Selective Harvesting: Red and wine-red berries are harvested, as these two types of berries, when measured on the Brix scale (sugar level), fall between 18 and 23, which is a high and optimal level for harvesting.
96-Hour Fermentation: This involves placing the harvested coffee cherries in Grain Pro bags, submerging them in water, and allowing them to ferment for 96 hours.
Washing and Flotation: In this step, impurities such as dried beans, leaves, and other debris are removed. After this, the coffee remains natural (just as it was harvested).
Drying: The coffee is packaged and taken to the drying facility, where it is dried in the shade. The coffee is turned two or three times a day until it reaches a moisture level of 10 to 11%.
In total, the process usually lasts 25 to 30 days in the shade.
Packaging for Rest (approximately 30 days).
Processing, Sorting, and Packaging.