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Notes from the roastery: what we buy, how we roast it, and what we have learned building coffee programs on the Gulf Coast.

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Origins

What Is Natural Process Coffee?

Natural process names an operation performed at origin. Four naturals on one shelf run from mango and papaya to milk chocolate and roasted almond, which is what the wo...

Origins

What Is Brazilian Coffee?

Brazil grows more coffee than anyone else, which is why the word on the bag spans a wider range of quality than any other origin. Two reputations, both honestly report...

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What Is Low Acid Coffee?

Low acid coffee describes how a cup tastes, not a lower pH. Measured brewed coffee lands between pH 4.85 and 5.13, so here is what actually moves acidity.

Origins

What Is Heirloom Coffee?

Heirloom coffee refers to Ethiopia's thousands of native wild varieties. What the term really means, how heirloom cups taste, and whether it signals quality.