The largest size of a crop is is named differently each each country. In Kenya the largest coffee is an “AAA”, other countries it is a “AA”. When the beans are extracted from the pulp they are graded according to their size. What is the best grade of coffee? Grade 1 : Specialty Grade coffee … Read more
AA is a coffee grading term that refers to a specific, larger than normal, bean size Kenya AA coffee beans, for example, pass through Grade 18 (18/64″ diameter) sieve perforations, but are too large to pass through Grade 16 (16/64″ diameter) sieve perforations. AA+ refers to coffee beans aa or larger. What is AA and … Read more
This is the highest grade of beans, and to be classified as Grade 1 Coffee, the beans need to have no primary defects and 0-3 full defects, with a maximum of 5% above and below the specified screen size. What are the different grades of coffee beans? Grade 1 – This means coffee beans have … Read more
There is a small niche sector of the coffee industry where the word premium adds further gravitas to the ‘Specialty’ descriptor. These are very expensive coffees that are rated extremely highly for quality and taste and are usually very rare Obviously a high demand and low supply creates a price premium. What is coffee premium? … Read more