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Coffee Roast Levels 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Roasting Coffee

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Coffee Roast Levels 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Roasting Coffee

Whether you're just getting started or refining your first few batches, understanding coffee roast levels ...

Word of the Day

Quakers

A secondary defect that describes underripe/undeveloped coffee cherries that result in pale color after roasting

Coffee Glossary

European Prep (EP or EP Certified Coffee)

A coffee sorting standard that allows for a maximum of 8 primary defects per 300 grams in a screen size of 15+.

A coffee sorting standard that allows for a maximum of 8 primary defects per 300 grams in a screen size of 15+. EP is more strict than AP (American Prep).