Knowing Beans about Beans.

Coffee beans are the beginning of your brew. These articles cover the full gamut from farm to roast chamber.

Evaluating Coffee

By Daniel Parodi on January 28, 2021

There are many categories of evaluating coffee quality—from green bean density, moisture and defects, to brewed cup. In this section, for now, the focus is on the sensory evaluation of brewed coffee referred to as, "cupping." Our aim is to help make this sometimes intimidating exercise approachable for anyone and urge you to make this practice an important part of your ongoing learning.

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Green Bean Density

By Daniel Parodi on February 11, 2017

Anyone who roasts green coffee knows that ultimate cup quality from a given lot of coffee is heavily influenced by the farm itself — Mother Nature and farmers working in...