Espresso Coffee: The Science of Quality - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123703719 ISBN 13: 9780123703712

Publisher: Academic Press, 2004

Synopsis

Written by leading coffee technology specialists in consultation with some of the world's biggest coffee manufacturers, the second edition of the successful Espresso Coffee will once again comprehensively cover the current status of the chemistry and technology of espresso coffee. It comprehensively covers topics such as agronomy, green coffee processing, roasting/grinding, packaging, percolating and decaffeination techniques. It provides a comprehensive resource for those interested in the fundamental notions of coffee quality; with a point of reference given in the form of a detailed bibliography to provide direction to the wider literature.

• Chapters Include: Quality of espresso coffee; The plant; The raw bean; Roasting; Grinding; Packaging; Percolation; The cup; Physiology

About this title

About the Authors

Andrea Illy studied in Switzerland at the University of Trieste, completing a dissertation on 'The quality of expresso from a chemical perspective.' He has worked at the Nestle Research Department and illycaffe, where he has been manager of the Quality Control Department and Manageing Director since 1994.

After graduating from the University of Pisa, Riantonio Viani studied at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, CA, USA. He went on to carry out postdoctoral research at Duke University, NC, USA, before moving to the Nestle Research Laboratories in Switzerland. He was appointed Scientific Advisor of the Technical Division of Nestle in the Coffee and Beverages Scientific Business Unit, and is former Chairman of Physiological Effects of Coffee and former President of ASIC.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0123703719
• ISBN 13: 9780123703712
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 416
• Editor: Illy Andrea, Viani Rinantonio