COLOMBIA Guillermo Washed Espresso

Finished and shipped from Sweden with standard or express shipment worldwide. Learn more about production cut-offs and shipping here

“Regardless how and when you brew this coffee, all over again, it can not turn out wrong.”

Anonymous
Barista,, Gothenburg, Sweden

SCA SCORE 89.00

FLAVOR ALGORITHM AND DESIGN Ivica Cvetanovski

Roasted light based on convection and moderate heat application with world class skill and care. Moderate roast, high front up heat that subsides and a sensational aroma of honey fragrance follows us through to the first crack and we swiftly afterwards finish the roast.

GENESIS

Producer	Guillermo Family
Country	Colombia
Region	Nariño, Ricuarte
Altitude	1,950 masl
Varietal	Caturra
Process	Washed
Lot size	60kg
Trade	12.75 USD/kg

SENSORY EXPERIENCE

Aroma	Milk chocolate, Honey
Flavor	Honey, Fudge, Pineapple
Aftertaste	Cocoa, Almond, Long
Acidity	Pineapple, Mid-High
Body	Round, Mid
Balance	Uniform

SYNOPSIS

As in other parts of Nariño, work in the country side is very demanding due to technological underdevelopment. Roads are not paved. This makes life and mobilization in the country side difficult.

Guillermo is 42 years old and lives at the 2 hectares farm with his wife and two daughters. The family is carefully taking care of the farm throughout the year.

Harvest takes place during June and July each year and there is all year round work related to the farm. The soil at the farm is volcanic, high in acidity and rich in nutrients. Due to these conditions, the Caturra trees develop their non-expected characteristics and benefit profoundly from this soil.

Semi-shade banana plantain trees and citrus fruit is co-grown with the coffee trees. This has an impact on the flavor development which advances the unique citric acidity. During our roasting of this minimal harvest, we experienced unique aromas of ripe pineapple and comb honey.

This is one of the smallest farms we work with. The harvest is very limited and we fully support the farm by buying the complete harvest. Arranged by our dear friend Juliana Bravo Bedoya with family.

EXTRACTION RECOMMENDATIONS

Our World Brewers Cup recipe, One (1:1:1), for Hario V60-01/02 with Hario VCF-01/02 filters:

• Coffee: 20g.
• Water: 300g @ 93-95°C, TDS: 10-50 mg/l.
• 100g of 20 second pours in 3 total pours at 0:00, 1:00 and last pour at 2:00. Finish at 3:00.
• Pour by pulsing in helix formation during 20 seconds, starting from the centre, 5 revolutions per pulse. Ensure no grinds persist on the filter wall in the last pouring pulse.  
• At 01:00, 02:00 and 03:00, confirm the filter bed is flat and uniform. Avoid generating cavities and craters.
• Target a TDS reading of 1.40±0.02.
• Adjust only grind size and water temperature. 
• Grinding: Target 600-800μm. Example: 28 turns from the finest setting on Comandante. 
• If the flow ends past each minute, adjust your grind settings to finer and respectively for slower flow. 
• The recipe, technique and formula is singularly linear and time efficient. Learn more about linearly up- and downscaling our recipe here.

Find more recommendations for other devices here.

WATER RECOMMENDATIONS

Use water with balanced mineral content to optimize flavor and character. Keep Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) between 25-50 ppm or mg/l. We advise a temperature between 93-95°C for the best brewing experience. Target the following values.

Calcium (Ca)	0.9 mg/l
Sodium (Na)	1.7 mg/l
Silicon Dioxide (SiO2)	1.4 mg/l
Potassium (K)	0.3 mg/l
Magnesium (Mg)	0.2 mg/l
Sulfate (SO4-)	<7.0 mg/l
Chloride (Cl-)	2.5 mg/l
Nitrate (NO3-)	0.1 mg/l
Fluoride (F-)	<0.1 mg/l
pH	6.2

 

STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS

Please store in a cool and dry place in order to secure freshness and quality. To ensure best possible experience use within 3 months after roast date and 2 weeks after opening. We have invested significant time to research the durability of the coffee by actively refining our roasting algorithms to ensure perpetual quality post 3 months of production. Our flavor-lock packaging technology is based on processing and roasting. This ensures persisting and stable aromas, flavors and pro-experience.

TEMPORALITY RECOMMENDATIONS

Start using at will. Brew immediately or wait several weeks. Prepare for a championship with a strategy. It all depends on your goals.

We recommend using the coffees by first opening the container/bag one day before the first planned brew to enable a natural aeration of the coffees. Use according to the following matrix and remember these are general observations given parameters such as continent, country, region, variety, altitude, process, etc. combined with Coffea Circulor processing and roasting algorithms.

Plan your acquisition according to production schedules (roasting), event attendance (home/championship) and shipping priority (standard/courier).

0-3 days	Focused acidity
4-7 days	Optimal Coffea Circulor recommended praxis
8-14 days	Increased floral perception
15-21 days	Increased sweetness
22+ days	Increased balance
1+ month	Intact sweetness, peak intensity
2+ months	Inherent balance, possible reduced florals turning herbal

 

Made by Colombia
Finished in Scandinavia