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	<title>Green Bean Coffee</title>
	<link>http://www.greenbeancoffee.com.au</link>
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		<title>The Differing flavours that processing methods impart to Beans.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The coffee processing method is usually the single largest contributor to the coffee flavor. The differences between a washed and dry-processed Brazilian coffee from Sul de Minas will generally be more distinct than the differences between two wet-processed coffees from two different regions. ]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenbeancoffee.com.au/2010/03/the-differing-flavours-that-processing-methods-impart-to-beans/</link>
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		<title>Flavour Descriptors for Coffee Drinkers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Spicy
This aroma descriptor is typical of the odour of sweet spices such as cloves, cinnamon and allspice.  Tasters are cautioned not to use this term to describe the aroma of savoury spices such as pepper, oregano and Indian spices.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenbeancoffee.com.au/2010/03/flavour-descriptors-for-coffee-drinkers/</link>
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		<title>The drum about Fluid-Bed Roasting &amp; the Green Bean Coffee Roaster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To understand the mechanics of fluid bed roasting, you need a few engineering basics.
A mass of distinct individual parts can be handled as a fluid within the right environment. This is referred to as fluid bed mechanics. Individual coffee beans within a fluid bed become a fluid mass when each is lifted and rolled in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenbeancoffee.com.au/2010/02/the-drum-about-fluid-bed-roasting/</link>
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		<title>Historic Cafe&#8217;s of Italy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Italy&#8217;s importance, to the entry of coffee into Western Europe, is without challenge. Due to its geographic position in the Mediterranean, supported by some of the most aggressive maritime trading powers &#8211; Venice, Genoa, Pisa, Naples, Amalfi etc. &#8211; coffee was a natural product to be added to the existing trade.
Reputed to have first entered [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenbeancoffee.com.au/2009/07/historic-cafes-of-italy/</link>
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		<title>The Birth of Espresso Coffee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From the early days of brewing coffee, makers were confronted with three main challenges &#8211; particle size, water temperature and brewing time. Inventors increasingly structured coffee pots to attempt to force water through the ground coffee, to overcome the reluctance of water to filter-out more flavour then osmosis will allow.
Soon inventors toiled with boiler pressure [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenbeancoffee.com.au/2009/06/the-birth-of-espresso-coffee/</link>
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		<title>Enjoy a Great Cup of Green Bean Coffee, Without the Guilt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Coffee may not be so bad for you after all. In fact, it&#8217;s been linked to a variety of health benefits. Did you know that one study shows even one cup of coffee each day can cut your risk of some diseases in half?
Coffee is full of healthy components such as magnesium, potassium and vitamin [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenbeancoffee.com.au/2009/05/enjoy-a-great-cup-of-green-bean-coffee-without-the-guilt/</link>
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		<title>Rainforest Alliance Coffee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Green Bean is proud to promote and supply coffee beans that carry the Rainforest Alliance Seal.
This means that these beans are produced with:

Less water pollution as all sources of contamination (pesticides and fertilizers,      sediment, wastewaters, garbage, fuels and so on) are controlled.
Less soil erosion as farms implement soil conservation practices [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenbeancoffee.com.au/2009/04/rainforest-alliance-coffee/</link>
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		<title>Fairtrade Coffee</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Green Bean is passionate about promoting the sale of beans whose sales support farmers in developing nations.  We hope that you will promote Fairtrade coffees as a key element of your coffee menu.
Most of the world’s coffee beans are produced by small-scale farmers in developing countries. Because they have little bargaining power in an industry [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenbeancoffee.com.au/2009/04/fairtrade-coffee/</link>
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		<title>Processing the Coffee Harvest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Despite the method of harvesting (hand-pick, hand strip, and mechanical), the processing of the coffee cherry must start on the same day as the harvest. This prompt action avoids undesirable fermentation and mould contamination, affecting the fruit pulp surrounding the coffee beans.
There are three main types of coffee cherry processing &#8211; &#8216;natural&#8217;, &#8216;pulped-natural&#8217; and &#8216;washed&#8217;. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenbeancoffee.com.au/2009/02/processing-the-coffee-harvest/</link>
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		<title>Grading Coffee Beans</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is important to the global buyers of coffee beans, that the recognized grading standards apply to both size and quality, being relevant to the measure of the number of defects found present in a sample of 300 gram. Coffee beans are considered &#8216;normal&#8217; when they produce an agreeable or satisfying product for the consumer. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.greenbeancoffee.com.au/2009/01/grading-coffee-beans/</link>
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