Recommended Brazilian Coffee Bean Brands: Origin Information, Flavor Characteristics, and Taste Profile

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Brazil is the largest country in South America, and its coffee production ranks first in the world, accounting for about one-third of the total global production. However, coffee beans produced in Brazil are not very expensive. So how much does a cup of Brazilian coffee cost? In this article, FrontStreet Coffee will explain everything for you.

Why is Brazil's Coffee Production So High?

According to FrontStreet Coffee's understanding, Brazil is located in the Western Hemisphere's Latin American region, situated in eastern South America on the west coast of the Atlantic Ocean. On land, it borders all countries on the South American continent except Ecuador and Chile. Furthermore, the vast majority of its territory lies between the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, making it the country with the most extensive tropical range in the world. One-third of its territory has a tropical rainforest climate, while two-thirds have a tropical savanna climate. The superior tropical natural conditions are highly suitable for the growth and production of the tropical economic crop coffee.

Brazil has also fully utilized its tropical geographical environment, emphasizing coffee production and sales, making its coffee production, export volume, and per capita consumption rank at the top of the world for many years. It has been renowned by the world as the "Coffee Kingdom."

Why Isn't Brazilian Coffee Expensive?

As mentioned above, Brazil is the world's largest coffee-producing country, but this doesn't mean its entire territory is suitable for coffee cultivation. According to FrontStreet Coffee's understanding, its main production areas are concentrated in the central and southern provinces. The areas suitable for coffee cultivation in Brazil have relatively flat terrain, with most coffee plantations located below 1,200 meters in altitude and without large trees for shade. Because ripe and unripe berries are harvested simultaneously during picking, it is not considered specialty coffee.

From this, it can be seen that Brazilian coffee is generally planted in relatively flat areas. To adapt to local conditions, Brazilian plantation owners have cultivated improved Arabica coffee trees decades ago that don't require high altitudes and shade, which can be planted on plains or grasslands, directly exposed to the bright sun, unlike the traditional shade cultivation method at higher altitudes.

According to FrontStreet Coffee's understanding, most Brazilian coffee plantations are only a few hundred meters high, and even flat land is used for cultivation without hesitation. This sun-exposed cultivation method allows coffee cherries to grow faster, but the flavor development is less complete. Moreover, the density of the beans, also known as hardness, is not as good as high-altitude beans. The acidity is significantly lower, the flavor is monotonous, so it is rarely used for high-quality single-origin coffee beans but instead used for espresso blending beans, naturally making the price not high.

How Much Does a Cup of Brazilian Coffee Cost?

To enjoy delicious Brazilian coffee, choosing pour-over coffee beans will definitely allow you to taste the highest quality flavors of Brazilian region coffee beans. Here we must talk about Brazilian Queen Estate coffee beans, which have a certain status in the specialty coffee market.

Queen Estate is located in Mogiana, within São Paulo state, Brazil's most famous coffee-producing region. This area is very close to southern Minas. Coffee is planted among bushes, grasslands, and other vegetation. In this region, there are many farming families, some of which adopt traditional large-scale farm operations, while others take small-scale modern approaches. Modern technology combined with mountain coffee cultivation culture has created the highest quality green coffee beans.

Queen Estate is located in the northern part of the Mogiana region in São Paulo state, Brazil. This estate is very well-known in Brazil and is owned by the Carvalho Dias family. Carvalho Dias owns four major estates that have won awards every year since the first Brazil Cup of Excellence competition in 1999, winning more than 12 times in 7 years. In 2004, they even swept the championship, 9th place, and 11th place. Therefore, FrontStreet Coffee has also introduced this coffee bean for coffee lovers to taste. Next, FrontStreet Coffee will share information about this coffee bean with everyone.

FrontStreet Coffee's Brazilian Queen Estate Coffee Beans

Country: Brazil

Region: São Paulo State (Queen Estate)

Altitude: 1400-1950m

Variety: Yellow Bourbon

Processing Method: Pulped Natural/Natural

Flavor: Nuts, cream, peanuts, fermented fruits, sugarcane sugar

As described above, the coffee bean variety from Queen Estate Brazil is Yellow Bourbon. Yellow Bourbon is a Bourbon variety variant cultivated in Brazil. Due to the influence of its recessive genes, the fruit appears yellow. Yellow Bourbon coffee beans are inherently sweet, clean, well-balanced, and have tropical fruit aroma. According to FrontStreet Coffee's understanding, 200 of the 280 acres of Queen Estate are planted with Yellow Bourbon varieties.

Meanwhile, this Queen Estate uses Brazil's unique pulped natural processing method. Because Brazil's local climate conditions are relatively dry, they have created a unique local characteristic pulped natural method to process green coffee beans. Pulped natural processing can control the fermentation degree of mucilage after removing the skin and pulp. The pulped natural processing method doesn't have the "fermentation in water tanks, rinsing with clean water" process of washed processing. Without this fermentation step, the flavor of the coffee beans is completely different.

So what is its price? Using FrontStreet Coffee's pricing as reference, a cup of pour-over coffee costs 30 yuan, while a half-pound (227g) package of Brazilian Queen Estate coffee beans costs 85 yuan.

So how can the flavor of this coffee bean be extracted through pour-over brewing methods? Next, FrontStreet Coffee will share the pour-over parameters for this Brazilian Queen Estate coffee bean with everyone.

Brazilian Queen Estate Pour-Over Brewing Parameters

Dripper: KONO

Dose: 15g

Water Temperature: 90°C

Grind Size: Medium grind, 75% pass-through rate on #20 standard sieve

Water-to-Coffee Ratio: 1:15

Brewing Method: Multi-stage extraction

Use 30g of water for bloom for 30 seconds. Pour with small stream in circles to 125g for stage separation. When the water level drops and is about to expose the coffee bed, continue pouring to 225g and stop pouring. When the water level drops and is about to expose the coffee bed, remove the dripper. (Timing starts from bloom) V60 dripper extraction time is 2'00", KONO dripper extraction time is slightly longer at 2'10".

Brazilian Queen Estate Coffee Bean Flavor: Balanced mouthfeel, with almond and cocoa as the main notes, highlighting the sweetness of sugarcane sugar. This is a coffee with good fullness and abundant sweetness.

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