What Is a Co-Ferment? Exploring Fruit-Fermented Coffee

Curious about co-ferment coffee? This blog dives into how fermenting coffee with fruit creates bold, unique flavors. Whether brewed hot or cold, co-ferment coffees offer an unforgettable tasting ex...

Matcha 101: Your Complete Guide to This Green Superfood

Matcha is a special, finely ground green tea from Japan, known for its vibrant color and unique flavor. Unlike other teas, you consume the entire tea leaf when you drink matcha, giving you more ben...

Ask Your Roasters: Q & A

Meet Bobby Wrigley, our Director of Coffee, who's been leading the way in sourcing and roasting for Backyard Beans for a decade. In this exclusive Q&A, Bobby pulls back the curtain on the art a...

Mold, Mycotoxins, and Purity Claims in Coffee

A handful of coffee companies popular online have been marketing their coffee with a claim of being “mold free”. Is this a valid concern, or is this just a boogeyman created by purity claims? This ...

Decaf, But Make It Delicious: Exploring Sugarcane & Mountain Water Processes

Learn how decaf coffee can still taste incredible. This guide breaks down the EA Sugarcane decaf process and compares it to the Mountain Water Process and traditional methylene chloride decaf. Whet...

What Makes Your Coffee Special?

Let’s be honest, most of us don't usually think too hard about the details behind our morning cup of coffee. I know I didn’t, at least not until I started working at Backyard Beans. But have you ev...

How to Cup Coffee

Ever wonder how to cup coffee like a pro? If you've always been intrigued by the art of coffee cupping but thought it would take ages to master, think again! In this quick and informative tutorial,...

Colombia Part 5: Moving the Coffee

All of the coffee from the 11 buying stations eventually makes its way to the dry mill, where it is hulled of its parchment and then sorted with multiple machines to be cleaned free of defects. Som...

Colombia Part 4: New Relationships

Pitalito, Huila, is a hotbed for coffee buying. The city is located in southern Huila, and it is the second most populated municipality in the department of Huila. We visited a farm in Pitalito th...

Colombia Part 3: Coffee Pricing

The farmers who have a relationship with The Coffee Quest (TCQ) are sent daily prices via WhatsApp, and the pricing is broken down by cup score. The higher the score, the higher the price. The most...