Guatemala | Huehuetenango Region | Vista Hermosa Farm | Pura Cepa Processing Method

Guatemala Huehuetenango | Finca Vista Hermosa | Pura Cepa Process

Guatemala Huehuetenango Vista Hermosa Pura Cepa Process

Country of Origin: Guatemala

Region: Huehuetenango

Farm: Finca Vista Hermosa

Producer: Edwin Martinez Pineda

Altitude: 1600-1900 meters

Variety: Caturra

Processing Method: Pura Cepa Process

Harvest Time: February-March 2017

Flavor: Balanced sweetness, good texture, chocolate, black plum, roasted hazelnut

In Pura Cepa processing, the controlled variables for better quality include temperature, time, pH, and microbial yeast types.

During Pura Cepa processing of green coffee, controlled fermentation is achieved through inoculation: specific beneficial yeasts and bacterial strains are selected to assist fermentation, their activity rates are monitored, and counterproductive microbes are eliminated from the process.

PURA CEPA is an economical, natural, environmentally friendly, easy-to-operate method. It harnesses the unique properties of microorganisms combined with scientific monitoring to complete green-bean fermentation naturally and efficiently, turning waste into usable material - economical and resource-saving.

Main Goal: A stable, controllable scientific fermentation that delivers cleaner, more consistent origin flavors at a lower cost.

Guatemala Finca Vista Hermosa

Huehuetenango is a particularly special part of Guatemala. Where volcanic soil dominates most of the country, this region has limestone soils that lend the coffee a subtle mineral note. Highlands around 2,000 meters normally risk nighttime frost, but warm air currents flowing in from Mexico keep the high plantations here safe from frost damage.

Huehuetenango is recognized as one of the most beautiful growing regions, but this year many producers met drought during cherry ripening: some branches carried semi-developed cherries that began growing but never turned fully red. Before the main harvest, the region went roughly 100 days with severe rainfall shortage, a serious blow to the crop - for many farmers, specialty-grade production fell 30% versus the previous year.

Edwin Martinez's Finca Vista Hermosa lies in northern Guatemala at 1,600-1,900 meters. Since 2007, The Coffee Collective has been buying coffee from Edwin, making the farm one of the earliest to embrace direct trade.

This batch was harvested from the most original section of the farm, hand-picked in February 2017, fermented in small tanks, then washed and dried.

The Coffee Collective paid 127% above the average market price for this lot, and a light-to-medium roast brings it into optimal balance.

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