What is Giling Basah? Sumatra’s Unique Wet Hulled Processing Method
Giling Basah translates literally to "wet grinding" in the Indonesian language, defining a distinctive coffee processing technique native to Sumatra. Unlike washed or natural methods, this approach...
Coffee processing hinges on a microscopic war waged inside stainless steel vessels. The science of fermentation: how microbes break down mucilage in fermentation tanks determines whether a lot tastes...
What is Honey Process Coffee? Demystifying Yellow, Red, and Black Mucilage Labels
Imagine biting into a ripe peach. That sticky, sweet residue clinging to your fingers? Coffee beans have something similar. It is called mucilage, and it holds the secret to one of the most exciting...
Why Optical Color Sorters Are Essential for Cleaning Machine-harvested Lots at the Dry Mill
Mechanical harvesting strips coffee trees with speed, but it lacks the discernment of a human hand. Consequently, the fruit arriving at the dry mill is a chaotic mix of ripe cherries, green beans,...
The Financial Insecurity of Coffee Pickers and the Minimum Wage Crisis
Every morning, millions of hands reach into coffee trees long before the first cup is brewed in distant cafés. Yet the people performing this essential labor often cannot afford the very product...
The Natural (dry) Process: How Drying Whole Cherries Creates Fruity Sweetness – a Deep Dive
The Natural (dry) Process: How Drying Whole Cherries Creates Fruity Sweetness lets coffee cherries dry whole, allowing sugars and fruit compounds to migrate into the bean. Furthermore, this method...