4 years ago, I bought a coffee houseplant from Trader Joe's (it was actually a handful of beans sprouted in the same pot; I separated them into individual plants). One of my plants flowered in March and we are now parents to 16 coffee cherries we are desperately trying not to kill. They started turning red last week and are ripening pretty quickly.
What do I do?? They range from bright red to deep green still. Do I wait until all berries are red before picking, or should I pick the ripe ones right away?
My partner is an avid coffee drinker and we would like to brew our meager ~32 beans. Any tips for processing? Do they need to be dried and fermented?
Can I feed the coffee cherries to my <40lbs children? Will they get insanely caffeinated and make me regret my life? Can they be eaten raw?
So many questions! Any and all advice appreciated. Thanks in advance.
by ywbf
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