Coffee Glossary

Refers to a shipping method where a truck is filled to capacity with coffee, reducing costs and ensuring fast, direct delivery.

A primary defect caused by unchecked moisture. Fungal damage presents as powdery yellow to reddish brown spots. Damaged beans can easily spread the fungus to healthy beans.

The common name for Hemileia vastatrix, a fungus discovered in the 19th century and one of the most common coffee plant diseases to date. Coffee leaf rust appears displays as yellow, orange, and brown lesions or spots on the leaves of the coffee plant and can be spread by rain, window, people, or animals.

Commercial, hermetically-sealed liner bags used inside jute sacks to protect coffee beans from moisture, pests, and contamination.

A device that turns whole bean coffee into ground coffee for brewing

The manual inspection and selection of coffee beans to remove defects, ensuring only high-quality beans are sent to the roaster.

A coffee processing method that leaves some amount of mucilage from the coffee cherry on the beans during drying

The mechanical process of removing the parchment layer or husk from dried coffee beans, which serves as an important step before roasting.

Two distinct varietals of coffee bred to form a single plant containing desired characteristics of each. First-generation (F1) coffee hybrids are being explored for their potential to stand up to climate change, land loss, and pest and disease damage that challenge the future of coffee farming.

A popular coffee beverage dating back to 1840s Algeria, brewed hot or cold and served over ice or milk.