Colombia El Tesoro - Washed Tabi

Plum, Red Apple & Brown Sugar

Ship within 1 week after roast date
100% specialty arabica coffee beans only
April Coffee Roasters' coffee beans are at their peak 2 to 3 weeks after roasting

About this coffee:

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Produced in Palestina, Huila, this beautiful washed processed Tabi provides an incredible fruit profile and a remarkably complex and astounding acidity structure, the flavours are vivid and the body supremely soft and velvety.

This particular lot is grown at an average altitude of 1700 metres above sea level, and is processed using a method of wet fermentation. The high quality of the picking and processing is very evident in the overall pedigree of this lot.

Colombia is renowned for its exceptional coffee, and Finca El Tesoro exemplifies this excellence. At Finca El Tesoro, Victor Barrera has cultivated around 4,500 Tabi variety coffee trees. To enhance the quality of his harvest, he has invested in expanding his processing facilities, including the addition of movable raised beds to ensure optimal drying conditions for his coffee beans.

Brewing Recipe:

Filter Brewing:

Dose: 12g
Water: 200g at 92°C
Grind size: 11.5
Brew time: 2:30-3:00
Target TDS: 1.25 - 1.35

Begin your brew with an initial 100g pour. Use your first 30g of the pour to saturate the coffee bed evenly whilst implementing a circular pouring technique.
Continue your pour by completing the final 70g pour into the center of the coffee bed. Replicate this pouring format once again, commencing your second pour at 35 seconds. Finish the brew with a total brew time in 2:30-3:00 minutes.

Example of the pouring structure:
1. 30g Circle Pour - 70g Center Pour (0:00)
2. 30g Circle Pour - 70g Center Pour (0:30)

Espresso Brewing: 

Dose (in): 19g
Dose (out): 55-56g
Grind Setting: 0.7
Brew Time: 19s
Target TDS: 6.5 - 8

Dose and distribute carefully using a scale capable of reading to an accuracy of 0,1g. You must first identify the size of your filter basket - preferably of the brand and variety 'VST 'Ridgeless'.

We recommend using a dosage within +/-1g of the size of the basket.Please adjust your grind settings as necessary and use the recommended brew time as a reference.