The first crack refers to the first popping sound which coffee beans make when in the process of roasting.
The reason why it cracks if that moisture trapped inside the beans expand and burst out after being heated.
After being roasted for a while, it cracks open with a snap and it’s size appears to grow.
The eco-friendly corporate social responsibility ideal has really started to kick in in recent years.
Some notable mass market consumer products that are being slowly replaced by more environmentally-friendly products include:
But one that I have taken to heart are straws. This realization came about one day when I saw a whale carcass with a stomach filled plastic bags and a whole bunch of plastic straws.
Tea fanning are little particles of tea left behind when higher grade tea are going through the production process.
Tea masters used to consider them as by-products of tea.
Because of how fine they are, they are sometimes also referred to as tea dust.
Evenness when used of beverages, especially coffee, describes the uniformity of everything from dose, to grounds, to the actual espresso, etc.
For example, a low quality grinder can result in grinds that are inconsistent in size and texture in a single dose. In this case, it has undesirable evenness.
A coffee that was not agitated might have residue products in the drink itself. This can be deemed as an uneven cup of coffee.