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Coffee NewsCoffee Processing Styles and Terminology (Plus Flowchart)
Editor’s note: This article first appeared on Daily Coffee News on Dec. 10, 2020, and is republished here with permission. Coffee Processing Styles and Terminology (Plus Flowchart) Infographic by Evan Gilman, Words by Chris Kornman Led by zeitgeisty processing methods such as anaerobic fermentation or carbonic maceration, new ways of developing flavor and removing fruit […]Read now -
Education + ResourcesCoffee Processing - A Flowchart
In anticipation of a class on fermentation and processing styles in coffee, I asked my colleague Evan to help me create a unique visualization tool to convey accurately and quickly what people mean when they say “pulped natural” or “triple washed,” for example. You’ll note the color-coded language: green indicating almost always and red almost […]Read now -
Education + ResourcesA Guide to Carbonic Maceration and Anaerobic Fermentation in Coffee
Editor’s Note: This article first ran in Daily Coffee News on Monday, June 3. It is reprinted here with permission. Fermentation in food and drink production predates recorded history. It has served as an integral factor in the creation of new flavors ever since some first bold soul tried a few grapes that were left […]Read now -
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What We Learned From This Year’s Catracha Quality Project
Read nowWe are wrapping up our analysis of the 2016 Catracha Quality Project (CQP). Royal published a lot on this over the last two months, but if you haven’t been following this series, I’d suggest starting here. I’ll summarize a few of our key takeaways below. The team has started focusing on the next step, taking […]
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Can Cherry Selection Correlate to Higher Cup Scores in Catracha Coffee?
Read nowWhen the Catracha Quality Project began, Catracha organizers encouraged producers to focus on the quality of the coffee by selecting ripe cherry. In the Royal Blog last week, Arvin Juan presented a post-harvest process map, the result of two years of observing practices and interviewing producers. It’s a visual tool for identifying best practices with […]
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The Catracha Quality Project Process Map
Read nowWhen we started the Catracha Quality Project (CQP), our first goal was to create a map to visualize how the Catracha producers were processing coffee from cherry to dried parchment. Over the last two harvests in Santa Elena, we interviewed producers and observed their practices to create a post-harvest process map. This map outlines current […]