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Explainers and how-tos on green coffee, cupping, processing and sourcing, from the Balzac Brothers lab in Charleston, SC.

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Pour-over drippers, a French press and a steel cup on the brew shelf in the Balzac Brothers lab
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In Defense of Decaf: A Pure Love Story in Coffee
|Brendan Keane
Decaf still gets a bad rap. Here's why the stigma is out of date, who actually drinks decaf, and why the people ordering it may be the biggest coffee lovers... Read more...
Young coffee seedlings sprouting from healthy soil
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What Is Regenerative Organic Certified Coffee? ROC vs. USDA Organic
|Nathaniel Hirschler
Regenerative Organic Certified coffee goes beyond USDA Organic, adding standards for soil health, animal welfare and social fairness. Here's how ROC works, how its Bronze, Silver and Gold levels differ,... Read more...
The Balzac Brothers team cupping coffee in the Charleston lab
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Swiss Water vs. European Process Decaf: How Our Two Decafs Compare
|Brendan Keane
Swiss Water or European Process? How our two decafs remove caffeine, how they taste, why decaf costs more, and what the methylene chloride headlines actually mean. Read more...