
La Cristalina
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.
V60
Ratio 1:16- Coffee in
- 20 g
- Water
- 320 g
- Time
- 2:25
- Temperature
- 94°C
Grind: 20 clicks
- 0:00Pour 60 ml water. (10 s)
- 0:10Bloom. (25 s)
- 0:35Pour 140 ml water. (25 s)
- 1:10Pour 60 ml water. (15 s)
- 1:35Pour 60 ml water. (15 s)
- 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
- 0:00Pour 60 ml water. (10 s)
- 0:10Bloom. (25 s)
- 0:35Pour 160 ml water. (35 s)
- 1:15Pour 120 ml water. (30 s)
- 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.Use inverted AeroPress.
- 2.Pour in 65 ml water at 87°C.
- 3.Stir briefly, then fill up to 220 ml and stir again.
- 1:10Start pressing slowly.
- 1:45Finish pressing.
AeroPress inverted.
Hario Switch
- Coffee in
- 25 g
- Water
- 400 g
- Temperature
- 94°C
Grind: 27 clicks
- 1.Fill water completely.
- 0:00Let it brew for 2:30 minutes. (2:30)
- 3.Stir a few times at the top with a spoon.
- 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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