Solar vs mechanical drying trade-offs
This topic explains the trade-offs between solar and mechanical drying methods for coffee, highlighting differences in cost, quality, consistency, and environmental impact.
Rainy climates
Risk of over-fermentation
This topic explains why honey and pulped natural processes carry risks of over-fermentation, the conditions that cause it, and how producers manage these risks to protect cup quality.
Mold prevention and airflow management
This topic explains how mold prevention and airflow management are critical in natural (dry) coffee processing, and the best practices farmers use to keep beans clean, safe, and high-quality.
Process selection for cultivar/terroir
This topic explains how the choice of processing method interacts with coffee cultivar and terroir, shaping sensory outcomes and helping producers maximize both quality and market potential.
Wet-hulling (Giling Basah) characteristics
This topic introduces the wet-hulling (Giling Basah) method, a unique coffee processing style from Indonesia, explaining its steps, flavor characteristics, and market significance.
Natural (dry) processing fundamentals
This topic introduces the fundamentals of natural (dry) coffee processing, its steps, flavor outcomes, benefits, and challenges, and why it is both one of the oldest and most innovative methods today.