A coffee bean is the seed of a cherry. Before it can be roasted, the fruit has to come off and the seed has to dry, down to about 11% moisture. How a farm does that is called processing, and it changes the cup as much as the variety or the roast does. It's why two coffees from the same farm can taste like different drinks. Washed In the washed process, the skin and most of the … [Read more...] about Washed, Natural or Honey Coffee: How Processing Sets Acidity and Body Before the Roaster Starts