La Cristalina
La Cristalina
Schön Kaffee

La Cristalina

OriginColombia
Roast levelLight
ProcessAnaerobic, Natural

Summary

La Cristalina is a naturally processed coffee from Colombia, grown at 1450 m in Quimbaya, Quindío by the Grajales family (Maria Mercedes, Alberto and German Grajales). The variety is Castle and the coffee undergoes a 36-hour anaerobic fermentation. The cup is intensely fruity with notes of cranberry, cherry, peach, dried plums, blueberry, wine gum, strawberry, stone fruit, caramel and almond, lively red wine-like acidity, medium body and sweetness reminiscent of panela sugar. Roasted light for filter brewing, it scores 87.5.

AI-assisted description, based on roaster & cupping data.
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Brew guide

V60

Ratio 1:16
Coffee in
20 g
Water
320 g
Time
2:25
Temperature
94°C

Grind: 20 clicks

  1. 0:00Pour 60 ml water. (10 s)
  2. 0:10Bloom. (25 s)
  3. 0:35Pour 140 ml water. (25 s)
  4. 1:10Pour 60 ml water. (15 s)
  5. 1:35Pour 60 ml water. (15 s)
  6. 6.Follow with a short spin.

Also fits Origami with V60 paper.

Chemex

Coffee in
20 g
Water
330 g
Time
3:30
Temperature
96°C

3 pours including bloom.

Kalita

Ratio 1:17
Coffee in
20 g
Water
340 g
Time
2:45
Temperature
94°C

Grind: 22 clicks

  1. 0:00Pour 60 ml water. (10 s)
  2. 0:10Bloom. (25 s)
  3. 0:35Pour 160 ml water. (35 s)
  4. 1:15Pour 120 ml water. (30 s)
  5. 5.Follow with a short spin.

Also fits Fellow X and Origami with Kalita paper.

AeroPress

Coffee in
17 g
Water
220 g
Time
1:45
Temperature
87°C

Grind: 18 clicks

  1. 1.Use inverted AeroPress.
  2. 2.Pour in 65 ml water at 87°C.
  3. 3.Stir briefly, then fill up to 220 ml and stir again.
  4. 1:10Start pressing slowly.
  5. 1:45Finish pressing.

AeroPress inverted.

Hario Switch

Coffee in
25 g
Water
400 g
Temperature
94°C

Grind: 27 clicks

  1. 1.Fill water completely.
  2. 0:00Let it brew for 2:30 minutes. (2:30)
  3. 3.Stir a few times at the top with a spoon.
  4. 4.Let water run through.

No bloom. Run-through time should be a maximum of 1 minute; adjust grind if necessary.

Published by the roaster for this coffee. Treat it as a starting point — your grinder, water and machine will want their own tweaks.

Details

Format
Bean
Roast profile
Filter
Decaffeinated
No
Cupping score
87.5
Producer
Maria Mercedes Grajales, Alberto Grajales, German Grajales
Altitude
1450 m.a.s.l
Notes
Caramel, Cranberry, Plum, Peach, Candy, Cherry, Almond, Blueberry, Strawberry

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