles the coffee revolution in America and offers state-of-the-art information on everything from the bean itself to brewing and appreciating the perfect cup. Do different brewing methods produce different-tasting coffees? What is the most common mistake people make at home with coffee? Is there reason to be concerned about chemical decaffeinating processes? These and many other questions are answered in this book. For coffee lovers everywhere, The Perfect Cup is the one book youll need to appreciate coffee and it s growing status as a gourmet beverage. Coffee expert Timothy Castle chronicles the coffee revolution in America and offers state-of-the-art information on everything from the bean itself to brewing and appreciating the perfect cup. Do different brewing methods produce different-tasting coffees? What is the most common mistake people make at home with coffee? Is there reason to be concerned about chemical decaffeinating processes? These and many other questions are answered in this book.In a section