Colombia Monteblanco Blueberry Co-Ferment

Tasting Notes: Blueberry Syrup, raspberry, lemon Processing: Blueberry Co-Ferment, Washed Producer:  Rodrigo Sanchez Valencia Location:  Finca Monteblanco, Huila, Colombia Altitude: 1730masl Varietals: Caturra, Bourbon Bio: This Blueberry Co-Fermented Washed process begins with the creation of the fermentation culture that will be used. First, a mother culture was created containing microorganisms like lactobacillus and saccharomyces cerevisiae which were derived from Rodrigo’s Purple Caturra coffee cherries. 80 liters of this culture is separated to be fed with sugar, molasses, and concentrated blueberry juice. The ingredient mixture contributes flavor to the culture, while the sweetener energizes the fermentation and brings the culture’s sugar content to a level that matches the degrees Brix of the coffee that will be processed. This initial fermentation of the mother culture takes 190 hours to reach the appropriate degrees Brix and pH value for coffee processing.  Before being proce