HONDURAS Yojoa Geisha Natural NX

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

“The developing conditions within the good countries around Lake Yojoa contribute amplified cherry development period.”

Ivica Cvetanovski
Founder, Coffea Circulor

SCA SCORE 90.00

FLAVOR ALGORITHM AND DESIGN Ivica Cvetanovski

Roasted light based on conduction and moderate heat application with world class skill and care. Extensive roast, medium front up heat that declines. Low level of energy throughput to sustain the energy transfer and target a short development time.

GENESIS

Producer	Benjamin Paz
Country	Honduras
Region	Concepcion del Sur, Santa Barbara
Altitude	1,700 masl
Varietal	Geisha
Process	Natural
Lot size	30kg
Trade	38.25 USD/kg

SENSORY EXPERIENCE

Aroma	Blueberry, Banana, Cherry
Flavor	Banana, Blackberry, Mango
Aftertaste	Cocoa, Guava, Red apple, Light
Acidity	Kiwi, Citric, Light-Mid
Body	Juicy, Light
Balance	Synergetic

SYNOPSIS

The Paz family has rapidly hoisted Beneficio San Vicente to the position of one of the world’s most profoundly regarded sources of high-end coffee. 

Usually an extraordinary deed for any coffee undertaking, particularly surprising in Central America and indeed more groundbreaking for Honduras. San Vicente’s originator, Fidel Paz, started working in Peña Blanca (division of Santa Barbara) within the early 1980s when most coffee buyers considered Honduras a valuable washed mild Arabica at best.

For 20 years, Don Fidel worked hard to establish Beneficio San Vicente as a reliable exporter of premium bulk SHG coffees, growing steadily as rising coffee prices encouraged more locals to plant farms and get involved. In 2000, Don Fidel’s son Fidel and nephew Arturo joined the business, adding new dimensions of agronomy, sales and marketing expertise to the already-successful company.

Cool mists can keep temperatures low and protect plants from too much direct sunlight. While this slow development can have a great deal to do with these coffees’ unusually tropical, complex character, it also means that a significant portion of the harvest happens later than most other regions in Central America.

FERMENTATION MORPHEMES

As each picked coffee cherry is destined for specific fermentation formulas, we denote each lot carrying the same name with a morpheme. Below is a listing of most common fermentation practices. Please use this reference to better understand the differences between equally named coffees and their fermentation formulas. For example, read a suffix of "NASDX" such as Natural Anaerobic Slow Drying Fermentation".

AX	Anaerobic Fermentation
CX	Cold Fermentation
CCX	Coffee Cherry/ORAC-Centered Fermentation
CMX	Carbonic Maceration
DX	Dry Fermentation
EX	Extended Fermentation
HX	Hypoxia Fermentation
MX	Macerated Fermentation
NX	Natural Fermentation
SX	Slow Fermentation
WX	Washed Fermentation
YX	Yeast Fermentation

EXTRACTION RECOMMENDATIONS

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

• Open the sealed coffee bag/container gracefully, let the contents aerate for a few seconds, re-seal the bag one day prior to your first brew. This will enable the coffee beans to adjust to their environment after being in storage/transport. 
• Rinse the VCF-filter with 93°C water. Rinse the carafe/server with hot water to expel any unwanted aromatics and flavors from the rinsed filter.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.

WATER RECOMMENDATIONS

Use water with balanced mineral content to optimize flavor and character. Keep Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) between 10-50 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. In various environments and setups, your brewing experience can benefit from opening the bag and closing it. Wait one day to brew. 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 Honduras
Finished in Scandinavia