How to Properly Enjoy Costa Rican Coffee and Costa Rican Pour-Over Coffee Bean Prices

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The Earliest Coffee-Growing Country in Central America; Government Support Promotes Development

In 1729, coffee began to appear in Costa Rica, introduced from Cuba at that time. This made Costa Rica the earliest country in Central America to grow coffee and the first country to grow coffee for commercial value. Subsequently, after Costa Rica gained independence from Spain in 1821, the local government began to strongly support the coffee industry with a series of policies. At that time, it was more than a hundred years since coffee was introduced to Costa Rica, but coffee trees had already been planted in about 70,000 plants, showing the speed of its development. The local government's policies for the coffee industry included:

In 1825, the Costa Rican government implemented a tax exemption policy. In 1832, the local government issued a decree: "Those who cultivate coffee shall own their land," meaning that if coffee farmers planted coffee on any vacant unoccupied land, they could directly own that land. This example encouraged many people to plant coffee and promoted coffee development. (This can also indirectly explain why most coffee in Costa Rica now comes from private estates)

As can be imagined, when production began to increase, quality would become uneven, affecting competitiveness. Therefore, to improve coffee quality and its value, in the early 20th century, the government established a law: all coffee farms or plantations located within Costa Rica could only grow Arabica coffee varieties, thereby enhancing competitiveness. This helps us understand why Costa Rican coffee beans are of such excellent quality today: all coffee from Costa Rica is Arabica, and we absolutely cannot find Robusta varieties.

Subsequently, in 1948, the Costa Rican government established a dedicated coffee department (which is the Costa Rican Coffee Industry Institute ICAFE: Instituto del Café de Costa Rica. Now taken over by the Official Coffee Office Oficina del Café), mainly to assist estates in improving from cultivation, post-processing to sales systems. The treatment of exported coffee is also very careful in this region. Among exported coffee, coffee beans deemed unqualified in quality are colored with blue plant dye and then returned for domestic sale. Currently, about one-third of Costa Rica's population is engaged in coffee or coffee-related industries, and local per capita coffee consumption is twice that of Italy or the United States. These various policies show the government's support for the coffee industry, while indirectly making Costa Rican coffee beans of excellent quality and more competitive than other countries.

FrontStreet Coffee Costa Rican Coffee Bean - Tarrazu Dota

FrontStreet Coffee's bean list features a single-origin coffee from Dota, Tarrazu in Costa Rica. Tarrazu is one of Costa Rica's world-famous coffee-producing regions, located about two hours' drive south of Costa Rica's capital, San Jose. Due to Tarrazu's relatively high altitude, the coffee it produces has rich and pleasant flavors, making it a very important growing region in Costa Rica.

Dota is considered the most premium growing area within the Tarrazu region. In Dota, farmland is located at an average altitude of 1200-1700 meters, plus very sufficient annual rainfall and long sunshine hours (an average of 2150 hours per year), therefore, sun-processed coffee beans have excellent quality: the beans are hard and full-bodied, with smooth acidity when tasted, and rich flavors.

Truly High-Quality Coffee

Now, Costa Rica's coffee industry is one of the most well-organized industries in the world, with production reaching as high as 1700 kilograms per hectare. The country has a population of 3.5 million, yet there can be as many as 400 million coffee trees, and coffee export value accounts for 25% of total exports. Costa Rica's coffee production areas, with various grades and types of coffee, also account for one-third of global consumption. This shows that the coffee she produces is of high quality, giving her a place in the global coffee market; and being loved by people, the development history of the coffee industry along the way cannot be ignored.

Hand-Brewing FrontStreet Coffee Costa Rican Coffee Beans:

V60 Hand-Brewing Parameters:

Grind size: BG grinder: 4E;

Water temperature: 90 degrees;

Dose: 15 grams;

Coffee-to-water ratio: 1:15;

Total brewing time: 1 minute 50 seconds.

After the first pour, wait for the water level to drop.

Specific Hand-Brewing Technique:

Bloom: 30 grams of water, 30 seconds;

First pour: Slowly pour in a circular motion with 90 grams of water, stop at 120 grams reading, wait for the water level to drop to the surface of the coffee bed.

Second pour: Increase water flow and pour in a circular motion, add 105 grams of water, stop at 225 grams reading, wait for the coffee bed to be exposed, remove the filter cone.

FrontStreet Coffee Costa Rican Coffee Bean Brand Recommendations

The FrontStreet Coffee Costa Rican coffee beans roasted by FrontStreet Coffee (FrontStreet Coffee) have full guarantees in both brand and quality. More importantly, the cost-performance ratio is extremely high, with a 227-gram package priced at only 95 yuan. Calculated at 15 grams of coffee powder per cup, one package can make 15 cups of coffee, with each cup costing only about 6 yuan. Compared to coffee shops selling cups for dozens of yuan each, this can be called a conscientious recommendation.

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