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Siip Coffee 101

Short guides to the basics of coffee: where it grows, how it is processed, how to brew it and how to choose it. Read them in order, or start with the one you are curious about.

  1. 01

    The Coffee Belt: Where Coffee Grows, and Why

    Nearly all of the world's coffee grows in one band around the equator. Turn the globe to see the countries inside it and what their coffee tastes like.

    7 min read
    A globe with the coffee belt marked between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
  2. 02

    Coffee Processing Methods, Explained

    Washed, natural, honey, anaerobic: what the processing words on a coffee bag mean, and how each one changes the taste in your cup.

    6 min read
    A hand holding ripe red coffee cherries
  3. 03

    The Complete Guide to Coffee Brewing Methods: Finding Your Perfect Cup

    Pour-over, French press, moka pot, AeroPress: what each brewing method does to your coffee, and how to pick the one that suits you.

    7 min read
    A pour-over brewing into a glass server on a sunlit wooden table
  4. 04

    Making Better Choices for More Sustainable Coffee

    Throughout years working across the coffee value chain, people have asked us: what is the most sustainably grown coffee? It is an important question, but also a complicated one.

    3 min read
    The Siip app showing a coffee farmer's page, held over a cup of coffee