After having gone through either of the above methods the coffees are sized, sorted and graded by hand. Coffee is produced and exported by a large number of countries. Each country has its own system for classifying the over one hundred types of coffee. But there are some basic groups and classifications that are used. These coffees include the premium or quality coffees that are used by the gourmet coffee industry.
Brazils are all of the coffees grown in Brazil.
These are almost exclusively made up of arabicas. The Brazils are for the most part the less expensive type used for canned and instant coffees. Robustas are African grown coffees that are also low quality and used for canned and instant coffees.