Ecuador Los Planes Bracaromos Auction #1: Sample Coffee Roasters

Ecuador
Los Planes
Bracaromos Auction #1

This delicious washed process Typica was the #1 rated coffee at the local Bracaromos auction. We taste fresh plum, cacao, and violet

Washed process Typica

Flavour: plum, cacao, peach flower

Body: Acidity:

Roast: omni (filter + espresso)

Irma Tocto owns a 10-hectare farm called Los Planes, a farm of around 6,000 coffee trees.

This coffee was the number 1 rated lot in the locally hosted Bracaromos auction, held between two fair trade organic cooperatives in an effort to highlight the potential return and benefit of high-quality microlots, while showcasing the producers of the cooperatives.

For a long time, most of Ecuador’s coffee production was for commodity-grade export or the production of freeze-dried coffee–it’s only recently that the potential of the country’s coffee production has been really explored.

A northern border with Colombia and a southern with Peru means Ecuador shares an ideal climate and geography for high-quality coffee production. The country’s elevation ranges from sea level all the way up to over 2,000 meters, which represents a great level of variance in both terrain and climate.

The lot was picked ripe and depulped the same day, before being fermented underwater for 17 hours and then set to dry on raised beds for 15 days.

Sourcing and ingredients

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

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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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

View full recipes and videos in our brewguides

1:12
beans:water
ratio

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

g beans

g water

View full recipes and videos in our brewguides

Producer: Irma Tocto
Country: Ecuador
Region: Palanda, Zamora Sur
Altitude: 1450m above sea level
Varietals: Typica
Process: Washed
Body
Acidity
Tasting notes: Plum, cacao, peach flower
Roast style: Omni

Varietals

Typica varietal

Considered to be one of the ‘genus’ varietals from which all other varietals have mutated from

The location

Coffee from Ecuador

For a long time most of Ecuador’s coffee production was for commodity grade export or the production of soluble coffees (freeze dried coffee). Only in the last few years has the potential of the country’s coffee production been really explored. We’re very excited about the potential Ecuador and have some truly exceptional coffees

The Zamora Chinchipe region of Ecuador

The region sits east of Loja with high rates of organic production

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.