2021 Coffee Book Recommendations: Essential Reads for Coffee Making Beginners and Novices

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Introduction

Do you enjoy reading books in your daily life?

At the beginning of July 2021, in the blink of an eye, more than half of the year has passed.

July marks the beginning of the second half of the year, while also representing that the first half has already ended.

"What You Don't Know About Coffee"

Accessibility Rating: 3/3

This is a highly engaging and fascinating book.

Whether you're a coffee novice or already have some understanding of coffee, this book will keep you hooked from start to finish!

Compared to other reference books in the same category, this book's explanation of coffee brewing processes is more accessible, concise, and clear.

Most importantly, the illustrations inside are perfectly placed, creating an excellent combination of pictures and text that makes it especially suitable for beginners.

"Coffee Tasting Notes"

Accessibility Rating: 2/3

This book helps you build correct coffee concepts, understand coffee beans, learn how grinding methods affect flavor, master coffee tasting, and familiarize yourself with various coffee-related equipment.

Since its publication in 2003, it has consistently topped the coffee book sales charts. It is a rare introductory coffee book with the most accurate concepts and comprehensive content.

Six years later in 2009, the author revised the book's content, adding richer text and images;

Whether you've purchased the old version or are new to coffee, this newly edited "Coffee Tasting Notes - Mellow Revised Edition" will become your best guide to exploring the aromatic world of coffee.

"So This Is What Coffee Is Really Like"

Accessibility Rating: 3/3

This book can be considered an introductory guide for coffee enthusiasts.

The author uses lively language to share experiences with coffee cultures in Italy, France, Turkey, the United States, Vietnam, and other countries; providing in-depth analysis of Ethiopian coffee, Java coffee, Blue Mountain coffee, Colombian coffee, and more.

Additionally, it details home coffee roasting secrets: covering aspects from selecting coffee beans and coffee machines, using coffee equipment, mastering roasting times, coffee etiquette, to coffee trivia.

"World Coffee Atlas"

Accessibility Rating: 2/3

This is a classic reference book, more suitable for moderate coffee enthusiasts.

The author provides in-depth analysis of flavor characteristics from major coffee-producing regions, information about growers and the industry, geographical and cultural contexts, coffee grading and tasting, and other key factors that influence coffee flavor. It compiles firsthand information, expert analysis, origin data, precious photos from producing regions, and compelling narratives.

"Specialty Coffee Studies" (Upper and Lower Volumes)

Accessibility Rating: 2/3

Highly recommended reading, whether for beginners or experienced coffee professionals.

This book is divided into upper and lower volumes, quite substantial in thickness, with strong professional knowledge. It elaborates in detail on the three waves of coffee history, origins, and varieties.

"The Starbucks Experience"

Accessibility Rating: 3/3

This book powerfully demonstrates Starbucks' wise and human-centered business philosophy.

Through close contact with Starbucks' leadership and employees, the author directly reveals the secrets behind how "Starbucks Daddy" became the world's most popular chain enterprise.

"Old Mai's Coffee House"

Accessibility Rating: 3/3

A book written by author Old Mai, sharing unique operational details based on his experience running a coffee shop.

His coffee shop is located in Shanghai~

"Roll! Coffee: Brew Coffee Like a Champion Barista"

Accessibility Rating: 3/3

The author of this book invited 10 champion baristas from China & Japan to share their professional experiences and coffee brewing techniques (scan the QR code to watch brewing tutorial videos from each coffee expert).

It also analyzes 10 common classic brewing tools on the market, helping coffee enthusiasts build their own knowledge system for brewing coffee; (I particularly appreciate the aesthetically pleasing lifestyle photography inside, haha~)

"The Bean Hunter"

Accessibility Rating: 2/3

This book selects Xu Baolin's firsthand experiences from 12 years of bean hunting in Central and South America, visiting estates and completely sharing treasured images and texts from championship coffee estates.

Get a close look at the admirable success stories of owners of the world's top estates.

In 2014, the first book in his "The Bean Hunter" series was published, focusing on coffee estates in Central and South America. Recently, CITIC Press published "The Bean Hunter: African Coffee Guide,"

targeting Africa.

From the Yirgacheffe and Sidamo regions of Ethiopia, varieties like Kenya's SL28 and SL34,

to the rise of the specialty coffee industry in Rwanda and Burundi, Xu Baolin has transformed his bean hunting notes into a coffee travelogue.

If you're also extremely fascinated by coffee beans, these two books will become treasures you'll flip through again and again~

You will certainly find various historical facts and common knowledge in this book, solving many questions that were previously difficult to answer even online.

Conclusion

As the saying goes: "A book holds a house of gold."

As people living in the era of information explosion & with devices never leaving our hands, we all need to make good use of time for fragmented reading.

Whether it's physical books, e-books, apps, or various platforms, as long as we don't stop learning, it means progress.

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