Coffee was particularly popular in England Arabs monopolized trade by boiling seeds to kill them but Dutch and French were able to obtain seeds and grow the trees themselves. Brazil currently leads the world in coffee production. Coffee fruit is an accessory berry - the floral cup, exocarp, mesocarp and endocarp are called the parchment . Trees begin producing and 3 years and produce for 40 years. Coffee is usually picked by hand.
Most coffees sold in U.S. are light and medium-roasted.
Instant coffee - ground beans are brewed under pressure, high temperature basically ruins coffee flavor. Freeze drying is one method of producing instant from liquid. Decaffeinated coffee is produced by three different methods. Caffeine is removed from solvent with water and crystallized. Steam extraction - recent, secret procedure.