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Pour-over Brazil Fazenda Rainha

15g coffee grounds, medium grind (Fuji ghost tooth blade #4), V60 dripper, 88-89°C water temperature. First pour: 30g water for 27 seconds bloom. Pour to 105g, wait until the coffee bed level drops to half, then continue pouring slowly until reaching 225g. Discard the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, total extraction time 2:00.

Coffee Details

Roast Level: Medium roast

Processing Method: Natural

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Plantation: Fazenda Rainha

Flavor Profile: Lemon, sugarcane, black tea, smooth and delicate

Fazenda Rainha's Coffee Processing System

Ripe cherries are hand-picked into cloth bags to avoid ground contact. All coffee cherries harvested on the same day are immediately sent to the plantation's processing facility for pulped natural processing. Hand-picking with cloth bags prevents earthy flavors and any improper fermentation. When these harvested cherries arrive at the processing facility, they undergo immediate "washing": the cherries are cleaned and sorted by bean size, filtering out unqualified or dried beans (bóia beans). Qualified beans continue to the depulping stage (using a pulper machine).

After depulping, the coffee beans still have some mucilage layer attached to the parchment. These beans with mucilage are placed on patios to dry until moisture content reaches around 20%. This stage allows the coffee beans to absorb their own starch components while avoiding the drawback of uncontrolled drying process in full natural processing. These residual mucilage starch components provide special sweetness but won't become uncontrolled off-fruit tastes or moldy flavors.

Afterward, they are sent to drying machines for final drying, reducing moisture content to 11% before being transported to storage for resting. Before export, the beans are hulled and graded. This segmented pulped natural method is one of the main reasons for Fazenda Rainha's stable flavor profile. Of course, insisting on Bourbon varieties is another reason for its excellent reputation!

Brazil Fazenda Rainha

Country: Brazil | Region: Mogiana (Fazenda Rainha)

Plantation Name: Fazenda Rainha

Owner: Regina Helena Mello de Carvalho Dias of the Carvalho Dias family

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Processing: Hand-picked, then pulped natural processing

Harvest Period: Latest harvest arriving May 2006

Mogiana (Fazenda Rainha) Coffee Bean Details

Origin: Brazil Fazenda Rainha (Mogiana) region

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Altitude: 1400 — 1950m

Processing Method: Pulped natural

Fazenda Rainha estate-grade Yellow Bourbon offers full, mature sweetness with rich fruity notes and a persistent aftertaste that receives endless praise. Whether brewed in American-style coffee pots or used as the main sweet component in espresso blends, it satisfies professional experts and is listed as an essential purchase!

Yellow Bourbon beans are naturally sweet and clean. Using pulped natural (or semi-washed) processing makes their acidity slightly bright yet balanced with tropical fruit aromas. The overflowing aroma during brewing is especially delightful.

Plantation Introduction:

Fazenda Rainha belongs to the renowned and respected Carvalho Dias coffee family. The four major plantations under Carvalho Dias have won awards every year since the first Brazil Cup of Excellence competition in 1999, with over 12 awards in 7 years. In 2004, they even swept the championship, 9th place, 11th place, and more. Many Brazilian plantations have hoped for years to be shortlisted for awards, but this family's plantations have taken home multiple awards year after year. Even the Fazenda Rainha purchased this time has an impressive record: 2nd place in 2000, 3rd place in 2001, and 29th place in 2005. To date, Fazenda Rainha has won awards three times.

The Carvalho Dias family is also a founding member of the Brazil Specialty Coffee Association. Their commitment to coffee quality and environmental protection is evident to all. On their family farms, they utilize natural waterfalls to develop pollution-free hydroelectric power, self-sufficiently meeting their electricity needs (another of their award-winning plantations is named Waterfall Plantation after this waterfall). They have built churches, classrooms, nurseries, medical stations, maintained native flora and fauna in original forests, and continued reforestation efforts. Taking Fazenda Rainha as an example, environmental protection is quite thorough. Due to the high altitude and non-flat terrain, machines cannot be used for harvesting—all fruit is harvested entirely by hand. They also cultivate low-yield, high-quality Bourbon varieties, making it a representative estate of premium Brazilian coffee!

Fazenda Rainha, belonging to the Carvalho Dias family, has been in operation for over 116 years. Located in the high-altitude mountainous area of São Paulo state near the Minas border, at altitudes reaching 1200 to 1400 meters. Annual rainfall is abundant, exceeding 1800mm, but without disastrous downpours. The average annual temperature is only 19°C, so bean fruit growth is slightly slower, but the density is adequate. Although production is lower, the aroma and flavor are unparalleled by typical Brazilian highland beans. This plantation primarily grows Bourbon varieties, with some Bourbon trees over 110 years old. Beyond cultivating Bourbon varieties, Fazenda Rainha's meticulous and careful processing methods are another key to its excellent quality:

Related Knowledge:

The Cup of Excellence (COE) program and trademark are currently owned and managed by the Alliance for Coffee Excellence (ACE), a non-profit organization based in the United States. Each year, ACE collaborates with COE competition host countries to complete cupping selection and online auctions for specialty coffees, while also recommending and promoting anything related to coffee quality improvement. The goal is to select exemplary specialty coffees in host countries and exchange experiences for industry learning.

Flavor: Sweet, clean beans. Using pulped natural processing makes their acidity slightly bright yet beautifully balanced with sweetness. Some even have tropical fruit aromas. The overflowing aroma during brewing is especially delightful. Delicate lemon acidity, fresh sweetness of sugarcane juice, black tea, smooth and delicate texture.

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee

Address: No. 10 Bao'an Qianjie, Yandun Road, Dongshankou, Guangzhou

Contact: 020-38364473

Shelf Life: 90 days

Net Weight: 227g

Packaging: Bulk

Coffee Bean State: Roasted coffee beans

Sugar Content: Sugar-free

Origin: Brazil

Roast Level: Medium roast

Brazil Fazenda Rainha COE Natural Yellow Bourbon

Country: Brazil

Grade: COE

Region: Mogiana (Fazenda Rainha)

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