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Backyard Beans Coffee

Heat Wave

WashedMedium

Cup profile

almond · cherry · citrus · peach · brown sugar

  • Fruit
  • Citrus
  • Cocoa and nut
  • Sugar and spice
Heat Wave by Backyard Beans Coffee
Origin
Sidamo
Producer
Farm / Co-op
Process
Washed
Altitude
1500–2100 m
Varietals
Harvest
Weight
354g
Bag price
$14.00
Price / oz
$1.12/oz
Brew

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

Price and availability set by the roaster.

Cherrybook last checked this listing 13 days ago.

Price contextmodeled

What this profile typically sells for across the catalog.

$1.12/oz

typically $0.97 to $1.93

Where it sits

6098 coffees across the catalog in stock

typical band this lot

6th percentile of 6098 coffees across the catalog in stock right now.

What moves this price

cheaper×1.00pricier
  • Roaster brand and sourcing×0.80
  • Variety not listed×0.95
  • Origin not listed×0.95
  • Washed process×0.96
How this estimate works

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what a coffee with this exact profile 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 lot in the comparison class, so it moves as the catalog does. 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.

Some listing details are missing, so the typical band shown is wider than usual.

Not listed by the roaster: origin, variety

Cherry's Index

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

59

Sparse signal

Confidence2 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 23% 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 43% so one thin signal cannot carry the score on its own.

The math on file: renormalized base 67.2 shrunk to 59.9 + bonuses = 59.

Missing: SCA grade, Coffee Review, YouTube reviews, Buyer reviews, Cherrybook tastings

  • Reddit sentiment
    Sentiment across specialty-coffee discussion
    72/ 78% weight
  • Roaster transparency
    Producer / farm / lot disclosure depth
    50/ 22% weight

Bonuses applied

  • Sprudge press coverage
    This roaster has been featured by Sprudge
    +2
  • Stale-stock demotion
    This lot has been listed in stock for an extended time; specialty coffee freshness degrades over weeks
    +-3

Flavor wheelestimated

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About Backyard Beans Coffee

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On YouTube

5 videos · 25k combined views

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