Coffee Processing Methods

Whenever I go to a new café that roasts its own beans, I always take my time at the coffee shelves. Recently, I overheard a pair of shoppers choosing their beans and making the remark that honey-processed coffee is probably sweeter because maybe, honey was used to make it. Well, not exactly, but I can…

Maybe you’ve been making coffee with different brewing methods for years, familiarizing yourself with the variables that can make or your morning cup of coffee. But one aspect that often goes unnoticed is the processing method, meaning how the coffee cherry turns into your coffee bean. One such method is the washed (aka wet) processing…

A friend recently asked me what “natural process” meant in his coffee beans’ package, and why it’s different from “washed” and “honey” processed coffees. Coffee terms can be confusing, I know, but it doesn’t have to be. Lend me a few minutes to discuss with you what natural process or dry process really means, how…