Processing 101: What Is Washed Coffee & Why Is It So Popular?
You stand in the coffee shop, looking at a bag of coffee beans: “Light-medium roast, washed, Colombian Nariño,” says the package. But if “Colombian Nariño” is...
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How are Kenyan coffee washing stations operated?
Processing is one of the most important stages in the coffee supply chain. There are a number of ways to process coffee, and each method has its own unique effect on quality and flavour. One of the most important steps in coffee production is the primary processing stage. This is because the margin of error is small; one mistake at this juncture can result in a substantial loss of quality.… read more
Processing is one of the most important stages in the coffee supply chain. There are a number of ways to process coffee, and each method has its own unique effect on quality and flavour. One of the most important steps… read more
Kenya AA, Colombia Supremo: Understanding Coffee Grading
It’s not unusual to see “Supremo” or “AA” on a bag of coffee. But what are these labels actually evaluating? And would you ever consider...
Post-Harvesting Myths That It’s Time We Stop Believing
Few stages of coffee production are as exciting, or as tricky, as post-harvesting. The choice of processing method, the way the cherries are picked, the...
Coffee Fermentation: What Is It & How Can It Improve Coffee Quality?
Some people hate coffee fermentation. Some people love it. But one thing’s for sure: it’s the new trend in coffee processing. So, what actually is...
How to Protect Green Coffee From Excessive Water Activity
Imagine shipping exceptional-quality green coffee to a buyer, only to discover that, on arrival, it’s dropped several points on the cupping table. The reason? Water...
Micro Lot Coffee: How to Limit Risk & Improve Quality
Micro lots are the golden child of the specialty industry. For buyers and consumers, they signify exceptional-quality coffees with distinctive flavour and aroma profiles that...
A Day in a Coffee Producer’s Life
For coffee farms across Central America, it’s their busiest time of the year right now. That’s right, it’s the harvest period. But what does a...
A Producer’s Guide to Choosing a Processing Method
Choosing the best coffee processing method can be like an artist choosing the best paints for their next masterpiece. Should it be watercolours, oil, or...
How Naturals & Honeys Are Changing The Face of Guatemalan Coffees
Guatemala is known for its washed Arabica coffees, but natural and honey processing is slowly taking off in this Central American country. In fact, in...
How to roast natural & honey processed coffee
Natural and honey processed coffees offer sweet profiles and fuller bodies, but don’t try to roast them like a wet processed lot. You’ll either burn...
Green Coffee: How Wet Processing Is Becoming More Eco-Friendly
Just like any other industry, coffee production has an environmental cost. With wet processing, it comes in the form of water pollution and waste byproducts...
How coffee flavour development impact fermentation?
In 2015, Sasa Sestic won the World Barista Championship with a washed carbonic macerated coffee, an innovative fermentation method. Two years later, he has his...
Natural & Honey Coffees in Guatemalan Cup of Excellence
World of Coffee 2017 was a great time for Guatemala: not only did Funcafé, a branch of the national coffee association Anacafé, win a SCA...
Experimental Processing & Specialty Coffee in Ka’ū, Hawaii
Ever tried specialty coffee from Ka’ū? This region of Hawaii has been growing coffee for only 20 years, and it’s quickly making a name for...
Experimental Processing: 1 VIDEO on Washed Carbonic Maceration
The coffee industry first woke up to carbonic maceration processing in 2015, when Sasa Sestic won the World Barista Championship with it. Since then, while...
Producer Perspective: How to Farm Specialty Coffee
Since 1998, we’ve farmed our 100-year-old family farm in Acatenango, Guatemala. Our farm, Santa Felisa, has been passed down through four generations. But while we’re aware...