Colombia El Recuerdo - Double Stage Washed Pink Bourbon
COLOMBIA
EL RECUERDO
PINK BERRIES, RED FRUITS, WAFFLE CONE + ICE CREAM
BEAN DETAILS:
ORIGIN: ereda El Encanto, Corregimiento of Bruselas, Municipality of Pitalito, Colombia
PRODUCER: Carlos Mario Guamanga Villaquirán | Farm: Fincas La Esperanza and El Recuerdo
ELEVATION: 1,800 masl
PROCESS: Washed
VARIETY: Pink Bourbon, Tabi
TASTING NOTES: Pink berries, red fruits, waffle cone and ice cream.
ROAST TYPE: Light
Farm Level
Carlos Mario Guamanga Villaquirán - Huila, Colombia
Producer Background
Carlos Guamanga is originally from the Department of Cauca but has lived and cultivated coffee in Pitalito, Huila for the last 15 years, alongside his wife Patricia, who is from the very ridgeline where the family now lives. Carlos and his uncle Hermes perform the required year-round farm chores together.
Farm Operations
La Esperanza spans a total area of one hectare, all of which is planted with coffee, while El Recuerdo covers five hectares with two currently producing coffee. Carlos maintains about 4,000 trees per hectare and cultivates 5,000 Caturra trees, 7,000 Pink Bourbon trees, 1,000 Yellow Bourbon trees, and 500 Tabi trees. Besides coffee, he grows plantain, yucca, and corn for the consumption of his five-person family and the additional ten workers who come from Cauca to work the cherry collection year after year.
Processing Method
This washed Pink Bourbon micro lot was carefully processed using a multi-step beneficio or post-collection processing method. After the cherry was hand-selected, it was fermented for 24 hours in cherry form, de-pulped and fermented for 60 hours, rinsed once, then placed on raised beds to dry before being transferred to a parabolic dryer for 20 days to finish the drying process.
General Brewing Instructions
- Filtered water. Spring water is ideal. Removing chloride, sulfur, and iron is essential.
- A burr grinder. The more even the coffee particles, the better the coffee. Burr grinders, whether manual or electric, will do a better job than "whirly-blade" grinders. Invest in a burr grinder. Your taste buds (and coffee roaster) will thank you.
- A scale. I know using a scale can seem a bit like you're doing something you shouldn't be. Trust me, you can only brew consistently great coffee with a scale. Water and coffee are hard to measure without one.
- Clean equipment. Properly cleaning your equipment is the only way to avoid stale and rancid coffee flavors entering your cup. Please keep your equipment clean. The sooner and more often you clean your gear, the easier it will be in the long run. Add it to your ritual and thank us later.
- Delicious and freshly roasted Color Coffee
- Hario V60 02. Check out Scott Rao's video on how to brew a better pourover than your local cafe does.
- French Press. Check out James Hoffman's video on how to brew a next level cup.
- Aeropress. Check out Tim Wendelboe's video on how to brew an exceptionally easy and delicious cup.
Coffee Faq
IS YOUR COFFEE ORGANIC OR FAIR TRADE?
In many cases, yes. However, our first priority is quality and flavor. Sometimes these priorities align and our producers are certified organic and/or fair trade. We always pay well above fair trade rates (which are quite low and don’t guarantee sustainability or quality).
Often times, the producers we work with are too small to gain certifications. It’s expensive and laborious. Many of our producers are certified organic and fair trade, including many of our producers in Peru, Ethiopia, and Mexico.
WHAT IS THE BEST TIME-FRAME TO DRINK MY COFFEE?
We recommend drinking our coffee within one month of the roast date. Most of our coffees taste best however within 2 - 14 days of roast date.
For espresso, we recommend using coffee that has rested at least 7 days after roast date. This is because coffee gives off CO2 after roasting that can interfere with extraction. One way to get around this is to let your ground espresso dose sit for 30-120 minutes before pulling the shot. Email info@colorroasters.com for more questions about this.
If you are pre-grinding the coffee, we recommend drinking the coffee within one week of grinding.
CAN YOU GRIND MY COFFEE ON WEB ORDERS?
Yes, we can. Please select how you want your coffee to be ground at the time you place your order. Simply click on the arrow beside "Grind" and make your selection. If you need help choosing let us know the brewing method you will be using to prepare the coffee, in the notes of the order. And we will be happy to grind the coffee for you on our commercial grinder.
DO YOU HAVE BREW RECIPES?
These are in the works! We are compiling a bunch and even shooting some video, to help you brew like us at home.
In the meantime...go here: Pour Overs | Aeropress to get some expert advice.
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