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Does green coffee packaging actually affect cup quality? Short answer: yes. Here’s why it matters more than you might think.
You’ve seen the terms on bags, menus, and green coffee offerings. Single origin. Blend. Microlot. They get used a lot and sometimes interchangeably
Ethiopia is widely recognized as the birthplace of coffee, discovered by a goat herder named Kaldi during the 9th Century.
As we continue our series discussing processing methods, the next is carbonic maceration, a somewhat newer processing method that is gaining popularity.
Imagine securing incredible high quality specialty lots, shipping them, only to find upon arrival, after cupping, they are sitting a few points below your initial scores based on pre-shipment samples. This could likely be due to water activity being too high.
You might be wondering what sample roasting is and the purpose of it. Sample roasting is essentially roasting a small sample of green coffee and there are many reasons why you may do this.
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