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Washed, natural and honey processing

Processing describes what happens between harvested fruit and dried coffee.

Understand the choice

Washed processing removes fruit material before the final drying stage; natural processing dries coffee in the fruit. Honey or pulped-natural descriptions generally indicate drying with some mucilage present. Producers use these terms in different ways, so detailed lot notes are valuable.

Put it into practice

Do not turn a process name into a fixed flavour prediction. Compare two well-documented lots and record the fruit handling, fermentation information and drying description if supplied.

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Share your actual recipe or experience, identify the coffee or equipment and explain what changed. A clear question with measurements makes the discussion easier for others to answer.

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