The third day of my trip to the coffee growing regions of Brazil - with me @c0ff33a ☕️
After sleeping at Facenda Esperanca farm an early 6.45am start to rush out and see yesterday’s coffee picked from the fields being processed.
The coffee is emptied into a large concrete container with a water channel running along the centre, the coffee cherries are pulled along the water Channel and into a large tiled bath area - here they collect and as the bath fills with water the light already dried on the bush cherries float - while the heavy red cherries sink. Eventually the bath height reaches the point it Empties into a bee channel - and the light floating dry cherries travel down this to be spread out on the drying beds. These coffee beans ferment in the dry shell, and when the correct moisture level is reached will be processed.
The heavy fresher cherries are emptied from the bottom straight into a machine that removes the outer cherry shell and separates it from the coffee beans. The coffee beans then wash into a new bath where they will left to ferment for a short time before being dried on the beds.
We then went to see the nursery where seedling coffee plants are being nurtured ready to create a brand new plantation. The seedlings pictured were planted November 2018 and will be ready to plant out in the plantation in November 2019. There are 150000 seedlings and they will be planted over 25 Hectares, they are the Catcuai variety of Arabica coffee.
We then visited the processing facility of Cooperativa Agropecuaria De Campos Altos LTDA where all the local coffee farmers will bring there coffee to be processed, graded and packed into sacks ready for sale.
Finally it was time to leave this region and travel 5 hours drive away to Monte Alegre Farm .
The second half of this day was spent on a 5 hour ride in the minibus to a new coffee growing region so we can visit a new plantation.
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Wow.... this is so cool
What a process.... all this to make Kahlua?
Amazing
Thank you very much, yes there is so much involved in making a cup coffee - from growing the plants to harvesting the cherries, separating and drying the coffee beans before packing them for export. And then they need roasting!
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Wow... That is truly amazing pictures my friend and I had NO idea this was how coffe was born.... To se The whole process has to be incredleble 😉👍
Made from a Fermented bean.... Had no idea...
Really cool to se and I know its full schedual for you but I hope you get a chance to enjoy The beautiful envirement.
Miss you my dear and wish you safe. Much love 🤗🌸❤️
Thank you very much, it is an incredible experience to see the workers picking and processing the crops. The journey a coffee bean makes from seedling to being in your cup is incredible.
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Great post! is wonderfull all process of the collection of the cafe!
Thank you very much, making a good cup of
Coffee is an amazing process
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You know I did not know that coffee was a fermented beverage ... or made from a fermented bean, probably more accurate. Well, that just makes it a health food, doesn't it?:p
Thank you very much, not all coffee beans are fermented - although technically the drying process inside the coffee cherry ferments a little so a good proportion are ferment. The farmers are quickly learning that how they treat the coffee cherries they pick and beans inside can dictate the value they can get from their crop.
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I had no idea that is the process for coffee!
Thank you very much, from plant to cup it’s a long complicated journey - and what the growers get is a tiny fraction compared to what you might pay for a high street latte. But the farmers are leading quick, if they can improve the quality of the coffee they grow, and improve the cup score by changing how they process the coffee after harvesting - they can get a sustainable price for their coffee.
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Seeing it all must have given you a different understanding of your product. Will you be making any changes to your business as a result of your travels?
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So you went to the homeland of the coffee! Absolutely normal. However, when you see the production process, see how far the trendy cafes are today. An admirer who tries to put your recommendations into practice, but I have to admit I do not succeed. Anyway, I'm glad to meet you and thank you for your advice!
Thank you very much, seeing the source of the humble coffee bean is an amazing experience. The growers work so hard and get so little for the crop they produce, they are learning however to improve the the quality of their harvest by implanting new drying and processing techniques like fermentation.
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I understand and sorry it happens to the producers. So it's everywhere with raw material ... the traders are earning the most, I think.
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