Coffee From Seed To Cup

Before the average consumer enjoys a cup of coffee the following steps have been handled.

Coffee Seed to Cup1. Seeds are planted / started in a nursery
2. Young plates are transplanted into rows
3. Cultivation including careful pruning and pest control
4. Coffee Cherries are picked by hand or by machine
5. Pulping
6. Fermenting
7. Washing
8. Drying and Parchment removal
9. Hulling
10. Polishing
11. Grading
12. Transportation to warehouse
13. Sale by coffee broker to international brokers
14. Transportation
15. Re-sale of coffee by international broker to individual coffee roasters.
16. Shipping to coffee roasters
17. Test Roasting Milling and Blend Mixing
18. Roasting
19. Cooling
20. Packing in Retail or Wholesale packaging
21.Buying and selling retail
22. Grinding
23. Brewing and consumption

When purchasing coffee from www.arabica-coffee-beans.com steps 15 though 23 can be excluded as beans are purchased directly from PT Pasti Enak the Coffee Broker. By removing these steps the time needed to get from seed to cup is greatly reduced insuring the freshness of the beans. In addition to fresh beans the cost of the beans is greatly reduced through the exclusion of the International Coffee Broker and when applicable the retailer or wholesaler.