Types of coffee beans, the right beans for your coffee cup

The different types of coffee beans came from all over around the world. From India to Brazil, from Sumatra to Colombia, all types of coffee beans are now available to you.

Usually, the different types of coffee beans are sorted according to their species: the most common being the Arabica and Robusta species. However, you'll hardly see any coffee branded with these names. Most coffee makers brand their coffee with more appealing names using their geographic origin - for instance, the famous Java coffee, which is grown on Indonesia. By the time those beans reach you, they'll already be roasted (though buying green beans and roasting them at home is becoming more a common practice these days). This roasting process can vary from slightly roasted to almost completely burnt - this last one giving origin to the also famous Espresso roast.

So, whether you go for the Arabica kind, touted as providing the best coffee beans; or the Robusta, which is more easily grown; you'll find endless variations of the coffee making process for most types of coffee beans.