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Backyard Beans Coffee

Guatemala San Martín Jilotepeque

WashedLight

Cherrybook Index

54sparse

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Sparse signal: 1 of 7 signals on file. Methodology

Price position

$1.60/oz$20.00 for 354g

Typical band for this profile $1.33 to $2.11 (Guatemala washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock). Where it sits

Catalog summary

A washed lot from Chimaltenango, Guatemala, not yet indexed (1 of 7 signals on file) and priced inside the typical band for its listed profile.

Based on the listing and catalog evidence

Price and availability set by the roaster.

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Roaster’s notes

toffee · fudge · plum

  • Fruit
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
Open the flavor wheel

Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel; Cherrybook’s interpretation of the stated notes, not the roaster’s own categorization.

Guatemala San Martín Jilotepeque by Backyard Beans Coffee
Farm / Co-op
Asproguate
Process
Washed
Altitude
1100–1600 m
Varietals
Caturra,Catuai
Harvest
—
Weight
354g
Bag price
$20.00
Price / oz
$1.60/oz
Brew
espresso, filter

from the roaster’s storeread by Cherrybook from the listing“estimated” below = inferred, not stated

Price contextmodeled

A modeled range and current prices for comparable listings.

$1.60/oz

typically $1.33 to $2.11

Where it sits

26 Guatemala washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock

typical band this lot

15th percentile of 26 Guatemala washed single-origin lots (other named varieties, retail bags); USD listings; light roast in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×0.79
  • Light roast×1.06
  • Washed process×0.95
  • Other listed varieties×0.97

At 354 g, this bag runs about 3% less per ounce than a typical 287 g bag; that is pack size, not the coffee.

How this estimate works

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with these listed attributes typically sells for per ounce. Each multiplier compares one trait against the average lot in this market; the roaster line covers brand and sourcing together, which this model cannot separate. Bag size is shown separately, priced at the rate observed across sizes of the same coffee, because it says nothing about the coffee itself. The distribution counts every in-stock listing in the comparison group, with at least 15 listings from three roasters and no roaster supplying more than 60% of it. Decaf, blends, variety segments, processing families and bag formats stay separate. Origin, roast and selling currency can broaden as the group label indicates. Prices are converted to USD per ounce; shipping and differences in tax treatment are not adjusted. The model reads listed attributes only: the quality of the specific lot in the bag is not observable, so a price above the typical band is not evidence of overpricing.

Cherrybook Index (CBI)

Evidence-of-quality score, not a cup score. Methodology

54

Sparse signal

Confidence1 of 7 signals on file

Score is heavily shrunk toward 50; treat as a placeholder until more sources arrive.

How confidence affects the score

Coverage measures signal availability, not cup quality. This coffee has 5% of the signal universe on file. Missing sources are dropped, remaining weights are renormalized, and the result is shrunk toward a neutral 50 baseline by 88% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

The math on file: renormalized base 65.0 shrunk to 51.9 + bonuses = 54.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, Reddit sentiment, YouTube reviews, On-shop ratings, Cherrybook ratings

  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    65/ 100% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2

Sensory profileestimated

Acidity
3
Body
3
Sweetness
4
Balance
4
Clean
4

Comps & alternatives

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From the roasterBrand film

How We Began Our Coffee Roasting Business On A Grill

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Cherrybook summary of the video

This video documents the history of Backyard Beans Coffee, from its humble beginnings roasting coffee on a backyard grill to its current 13,000-square-foot facility. The founders discuss their growth, the development of their roasting style, and their commitment to their local community.

Inside this video

From Backyard Beans Coffee Co:

“Backyard Beans is a coffee roaster located in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. We started our company in 2013, roasting coffee in a grill in our backyard.”
“The name really came from just the origin of our business, which is our backyard, and our customers were our neighbors.”

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