Coffee: from planting to cup

Coffee: from planting to cup

Know more about the coffe process here:

• Sowing

-The best seeds are selected for planting in soil and organic material.
-When the seeds sprout, they are transplanted into a bag
-Between 4 and 6 months later, the bag is transplanted to the field

• Flowering

-It takes up to 8 months after being transplanted into the bag.
-Then, 8 months after flowering, the coffee berries reach maturity.

• Maturation

The coffee bean takes between 6 to 8 months to mature.

• Harvest

Ripe grains are collected manually. An experienced coffee picker can collect 90 kilos of the bean per day.

• Pulped

In this process, the pulp is mechanically removed from the coffee bean.

• Fermentation and washing

The beans are fermented and washed in a process of 12 to 18 hours.

• Drying

Coffee beans are spread in the sun for 1 to 3 days to remove moisture and turn it into parchment coffee.

• Threshing

The shell is removed to the parchment coffee and exposed in green coffee. Then it is classified according to its size to pack them in bags for export.

• Roasting

Green coffee beans are subjected to a roasting process by means of heat to achieve the ideal texture of Colombian coffee.

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