Full wash coffee (also known as fully washed coffee) is a type of coffee processing method where the coffee beans are thoroughly cleaned of their outer fruit layer (called the mucilage) using water. Here’s how the process typically works
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Harvesting
Ripe coffee cherries are handpicked or harvested.
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Pulping
The outer skin of the coffee cherry is removed using a machine called a pulper.
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Fermentation
The sticky mucilage still attached to the beans is broken down through fermentation in water tanks for 12–48 hours, depending on the climate and desired flavor profile.
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Washing
After fermentation, the beans are thoroughly washed with clean water to remove the remaining mucilage.
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Drying
The beans are then dried either in the sun on patios or raised beds, or using mechanical dryers.
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