Brazil | Natural
Brazil - Marcelo Assis | Natural | Paraiso
Brazil - Marcelo Assis | Natural | Paraiso
Orange ~ Lime ~ Peach Wine ~ Mint
This one's a really interesting and unusual natural processed Paraiso varietal from Marcelo Assis in Brazil.
Marcelo and his team are really pushing the boundaries for specialty coffee production in Brazil, and they even won 1st place at the 2024 Cup Of Excellence awards for one of their experimental process lots.
There's a lot going on in this particular natural lot, with orange and peach notes throughout (maybe even a touch of peach wine), plenty of lime like acidity and some hints of mint on the finish.
Lots to unpack and enjoy, and a great chance to experience a fairly uncommon varietal.
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Facts & Stats
Facts & Stats
Process: Natural
Elevation: 1206
Varietals: Paraiso
Region: Minas Gerais
Community Name: Campos Altos
The Producer - Bioma Café
Bioma Café’s is a partnership between Marcelo Nogueira Assis and Flavio Marcio Silva dating back to 2001. Flavio came from managing the family businesses, and Marcelo was a recent graduate in the technical school of agriculture. By 2010 the two were ready to found their first coffee farm – dedicated 100% to specialty production – in Campos Altos region, Minas Gerais. The time between was spent evaluating each piece of land that they would later buy – a scientific search for the perfect terroir. A 1200m high plateau in Cerrado Mineiro was eventually selected, 229 hectares divided into six zones. Olhos D’agua is the central plot, where the processing happens.
Brew Guides for Brazil - Marcelo Assis
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Pourover
Coffee: 15g
Grind Size: Pourover fine - we're around 40 on a DF64.
Pours:
1. Bloom 50g
2. at 45s, 2nd bloom of 50g
3. at 1:10, pour +50g to 150g total
4. at 1:30, pour +50g to 200g total
5. at 1:50, pour +40g to 240g total
Total water: 240g
Total Brew Time: ~ 2:45 - 3:00. This coffee wants to drain fast, and with this recipe we're going to let it do exactly that. As a result of that, we're going to get a lot of nice limey acidity, with some juicer peach/peach wine notes underneath.
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Aeropress
Coffee: 14g
Grind Size: Course medium. Grind a tad courser than you would normally (we're grinding at 50 on a DF64 with nice results)
Water: 200g
Ratio: 1:14
Brew Time: 2:00
Questions about this coffee?
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