Silverskin is the skinny innermost membrane of the coffee fruit, which envelops and adheres tightly to the coffee beans. Coffee terms you should know are as follows:
- Density – Particle Density
- Mucilage – Mucus
- Parchment – Rice husk
- Peaberry – Culi seeds
- Pulp – The Flesh
- Quakers – Young Kernels
Silverskin is the innermost layer of the coffee fruit
Some coffee processors often leave a Silk Shellon the beans as a natural protective layer of this crust that self-destruct during coffee roasting. Some unusual processors put raw coffee beans in polishing machines to altogether remove this crust.