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PROCESSING METHODS

Processing is the farmer's signature on the cup. The same variety, processed two ways, tastes like two different coffees.

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Washed (Wet)

8-bit pixel art of a fermentation tank full of pulped green coffee beans in water
Fermentation tank β€” beans bathe, mucilage washes away

Cherry pulped, fermented in tanks 12–72h to break down mucilage, then washed and dried. Highlights origin and variety. Cleaner, more acidic, more 'true' to the bean.

CRAFT NOTE

Requires water and infrastructure β€” washing stations are community hubs across Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda.