Mellow Moon - Colombia Decaf
Pricing & Formats
| Format | Price | /250g |
|---|---|---|
| 250g | £11.50 | £11.50 |
| 1kg Best | £34.00 | £8.50 |
About this Product
A deliciously sweet and balanced decaf using the E.A (Ethyl Acetate) Sugarcane decaffeination process sourced from various smallholders in the Huila and Tolima regions. This lot is named "El Buho" which aptly translates as "The Owl" - nice!
"Best decaf coffee ever"
Sugar cane decaffeination is often termed as a natural process decaf. Ethyl Acetate is an organically existing compound (C4H8O2) and by-product found most commonly in the fermentation of fruits and is present in both ripe bananas and beer for example.
This process begins with steaming of the coffee, increasing its porosity, beginning the hydrolysis of caffeine, which is usually bonded to salts and chlorogenic acid in the bean. The beans are then submerged in an ethyl acetate solvent until 97% of the caffeine is removed.
A final steam is then used to lift residual traces of the compound. The ultimate residue which remains is ≥ 30 ppm, which is a level dramatically less than that of a banana!
Roast Profile | Medium
Region I Huila, Tolima
Variety | Castillo, Caturra, Colombia
Process | Washed - EA Sugarcane Decaf
Altitude | 1500-1700 MASL
*Our coffee is freshly roasted each Monday & Thursday and orders are dispatched on Wednesday and Friday with Royal Mail Tracked 48. Please allow 2-3 business days for your order to arrive.
