Thread subject: Homeroasters - Home Roasting Coffee Community :: Coffee related Glossary/Jargon/Slang.

Posted by Kaffee Bitte on 02/05/2008 4:52 PM
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seedlings wrote:
Has to do with the size of bean that will pass through a particular size of hole. I suppose the "less mature" a bean from a given estate is, the smaller it will be.


While the maturity of the bean may be a factor from some regions, there are others that have wild variations in bean size. Think about the DP's out there. I think the more determining factor here would be the varietal of the coffee trees and where they were grown.