Guatemala San Marcos WP Decaf | |||||||
Country: | Guatemala | Grade: | SHB | Region: | San Marcos | Mark: |
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Processing: | WP, WP | Crop: | November 2006 Arrival | Appearance: | .6 d/300gr, 17-18 Screen | Varietal: | Catuai, Bourbon, Typica |
Dry Fragrance (1-5) | 3.3 | Notes: The advantage of knowing exactly what coffee goes into your decaf is great, and surprisingly rare because a lot of decafs are sold simply with an origin name, and not even a regional designation to boot. But with this Guatemalan we know the region, San Marcos, and the grade (SHB, Strictly Hard Bean). More remarkable is the cup after decaffeinating. It's really outstanding, especially in the livliness of the hight tones in the cup at City+ roast. I am astounded and a little bewildered by this: I regularly cupped the Central American coffees that had undergone the SWP process in Vancouver, Canada. They had little to no brightness of the original coffee in the cup, and since that's what Centrals are about, no brightness means no origin character (well... it means a huge part of what the Guatemalan coffee is about has been removed. Props to SWP who has made great strides forward in improving technique in the last 2 years too, and recently opened a new production line for smaller decaf batches with good results.) This is not from Swiss Water, it is from the plant that uses a non-contact water method of treatment in Mexico ... what we refer to as WP on our list since no Swiss were involved (joke, but true I am sure). Here we have a cup with remarkable brightness intact after the decaf process. And it is a non-contact, non-chemical water process decaf to boot. It has a backdrop of almond in the roast taste to balance out the cup. It is a lighter-bodied cup with short, pleasant aftertaste. This cups is lively, and the body fairly light. It has a good cirtus acidity, and finishes with a nutty sweetness. Basically it cups like a good, delicate northern Guatemala coffee. | |||||
Wet Aroma (1-5) | 3.3 | ||||||
Brightness - Acidity (1-10) | 8.5 | ||||||
Flavor - Depth (1-10) | 8 | ||||||
Body - Movement (1-5) | 2.9 | ||||||
Finish - Aftertaste (1-10) | 8 | ||||||
Cupper's Correction (1-5) | 1 | Intensity/Prime Attribute: Mild intensity/Bright tones at City+ roast | |||||
add 50 | 50 | Roast: City+ for the best of this fairly sweet, delicate cup, can take darker roasts too | |||||
Score (Max. 100) | 85 | Compare to: Excellent bright notes for a decaffeinated Central coffee - a lively cup. | |||||
Coffee Roasting & Brewing Log | |||||||||||||
Coffee Roasted: Guatemala San Marcos WP Decaf | |||||||||||||
Roast Date: | 02/04/07 | Roaster: | Gene Cafe | Ambient Temp: | 64ºF, roasted in shop, used speed method | ||||||||
Roast Time: | 4:45PM | Roast Level: | City+ | General Notes: See profile below. Bright, snappy bean chomp. | |||||||||
Batch Size: | 230g | Total Roasted: | 460g | ||||||||||
Roasting Log | |||||||||||||
Batch # | 1st Crack | Roast Stopped | 2nd Crack | Roast Stopped | Post-Roast Weight | Roasting Notes | |||||||
Batch # 1 | 12:15 | 16:00 |
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| 198 | Outlier @12:15 1st @ 12:30, long 1st crack | |||||||
Batch # 2 | 12:15 | 16:00 |
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| 198 | Loud 1st crack for a decaf | |||||||
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| This was mainly a gift to a friend of my wife, but I did find this to be a pleasant cup of coffee as per the description above. | ||||||||
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Profile: 300º F for 5 mins of drying, 435º F until 9:00, 460º F until 10:30, 482 until 12:30, 456 until end of roast
Time | Temp | Note | Time | Temp | Note | Time | Temp | Note | Time | Temp | Note | Time | Temp | Note | Time | Temp | Note |
00:30 |
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| 04:30 |
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| 08:30 |
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| 12:30 |
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| 16:30 |
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| 20:30 |
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01:00 |
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| 05:00 |
| Bump | 09:00 |
| Bump | 13:00 |
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| 17:00 |
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| 21:00 |
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01:30 |
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| 05:30 | 339 |
| 09:30 | 447 |
| 13:30 |
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| 17:30 |
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| 21:30 |
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02:00 |
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| 06:00 | 377 |
| 10:00 | 460 |
| 14:00 |
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| 18:00 |
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| 22:00 |
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02:30 |
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| 06:30 | 399 |
| 10:30 |
| Bump | 14:30 |
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| 18:30 |
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| 22:30 |
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03:00 |
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| 07:00 | 413 |
| 11:00 | 469 |
| 15:00 |
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| 19:00 |
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| 23:00 |
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03:30 |
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| 07:30 | 428 |
| 11:30 | 474 |
| 15:30 |
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| 19:30 |
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| 23:30 |
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04:00 |
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| 08:00 | 435 | 7:50 | 12:00 | 482 |
| 16:00 |
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| 20:00 |
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| 24:00 |
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