What processing methods mean to your coffee’s flavour
You wouldn’t buy a car without knowing how many cylinders it has, so why would you buy coffee without paying attention to whether it’s washed, natural or pulp natural?
In the quest to find your perfect coffee, it’s essential you know how processing methods affect your coffee’s flavour.
So, whether you prefer a full-bodied, mild or sweet flavour, there’s a processing method that goes with it.
Read on to see where your taste-buds sit in the processing debate.
Natural Process
Naturally processed coffee beans are picked from the tree and allowed to dry on a sunbed with all their five natural layers of skin.
The natural process gives it a full-bodied, rich and aromatic flavour,
Try our natural single origin: Brazil Mantiqueira
Washed Process
The bean is picked from the tree and then pulped, removing all layers of flesh, skin and mucilage (the layer surrounding the coffee seeds, a sticky, sugary substance) through the pulping process. It then gets fermented, washed and dried on drying beds.
This processing method gives a clean, mild acidity and bodied flavour.
Try our washed single origins: Guatemala Huehuetenago and PNG Maubesse Organic
Pulp Natural
Sitting somewhere in between natural and washed, with the pulp natural mucilage from around the coffee is kept on as it dries.
Pulp natural processing results in a sweet, caramel-type flavour.
These processing methods are used to give beans their unique taste, so there is certainly no right or wrong around which is used.
Coffee Max stock a wide variety of natural, washed and pulp natural processed coffees – check them out in our store.
