Flavor Profile, Growing Region, and Brewing Parameters for Washed Yellow Catuai from HIU Primavera Estate, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Yellow Catuai is a hybrid of Mundo Novo and Caturra, first cultivated in 1949 by Brazil's Instituto Agronomico de Campinas. Like Red Catuai, Yellow Catuai has extremely high disease resistance and is suitable for cultivation at high altitudes.

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Brazil Primavera Estate pour-over: 15g coffee, medium grind (small Fuji ghost tooth grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g water, let bloom for 27 seconds. Pour to 105g and stop, wait until the water level drops to halfway, then slowly continue pouring until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

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Brazil Primavera Washed Yellow Catuai

Country: Brazil

Estate: Primavera Estate

Region: Minas Gerais region

Roast Level: Medium roast

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: Yellow Catuai

Brazil HiU Micro Lot

The HiU program is an initiative to improve coffee quality in Central and South America, proposed by Mr. Graciano Cruz from Panama, a renowned figure in honey processing.

The program focuses on applying natural or honey processing methods to micro lots. Only coffees that achieve cupping scores above 85 can bear the HiU seal, creating a win-win situation for both estate owners and processors.

Flavor Notes: Orange, nuts, genmaicha (brown rice tea), peanuts

Brazil offers a wide variety of coffee types, but its industrial policy emphasizes mass production and affordability, resulting in relatively few premium specialty coffees. However, Brazilian coffee serves as an excellent choice for blending with other coffees.

Brazilian coffee features low acidity complemented by pleasant bitterness. It offers an exceptionally smooth mouthfeel with subtle grassy aromatics. The flavor profile presents a delicate balance of slight bitterness and smooth sweetness, leaving a refreshing aftertaste. While Brazilian coffee may not have particularly outstanding characteristics, it also lacks obvious flaws. This mild, smooth flavor profile with low acidity, moderate body, and subtle sweetness creates a harmonious combination that provides the perfect challenge for the palate to distinguish each individual note.

In some estates within the Cerrado region of Minas Gerais state in southeastern Brazil, ancient Bourbon and Yellow Catuai varieties are cultivated. Although these coffees come from the same region, each possesses distinct characteristics. Despite this diversity, Brazilian coffee appeals to popular taste preferences. As the largest coffee producer, Brazil accounts for one-third of global coffee consumption across various grades and varieties, holding a significant position in the global coffee trading market. Although Brazil faces natural disasters several times more frequently than other regions, its extensive cultivable area provides sufficient compensation.

Minas Gerais Primavera Estate Yellow Catuai [Washed Processing]
Flavor: Orange, peanuts, genmaicha, nuts, caramel aftertaste. The sweet-tart sensation reminiscent of fresh orange juice combined with a smooth texture represents the typical flavor profile of natural-processed Brazilian coffee.

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