Sparkling Water Decaffeinated - Peru

Two men in Peru looking out over a beautiful valley and across mountains

Country: Peru
Region: Pomahuaca, Cajamarca
Farm: Nuevo Trujillo, San Jose De Lourdes - various smallholders.
Variety: Bourbon, Caturra
Altitude: 1900 MASL
Processing Method: Sparkling Water Decaf

A coffee bush in Peru with mountains in the background under a blue sky

SPARKLING WATER DECAFFEINATION PROCESS

It is a gentle, natural process. The good caffeine selectivity of the carbon dioxide guarantees a high retention level of other coffee components which contribute to taste and aroma.

The process is outlined below:

1. The green beans enter a ‘pre-treatment’ vessel where they are cleaned & moistened with water before being brought into contact with pressurised liquid carbon dioxide.

When the green coffee beans absorb the water, they expand & the pores are opened, resulting in the caffeine molecules becoming mobile.

a sack of co2 decaffeinated green coffee

2. The carbon dioxide & water (essentially sparkling water) circulates through the beans & acts like a magnet, drawing out the mobile caffeine molecules.

3. The sparkling water then enters an evaporator, which precipitates the caffeine rich carbon dioxide out of the water. The now caffeine free water is pumped back into the vessel for a new cycle.

4. This cycle is repeated until the required residual caffeine level is reached. Once this has happened, the circulation of carbon dioxide is stopped & the green beans are discharged into a drier.

5. The decaffeinated coffee is then gently dried until it reaches its original moisture content , after which it is ready for roasting.

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This Sparkling Water Decaffeinated coffee is from Peru. A delicious coffee, exhibiting notes of:

Stone fruit with chocolate, fudge/caramel, vanilla custard, a balanced fruit acidity, with a smooth & creamy body

This Peruvian Decaf Coffee

Pomahuaca is a blend of day lots from producers across San Ignacio and Jaen districts of Cajamarca, Peru.

31 producers contributed coffee to this lot

Each lot was delivered individually to the warehouse in Jaen.

A man in Peru carrying a sack of coffee beans on his back

Producers in San Ignacio & Jean province on average have one hectare of land planted with coffee.

The main varieties grown here are Caturra, Typica & Catimor.

Since producers own relatively small amounts of land, they generally manage the farm & do the picking & processing themselves; drying the coffee on plastic lined patios at their houses