Quarterly Roastmaster's Select Coffee Beans
Quarterly Roastmaster's Select Coffee Beans
Have you been interested in our Roastmaster Select Club but were afraid to make the monthly subscription commitment? Here is your solution - the Quarterly Roastmaster's Club! This quarter's offering is: Bolivia Caranavi
Every quarter our Roastmaster, Jacob Long, will select one of the recent RSC coffees to feature for a limited time. This gives you the opportunity to try one of these rare, limited quantity coffees and see why the Roastmaster's Club is the place to be.
The tradeoff is that the individual selection will be at Market Price which will vary.
Learn MoreAbout this coffee...
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Tasting Notes:Vibrant, Caramel notes, Resonant finish
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Process:Fully washed, mechanically dried
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Region:Collasuyo Community, Caranavi province, La Paz Department, Bolivia
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Varietal:Catuai
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Altitude:1530 masl
Bolivia Caranavi Aljiri
Coffee has been cultivated in Bolivia for hundreds of years, but now a new generation of coffee farmers dedicated to producing high-quality coffee are taking the stage in Bolivia. For the first time in the country’s history, green coffee production has funding and support from the federal government, fueling the search for knowledge among dedicated young coffee professionals. The epicenter in the rise of Bolivian specialty coffee is in the Yungas region, where most farms were first established after a wave of migration to the region caused by Bolivia’s Agrarian Revolution in the 1950s.
Processing Details
This particular lot comes from 19 producers who cultivate coffee in the community of Collasuyo. During the harvest, cherries are carefully harvested, sorted and floated to remove damaged and less dense beans before depulping, fermenting, washing, and drying the coffee using micro-mills located on each farm.
Cooperative Details
The producers in Collasuyo are members of a cooperative called Aljiri, which is located in the municipality of Caranavi, in the department of La Paz. The cooperative is structured to support small farms through investment in critical infrastructure and logistics, encompassing road enhancements, the establishment of local warehouses, and overseeing the preparation of coffee for export. This coordinated effort ensures traceability and maintains quality control. Aljiri also provides comprehensive technical support to farmers. This encompasses guidance spanning from seed selection to coffee processing, and extends to valuable assistance in navigating the certification process.
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Coffee to Water Ratio
Using the correct amount of coffee will ensure that your coffee is brewed to strength, without over-extracting or under-extracting the coffee to compensate for an inappropriate dose. We recommend 2 grams of coffee for every fluid ounce of water used to brew. Weighing coffee is the most accurate way to measure the appropriate dose. If a scale is not available, we recommend 2 heaping tablespoons of ground coffee for every 5 ounces of water used to brew.
Grind Size
Producing the correct particle size in ground coffee is one of the most important steps in coffee brewing. In general, a finer grind will produce a more intense brew and a coarser grind will produce a less intense brew. At the same time, a grind that is too fine will produce an over-extracted, astringent brew, and a grind that is too coarse will produce a weak, under-extracted brew lacking flavor. In pour-over methods, grind size also affects the rate of extraction, as water will pass more slowly through a finer grind, and more quickly through a coarser grind. We strongly recommend burr grinders over blade grinders.
Water Temperature and Quality
Water temperature dramatically affects the extraction of coffee’s flavor during brewing. We recommend brewing with water at 200-202° Fahrenheit for best results. Using fresh, clean, chlorine-free water is essential.
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