Decaf Colombia La Serrania - Washed
Tastes Like: Milk Chocolate, Poached Pear, Cola
Importer: Caravela
Region: Huila
Municipality: Pitalito
Variety: Caturra
Process: Washed
Decaffeination: Sugar Cane Process
La Serranía Decaf is grown along an isolated set of mountains within the central cordillera of the Andes that go through Pitalito, Acevedo, Palestina, Timaná, and Suaza. This coffee represents the work of more than 50 producers who are committed to quality and excellence.
La Serranía is carefully hand-sorted and processed at each individual farm, with special attention paid to the drying process to ensure consistency, uniformity, and a clean cup profile.
La Serranía Decaf is a Natural EA Decaf Coffee, processed at the Descafecol plant in Manizales. The decaffeination process uses ethyl acetate derived 100% from sugar cane mixed with mountain water, together removing 99.7% of the caffeine present.
The beauty of the Natural EA process is that it helps preserve most of the original flavors of the coffee while adding fruity notes and some complexity to the cup.
While it's worth noting all machines and grinders are different, here's where we'd start, then play around and tune it to your setup!
BLENDS:
Dose: 21 grams
Yield: 45 grams
Time: 28-32 seconds
Ratio (dry coffee:espresso): 1/2.1
SINGLE ORIGINS
These are roasted light, with great developement.. so leaves us running a couple recipes:
Light & Bright
Dose: 19 grams
Yield: 56 grams
Time: 17-18 seconds
Ratio (dry coffee:espresso): 1/2.9
Syrupy & Sweet
Dose: 19 grams
Yield: 58 grams
Time: 24-28 seconds
Ratio (dry coffee:espresso): 1/3
This is based on our commercial machine at the following parameters:
Pressure - 6 Bar
Temp - 95 Degrees Celsius
Basket - 20g VST
Shower screen - IMS
Pour Over
Dose - 15g
Water -
Temp - 100 Degrees
0:00 Bloom - 35g
0:30 First Pour - up to 140g
1:05 Second Pour - 195g
1:45 Third Pour - 255g
Brew time 2:45 to 3:00
Check out James Hoffmans Youtube for an awesome bloom technique, and use the Rao Spin after each pour.
Aeropress
Use the inverted method
Dose: 13g
Water: 220g
Brew Time: 1:30
Press Time: 30sec
Extend brew time to make it stronger, shorten brew time if you want a mellower brew.
General Specs
Ratio: 1:17
TDS: 1.25 - 1.35
Ext %: 20-21%
Breville Precision Brewer
Temp: 95 Degrees Celsius
Flow Rate: Fast
Bloom: 30 seconds
Basket: Flat bottom gold
Filter Paper: Melitta 8 - 12 cup
Dose: 70 grams
Water: 1,200 ml
Ratio (dry coffee:water): 1:17
Fetco
Temp: 94 Degrees Celsius
Brew Time: 4:15
Pulses: 10
Pre-Wet: 15%
Pre-Wet Delay: 1:00
Drip Delay: 1:15
Dose: 120 grams
Water: 2050 ml
Ratio (dry coffee:water): 1:17
