Honey Processed Coffee

[hcm45]

Hey guys, this is my first post. While at the SCAA Expo this year I tried a variety of coffees, most were not terribly memorable (I told one roaster his roast was "underdeveloped" which was not taken too well😆). One coffee that did stand out was a "honey processed" coffee.  It was apparently an espresso blend and was brewed via pour over. I was not told whether the entire blend was honey processed or wether there was only one honey processed coffee. The taste was... amazing! The depth and complexity, the strong undertone of sweetness, I've never been one for coffee tasting terminology, but this coffee deserved no less. Has anyone had experience with buying/roasting "honey processed" coffee?

[Turboner]

Funny you mentioned the coffee at the SCAA. On Rao's latest blog, he talked about the irony of having difficulty finding good coffee during the event. His observations are similar to yours, with lots of underdeveloped, burnt, or baked coffee.

Id be interested as well in honey processed as I have zero experience in this area.

Thank you for bringing this up.

[SusanJoM]

What IS Honey Processed Coffee?

[Turboner]

Its been a while since I read up on it, but I think it essentially is dry processed coffee. I think there are three types: Black Honey, Red Honey, and Yellow Honey. The darker the honey color the longer the fruit was left out to dry.

Yellow - 1 week
Red - 2-4weeks
Black - >4 weeks

[kctremel]

if you guys wanna try some mascafe.co has some for 5 bucks with free shipping on more than 2 lbs.

[hcm45]

Funny you mentioned the coffee at the SCAA. On Rao's latest blog, he talked about the irony of having difficulty finding good coffee during the event. His observations are similar to yours, with lots of underdeveloped, burnt, or baked coffee.

Id be interested as well in honey processed as I have zero experience in this area.

Thank you for bringing this up.

Just read Roa's blog post about SCAA EXPO. Glad I'm not the only one, for being a major event, I kinda of expected better. It was a great display for manufacturers of various coffee devices though. Even some more obscure roaster manufacturers(Kuban from Turkey) were there. The beer coffee was awesome

if you guys wanna try some mascafe.co has some for 5 bucks with free shipping on more than 2 lbs.

Holy Cow, these prices are awesome. Thanks for the reference kctremel!

[kctremel]

No problem, ive been ordering through them for a couple months now and have had no problems, Marcela, the owner/head barista keeps in contact with me via email so that's a bonus, and its their family coffee so I believe that's why its so much cheaper than other places.

[Turboner]

No problem, ive been ordering through them for a couple months now and have had no problems, Marcela, the owner/head barista keeps in contact with me via email so that's a bonus, and its their family coffee so I believe that's why its so much cheaper than other places.

Is there a promo code for the free shipping? I am getting $2.50 shipping for a bag or $4.50 for 2 or more.

[kctremel]

I am sorry, the free shipping must have ended recently as I just did it the other day. My bad.  I am looking at the cart and get 2.50 shipping for 20#, maybe its your location?

[hcm45]

I am sorry, the free shipping must have ended recently as I just did it the other day. My bad.  I am looking at the cart and get 2.50 shipping for 20#, maybe its your location?

I bought some, no worries! I bought 5lbs of honey and 5lbs of their other on sale coffee. $40 total with shipping. A flat $2.50 for shipping is pretty good deal even if your buying 1 lb and especially good for 10lbs    .

[Brent]

As far as I understand it, honey coffee is basically pulped natural coffee. The difference being that there are varying degrees of pulp left on the bean during drying.  There is  black, red, yellow, and white honey. The color corresponds to how much pulp is left on the bean during drying with black having the most. That's how it was explained to me.

A shop in town has been getting in a couple Costa Rican honey coffees each year for the last 6 yrs or so, that are quite nice. Genesis and Sin Limites. As far as roasting, I basically follow the tips from the roaster at the shop I get them from. I guess the processing affects how they roast to an extent.

I am able to get my hands on some very nice coffees through a local roastery, but I  have to say, I'm tiny bit envious as to the selection and prices you guys have down in the US for home roasters.  With the exchange rate and shipping it's pretty well double the price to ship coffee to Canada. 

[kctremel]

Have you checked out the sidebar for reddit of the Canadian coffees?  heres the link incase theres some places you find useful. https://www.reddit.com/r/roasting/comments/141603/canada_green_coffee_sources_online/

[Brent]

Thanks KC.  I recall seeing that list at some point, but it's been a while. Thanks for the reminder. There are a few places that look interesting in that list that I should look at closer. I usually get my coffee from Transcend which is on the list. It's in town, so it's handy and their quality is quite good, even though the selection isn't that large. They provide some cupping notes though and detailed info on where the coffee is from, whether it's a single lot, blended lot, micro lot etc.

 I find many green coffee places in Canada have very generic descriptions as far as where the coffee is from, whether it's a blended lot, a lot from a single farm, region etc.  A Fair Trade Guatemala, or Sulawesi Kalossi doesn't tell us buyers much. I like to know regional info right down to the farm if possible, as well as at least some cupping notes.

[Turboner]

I am sorry, the free shipping must have ended recently as I just did it the other day. My bad.  I am looking at the cart and get 2.50 shipping for 20#, maybe its your location?

I bought some, no worries! I bought 5lbs of honey and 5lbs of their other on sale coffee. $40 total with shipping. A flat $2.50 for shipping is pretty good deal even if your buying 1 lb and especially good for 10lbs    .

I just tried their coffee on sale and it was delicious, surprisingly not very acidic considering its elevation.

[Turboner]

Oops! I roasted the antioquia not the bean on sale.