Guatemala Finca Noelia Pablo Bamaca: Sample Coffee Roasters

Guatemala
Finca Noelia
Pablo Bamaca

Pablo Bamaca owns a 1.68-hectare farm called Noelia, where he grows Bourbon and Caturra varieties under shade. Coffee on Finca Noelia is picked ripe and depulped the same day, then fermented dry for 18–28 hours. It’s washed two to three times to remove the mucilage, then dried on patios for three to four days.

Washed process Caturra, Bourbon

Flavour: cooked fruit, raisin, and toffee

Body: Acidity:

Roast: omni (filter + espresso)

Pablo Bamaca owns a 1.68-hectare farm called Noelia, where he grows Bourbon and Caturra varieties under a cover of shade. His farm is certified organic, and butts right up against a mountain range at high elevation: over 2,200 meters. Coffee on Finca Noelia is picked ripe and depulped the same day, then fermented dry for 18–28 hours. It’s washed two or three times to remove the mucilage, then dried on patios for three or four days.

Sourcing and ingredients

100% Caturra, Bourbon coffee beans, provided by Cafe Imports and roasted by us on Gadigal land / Sydney.

Green coffee certified Organic.

Country grade: Unknown ?

Packaging

Bag: ABA Certified home compostable
Label: Recyclable
Valve (on bags larger than 250g): General waste
Coffee ordered online is shipped in a recyclable cardboard box

Brewing this coffee

We recommend brewing this coffee 15–49 days post-roast. If pre-ground, brew as soon as possible. Our advice on storing coffee.

1:3
dose:yield
ratio

To brew on espresso, we recommend using 20g of beans (dose) to get 60g of espresso out (yield), during 24-28 seconds.

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g yield

View the how to brew espresso (single origin) guide.

1:16.7
beans:water
ratio

To brew in infusion/fed brewers (V60, Chemex) use a ratio of 1:16.7 ratio of beans:water.

g beans

g water

View full recipes and videos in our brewguides

1:14.3
beans:water
ratio

To brew in immersion brewers (plunger, AeroPress, Kalita, batch brewer) we recommend using a 1:14.3 ratio of beans:water

g beans

g water

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1:12
beans:water
ratio

To brew as cold brew we recommend using a 1:12 ratio of beans:water

g beans

g water

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Producer: Pablo Bamaca
Country: Guatemala
Region: Sipacapa, San Marcos
Altitude: 2261m above sea level
Varietals: Caturra, Bourbon
Process: Washed
Harvested: April 2021
Body: Medium
Acidity: Medium
Tasting notes: Cooked fruit, raisin, and toffee
Roast style: Omni (filter + espresso)

Varietals

Bourbon varietal

A natural mutation of the Typica varietal, Bourbon is named after Reunion Island (then known as Il Bourbon) where the French cultivated the Typica plants which naturally mutated.

Caturra varietal

Caturra is a natural mutation of Bourbon that was originally discovered in Brazil in 1937, considered to be the first naturally occurring mutation ever discovered.

The location

Coffee from Guatemala

Guatemala’s production of coffee first grew in the 1860s on the back of a declining indigo trade, which had previously existed as it’s main export. Up until 2011 Guatemala was in the top 5 highest producing coffees nations in the world, before being overtaken by Honduras.

The Huehuetenango region of Guatemala

A non-volcanic region of Guatemala characterised by high altitude and predictable climate. Often considered to produce the highest quality coffee in Guatemala

Farm processes

Washed process

Machines are used to remove the flesh from the coffee cherry before being fermented in water, washed again, and finally sun dried. This process tends to result in more distinct, cleaner flavours.