Peru Finca Churupampa
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FLAVOR PROFILE
As a medium-light roast, this is a sweet, mild, easy to drink coffee with flavor notes of cane sugar/light brown sugar, mild lemon, and peach. Using a scale of 0-10, the cup profile has a higher level of sweetness (7-8), moderate acidity (5), a medium body (5-6), and no bitterness.
As a medium-dark roast, this coffee retains a high amount of sweetness with notes of dark chocolate, mild brown sugar, and hints of warming spices. Using a scale of 0-10, the cup profile has higher sweetness (7-8), lower acidity (3-4), a medium to heavy body (6-7), and no bitterness.
RECOMMENDED BREWING METHODS
As a medium-light roast, this coffee is versatile and is great brewed as filter/drip, immersion, cold brew, but is not one we enjoy as espresso as it is too acidic for our taste preferences as espresso. As a lighter roasted coffee, we recommend starting with a water temperature between 201-208F depending on brew method as lighter roasts are more prone to under extraction. If the coffee tastes sour, 1) grind finer, 2) gradually increase the water temperature, and/or decrease the amount of ground coffee or water used to increase the extraction. If the coffee tastes bitter and over extracted, 1) coarsen up the grind size, 2) gradually decrease the water temperature, and/or 3) increase the amount of ground coffee or decrease the amount of water used. For filter/drip and immersion, we recommend starting with a brewing ratio of 1:15 (e.g., 20 grams of coffee to 300 grams of water), but this again is an area you will adjust for taste preferences. While we don’t recommend it for espresso, should you decide to try it as such we would recommend using a higher water temperature (e.g., 203-205F) if your machine allows and starting with a 1:3 ratio (e.g., 18 grams of coffee to 54 grams of coffee in the cup), but experimenting with longer ratios until you find the balance of flavors you prefer.
As a medium-dark roast, this coffee is versatile and is great brewed as filter/drip, immersion, cold brew, and espresso. As a darker roasted coffee, we recommend starting with a water temperature of 198-205F depending on the brew method as darker roasts are more prone to over extraction. If the coffee tastes bitter and over extracted, 1) coarsen up the grind size, 2) gradually decrease the water temperature, and/or 3) increase the amount of ground coffee or decrease the amount of water used. For filter/drip and immersion, we recommend starting with a brewing ratio of 1:15 (e.g., 20 grams of coffee to 300 grams of water), but this again is an area you will adjust for taste preferences. For espresso, we would recommend starting with a water temperature of 198-200F and a 1:2 ratio, but be open to experimenting with smaller ratios as this makes phenomenal risrettos (1:1).
ABOUT THIS COFFEE
Producers: Finca Churupampa
Country: Peru
Continent: South America
Region: San Ignacio, Cajamarca
Varietals: Caturra, Pache, Typica
Process: Washed
Altitude/elevation: 1600-1900 MASL
Green Coffee Certifications: USDA Organic
Harvest Period: April 2023
Transparency
Want to learn more about this coffee and the producers who make it possible? Want to learn more about the prices we paid for this coffee? We paid $6.40 per pound for the green coffee. Our goal is to create more transparency about our purchasing decisions so that you can make as informed a buying decision as possible. Click on the following link from the importer we purchase this coffee from, Sustainable Harvest, to learn more about this coffee and the producers who make it possible: