# Longreads — Posts — Blue Bottle Coffee Lab

## Coffee Lab: Fermentation

[Coffee Lab: Fermentation](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-lab-fermentation)

What it does—and does not do—for coffee

## Coffee and the Sixth Sense

[Coffee and the Sixth Sense](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-sixth-sense)

Equipment matters. What about intuition?

## In Pursuit of Great Coffee — A Century Ago

[In Pursuit of Great Coffee — A Century Ago](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/historic-coffee-recipes)

Turns out our coffee obsessions are nothing new.

## Origins: Brazil

[Origins: Brazil](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/origins-brazil)

Our origins series delves into the history of one country (and coffee) at a time.

## Whatever Happened to the After-Dinner Demitasse?

[Whatever Happened to the After-Dinner Demitasse?](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/whatever-happened-to-demitasse)

A look at a bygone tradition.

## Origins: Ethiopia Coffee

[Origins: Ethiopia Coffee](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/ethiopia-origins)

“That’s what I want to drink the rest of my life.”

## Why Cultivars Matter

[Why Cultivars Matter](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-cultivars)

The botanical differences in the coffees we serve.

## The Basics of Coffee Processing

[The Basics of Coffee Processing](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-processing-basics)

What happens after the fruit is picked and before it arrives in our roastery.

## Travels with Charlie: Sumatra

[Travels with Charlie: Sumatra](https://blog.bluebottlecoffee.com/posts/coffee-buying-in-sumatra)

Read on for a few words from Charlie on his most recent trip.