A natural process decaf that actually delivers on flavour! This coffee is grown in Villamaria, Caldas (another of the Red Associations we support with Raw Materials), and processed as a natural before being sent up the road to Manizales for decaffeination via the Sugarcane process.
# Colombia not Columbia
Sugarcane Decaf:
After being processed as a natural at Villamaria this coffee is decaffeinated at Descafecol based in Manizales, Colombia.
Natural Ethyl Acetate is derived from sugarcane (by pressing the cane and fermenting the juice) which when combined with fresh spring water strips caffeine from the coffee.
The method used to decaffeinate with Ethyl Acetate is a chemical-free process in which no additional substances come in contact with the coffee.
The delicate process of decaffeinating begins at the pre-treatment step by steaming the green coffee beans with low pressure steam to remove the silver skins.
The coffee is moistened with hot water to swell and soften the beans and start the hydrolysis of caffeine which is bonded to salts inside the beans.
At the decaffeination extraction phase the Ethyl Acetate is recirculated through the pre-treated coffee beans multiple times until at least 98% of the caffeine is removed.
Low pressure saturated steam is then applied following the extraction process to remove any traces of the Ethyl Acetate.
Part of the Red Association Villamaria Group. Based in Chinchiná, Caldas. The station currently represents the harvests of 30 coffee producing families in the surrounding area of Jamaica in the area of Villarazo, sitting at altitudes higher than the drying station itself. As Villamaría sits at a lower altitude, it is better suited to the processing of honey and natural coffees due to the hotter temperatures.
Espresso (18g VST)
18.5g in
37g out
in 27 to 32 seconds
Cafetiere (1 Litre Brew)
75g of coffee,
1000g water at 94C
Wait for 4 minutes, then stir the crust and replace lid.
4 minutes later decant into pre-warmed cups
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