During dry processing, the coffee fruits are spread out, turned from time to time and dried until they only contain around 10 - 12% moisture. This can take up to five weeks. After that, the fruit s...
The coffee cherries are harvested once a year, but in some regions twice a year. North of the equator, coffee is harvested from September to December and south of the equator from April to August....
The structure of the coffee cherry
It has the following seven layers from the inside out: 1 – Middle piece 2 – Bean 3 – Silverskin 4 – Parchment skin 5 – Pectin layer 6 – Pulp 7 – Fruit skin The coffee that has been stripped...
Coffee bushes grow up to four meters tall and are only found in the wild in Ethiopia. The bushes bear fruit that we call coffee cherries. Coffee beans are the seeds of these cherries. Unlike local...