Here's something I just found online: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peaberry
>From that, it sounds like the difference is minor, if any, for the cup. bmc "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....." > From: Kitt Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 12:21:37 -0400 > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: What defines a peaberry? > > > My recollection is that peaberry is simply a term to describe an immature > bean ... not every bean on the tree ripens on the same schedule and > mechanical picking increases the proportion on peaberries in a batch. > Hawaiian coffee is highly mechanized production. It's not a specific bean > genetic variety and at one point its presence was considered a flaw in the > quality of the delivered coffee because it would not roast the same way that > the bulk of the beans did. Companies spend money getting them out of the > batch. > > If a company can sell it instead of bury it, that's much better for the > bottom line .. ergo marketing of the special offer of Peaberry beans. If > you can make something of it that you like to drink, go for it. But I > always remind myself that pregnant mares' urine is blended with blood and > goats milk and then the whole thing is fermented to make a popular beverage > in some remote areas of Asia. So peaberry may be the next big thing. KittJ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ben McCafferty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 12:05 PM > Subject: What defines a peaberry? > > >> >> Sorry for the slightly off-topic post... >> >> Just received some greens from Smith Farms (Peaberry Kona) in Hawaii. >> Obviously peaberry is the shape of the bean, i.e. roundish like a rugby >> ball. >> >> Is that the only thing that defines peaberry, or is peaberry like a >> "varietal"? In other words, is there peaberry of every type of coffee, or >> is peaberry a single type that is grown in many places, similar to a type >> of >> grape (merlot, chardonnay, etc.)? Is peaberry found all on one tree, or >> is >> it an anomaly within a normal coffee crop that gets sorted out (i.e. 10 of >> 100 beans have the peaberry shape, and are separated to be sold as >> peaberry, >> or an entire tree produces nothing but peaberry)? >> >> I also notice that it is the highest priced coffee that Smith sells. Is >> it >> considered a superior bean, or is it just the rareness factor that drives >> the price up? >> >> Thanks and talk soon, >> bmc >> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel....." >> >> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Brewtus" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/brewtus?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
