César Ledesma (Finca Bet-El)

Description

Origin: Colombia
Region: Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Farm: Finca Bet-El
Farmer: César Ledesma
Varietal: Sudan Rume
Processing: Anaerobic Natural
Elevation: 1600-1800 masl
Profile: Bright, tropical, with jammy body
Quantity: 120g bag or 240g bag
Price per lb (shipping + greens): $22.81

About the coffee:

In February 2017, Ledesma visited Diego Bermudez and he gave Ledesma 4 small Sudan Rume tree seeds Bermudez brought from a trip to Finca Pirineos. (winner of several cup of excellence competitions).

This coffee underwent anaerobic fermentation in tanks with a degassing valve for 60 hours. Then the cherries were solar dried for 36 hours, and went to a mechanical dryer until the ideal humidity. Finally, the coffee was left in Grainpro bags until stabilized.

About the farmer:

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Roaster's notes:

I first heard about Finca Bet-El from Anton over at Regalia. He knows his stuff, so when he talked high about Finca Bet-El, I knew I had to reach out to try and build a relationship with them.

This coffee was bright, tropical, with light jammyness. I got very juice-heavy vibes from this one. Big fan.

Brewing Notes:

Go with a V60.

If you need to brew immediately, go with a Hario Switch recipe that includes a form of immersion. If you can wait, I'd suggest brewing with a V60.

Water temp:

95C+

Brew recipe:

0. 18g grounds
1. 60mL bloom (for 40 seconds)
2. 60mL second bloom (for 40 seconds) -- use small spoon to stir as brew sits
3. 180mL pour (to 300mL) -- apply light swirls if grounds are sticking to brewer sides

You should be at around 3-4 minutes drawdown. If you are hitting it quicker, try going finer.

Rest time: Let it rest for at 3 weeks+. We will be going light with this one. If you want to drink this early, I'd suggest going with a switch. But as the coffee rests, I'd suggest moving to a V60 as the tropical notes will become muted with immersion.

Additional Notes:

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