Hand Brew Parameters for Brazilian Mogiana Queen Estate Natural COE Premium Coffee Beans

Pour-Over Brazil Fazenda Rainha

15 g of coffee at a medium grind (Fuji ghost-tooth grinder, setting #4) in a V60 dripper with water at 88-89°C. Pour 30 g for a 27-second bloom. Pour to 105 g, wait until the bed level drops to half, then continue pouring slowly until the total reaches 225 g. Discard the tail end. Ratio 1:15, total extraction time 2:00.

Coffee Details

Roast Level: Medium roast

Processing Method: Pulped natural (semi-washed)

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 so the fruit never touches the ground. All cherries harvested on the same day go straight to the estate's processing facility for pulped natural processing. Picking into cloth bags prevents earthy flavors and any improper fermentation. Once the cherries arrive, they are cleaned and sorted by bean size, with unqualified or dried floaters removed. The qualified beans then move on to the depulper.

After depulping, a layer of mucilage still clings to the parchment. These sticky beans are spread on patios to dry until moisture reaches roughly 20%. This stage lets the beans absorb their own starch components while avoiding the uncontrolled drying of a full natural process. The residual mucilage starches supply a special sweetness without turning into off-fruit or moldy flavors.

The beans then go to mechanical dryers for final drying, dropping to 11% moisture before being moved into storage to rest. Before export they are hulled and graded. This segmented pulped natural method is one of the main reasons Fazenda Rainha's flavor stays so consistent. Insisting on Bourbon varieties is the other reason for its fine 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: 1,200 - 1,400 m

Processing Method: Pulped natural

Estate-grade Yellow Bourbon from Fazenda Rainha offers full, mature sweetness with rich fruit notes and a persistent aftertaste that draws endless praise. Whether brewed in an American-style pot or used as the main sweet component in an espresso blend, it satisfies professional tasters and belongs on the essential-purchase list.

Yellow Bourbon beans are naturally sweet and clean. Pulped natural processing leaves their acidity slightly bright yet balanced, with tropical fruit aromas. The aroma that rises 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 in 1999, taking more than 12 awards in 7 years. In 2004 they even swept first place, 9th place and 11th place, among others. Many Brazilian plantations have hoped for years simply to be shortlisted, yet this family's farms have carried home multiple awards year after year. Even Fazenda Rainha 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 plain to see. On their family farms they use natural waterfalls to run pollution-free hydroelectric power, covering their own electricity needs; another of their award-winning plantations is named Waterfall Plantation after that waterfall. They have built churches, classrooms, nurseries and medical stations, preserved native flora and fauna in the original forest, and continued reforestation work. At Fazenda Rainha specifically, environmental care is thorough. Because the altitude is high and the terrain uneven, machines cannot be used for harvesting, so every cherry is picked entirely by hand. They also cultivate low-yield, high-quality Bourbon varieties, which makes the estate a standard-bearer for premium Brazilian coffee.

Fazenda Rainha, belonging to the Carvalho Dias family, has been in operation for more than 116 years. It sits in the high mountains of São Paulo state near the Minas border, at altitudes of 1,200 to 1,400 meters. Annual rainfall is abundant, exceeding 1,800 mm, but without disastrous downpours. The average annual temperature is only 19°C, so the fruit ripens slightly more slowly while still reaching adequate density. Production is lower, but the aroma and flavor are unmatched by typical Brazilian highland beans. The plantation grows mainly Bourbon varieties, with some trees over 110 years old. Beyond the varieties, Fazenda Rainha's meticulous processing is the other key to its 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 works with COE host countries to complete the cupping selection and online auctions for specialty coffees, while also recommending and promoting anything related to coffee quality improvement. The goal is to identify exemplary specialty coffees in the host countries and exchange experience for the industry to learn from.

Flavor: Sweet, clean beans. Pulped natural processing leaves the acidity slightly bright yet beautifully balanced with sweetness, and some lots show tropical fruit aromas. The aroma that rises during brewing is especially delightful. Delicate lemon acidity, the fresh sweetness of sugarcane juice, black tea, and a smooth, delicate texture.

Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee

Shelf Life: 90 days

Net Weight: 227 g

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)

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Fazenda Rainha's Yellow Bourbon is best appreciated as a pour-over, where its lemon acidity, sugarcane sweetness and black tea notes stay clean and layered. FrontStreet Coffee suggests 15 g of coffee to 225 g of water (1:15) at 88-90°C, with a medium grind close to fine sugar, and a three-stage pour: 30 g for a 30-second bloom, then to 125 g, then gently to 225 g, finishing in about 2:00.

If you want to taste the broader Brazilian style at a lower price, FrontStreet Coffee's Cerrado Red Bourbon is a classic entry point. Roasted medium, it delivers creamy peanut, toasted bread, caramel and hazelnut with a round body and very little acidity, and it also works in a moka pot, siphon, French press or as a single-origin espresso.

The FrontStreet Coffee Queen Estate Yellow Bourbon from Mogiana is another option for fans of the variety: the fertile red volcanic soil near southern Minas gives it a clean sugarcane sweetness with fruit and chocolate, suited to both pour-over and home espresso. For espresso lovers, Brazil is also the backbone of FrontStreet Coffee's blends, from the rich-crema Classic Blend to the balanced Black Cocoa Blend, adding chocolate and cream notes plus the stability that keeps extraction consistent.