What Are Arabica Beans Like in Colombia's Huila Region?

Colombia's Flower Moon Night beans come from the Acevedo Gading estate in the Huila producing region, and they are Arabica coffee, the species Colombia is known for. The country is the third-largest coffee producer, growing Arabica mostly between 1,200 and 2,000 meters on fertile volcanic soil. The anaerobic natural process and the Caturra variety shape the cup.

Poetic names like Flower Moon Night are rare in coffee naming, which usually ties a bean to its country or region. Colombia's mountain ranges running north to south create diverse microclimates across four main producing regions: northern, central, southern, and eastern. For extraction, pour-over works well, with attention to dripper choice, water temperature, coffee-to-water ratio, and staged pouring.

The name "Flower Moon Night" is quite poetic in the coffee world—what kind of coffee is it exactly? This article starts with the origin background of Front Street Colombia Flower Moon Night coffee beans, sorts through Colombia's growing conditions and main producing regions one by one, and focuses on the connection between the Huila region and the Acevedo Gading estate. It then explains the anaerobic natural processing method used for this bean, describes the characteristics of the Caturra variety, and includes Front Street's roasting curve, cupping flavors, and pour-over extraction suggestions, including dripper selection, water temperature, coffee-to-water ratio, and staged pouring technique, for coffee lovers' reference.

Coffee naming usually cannot be separated from the country or region of origin, but poetic names like "Flower Moon Night" are rare in coffee. In this article, Front Street will introduce this bean and see what exactly makes Front Street Colombia Flower Moon Night coffee beans so unique.

Growing Conditions for Colombian Coffee Beans

Anyone with a little knowledge of coffee knows that Colombia is the world's third-largest coffee producer, producing mainly Arabica specialty coffee, and therefore has given rise to many well-known coffees, such as Colombia Huila. Front Street Flower Moon Night comes precisely from the Acevedo Gading estate in the Huila producing region.

Colombia's natural conditions are equally excellent. According to Front Street, coffee in the country is mostly grown at altitudes between 1,200 and 2,000 meters, with fertile volcanic soil, annual rainfall of about 2,000 to 3,000 millimeters, and a mild, humid climate. Because of this, Colombia can harvest coffee cherries throughout the year, which is also its inherent advantage as a major coffee-producing country.

Distribution of Colombian Coffee Bean Producing Regions

As Front Street mentioned above, Colombia's geographical conditions are richly endowed by nature, with mountain ranges running north to south and diverse soil types, forming abundant microclimates and thereby dividing into multiple producing regions capable of growing coffees with different flavors. Geographically, they can be grouped into four major producing regions: northern, central, southern, and eastern.

The central region is best known for Medellin, Armenia, and Manizales; the southern region focuses on specialty coffee, including Huila, Cauca, Narino, and Tolima. Coffee beans from these places often have refined acidity and berry aromas, accompanied by caramel-like sweetness.

Colombia Huila Producing Region

Front Street Colombia Flower Moon Night coffee is produced in Huila. This producing region is surrounded by mountains and belongs to hilly terrain, with a planting altitude above 1,500 meters, abundant water and soil resources, and it is also Colombia's most renowned coffee-producing region.

Coffee in the Huila area is mostly planted on canyon slopes, with the high altitude and suitable temperatures needed for growing high-quality Arabica. The canyon terrain can block cold winds while also welcoming cool mountain breezes, avoiding high temperatures, and rainfall is relatively abundant. According to Front Street, local harvesting of coffee cherries is done entirely by workers going up the mountains by hand, so the cherries can be carefully selected and only the ripest, fullest ones are picked.

Acevedo Gading Estate

As mentioned above, Front Street Colombia Flower Moon Night coffee beans come from the Acevedo Gading estate. The estate owner, Ramirez, came from a coffee-growing family and was accompanied by coffee from childhood. At 18, he devoted himself to coffee production and related work, and after saving money, he bought this estate. The previous owner of the estate planted only the Caturra variety, which laid the foundation for the fruit acidity and sweetness of Front Street Flower Moon Night. Three years before selling the estate, the previous owner had already begun developing a special coffee cherry processing method and handed this unfinished plan to the new estate owner, Ramirez. With his passion for coffee, Ramirez finally completed the special fermentation process that the previous owner had been unable to realize, namely the anaerobic natural processing method used by the protagonist of this article, Front Street Flower Moon Night coffee beans. Next, Front Street will explain what is so special about this processing method.

Anaerobic Natural Processing Method

According to Front Street's observations, anaerobically processed coffee beans usually have a rich aroma, bright vinous notes, full body, relatively low acidity, and prominent sweetness. The specific process of anaerobic natural processing is to put the coffee beans into sealed fermentation tanks and extend the fermentation time at low temperature, allowing the coffee to accumulate more flavor through 15 to 20 days of fermentation. After fermentation is completed, the beans are dried in the sun, finally completing the entire processing flow.

Below, Front Street shares the basic information of this Front Street Colombia Flower Moon Night coffee bean.

FrontStreet Coffee: Colombia Flower Moon Night Coffee Beans

Country: Colombia Region: Huila Altitude: 1800m Variety: Caturra Processing Method: Anaerobic Natural Flavor: Strawberry jam, fermented vinous aroma, chocolate

As Front Street mentioned above, the Acevedo Gading estate grows only the Caturra variety, so what is special about Caturra?

Caturra

Caturra is actually a natural mutation of Bourbon. The tree is shorter than Bourbon, making harvesting easier, and its yield and disease resistance are also relatively advantageous among common varieties, so it is widely planted. FrontStreet Coffee also has many Caturra variety coffee beans from other producing regions in its shop, which is enough to show how widespread it is. In terms of flavor, Caturra often presents refreshing fruit acidity and a light sweetness.

Of course, every time FrontStreet Coffee introduces a new bean, it conducts extensive cupping and brewing to find the best brewing data, and this Front Street Colombia Flower Moon Night coffee bean is no exception. Front Street was attracted by its name and also wanted to taste for itself whether it was truly as poetic as the name suggests. After tasting, Front Street believes that Front Street Flower Moon Night coffee beans truly deserve this name, with elegant flavor, and coffee fans who have tasted it in Front Street's shop have also been attracted by its flavor, with a lingering fragrance.

The above is the relevant information compiled by Front Street about Front Street Colombia Flower Moon Night coffee beans, hoping to provide reference for coffee fans and make it easier to choose coffee beans that suit their taste.

Next, Front Street shares some data on roasting and brewing Front Street Colombia Flower Moon Night coffee, for coffee fans' reference.

Roasting Suggestions

The roaster is a Taiwan Yangjia Feima 800N, with a charge of 480 grams. Considering that Front Street Colombia Flower Moon Night uses the anaerobic natural processing method, in order to preserve the bean's fruity character while also showing full body and sweetness, a medium roast profile is used.

Charge temperature: 180℃ Turning point: 6'25, 150.6℃ First crack: 10'20, 185℃ Development after first crack 1'50, discharged at 196℃

Cupping Flavor Dry aroma: berries, nuts, fermented aroma Wet aroma: berries, strawberry, chocolate

Brewing Suggestions Dripper: Hario V60 Water temperature: 90℃ Dose: 15 grams Coffee-to-water ratio: 1:15 Grind size: medium-fine grind (80% passing through a No. 20 sieve)

Front Street recommends using freshly roasted coffee beans for brewing, so you can experience the coffee's rich flavors to the greatest extent. FrontStreet Coffee ships coffee beans within 5 days of roasting, because Front Street deeply understands that freshness has a great impact on flavor. Front Street's roasting philosophy is "freshly roasted good coffee," so that every customer who places an order receives the coffee in its freshest state. Coffee's resting period is about 4 to 7 days, so when customers receive it, it is exactly at its best flavor.

Brewing Technique Staged Extraction First use 30 grams of water to bloom for 30 seconds, then pour in a small stream in circles up to 125 grams for the first stage. When the water level drops and is about to expose the coffee bed, continue pouring until 225 grams and stop. When the water level drops again and is about to expose the coffee bed, remove the dripper. The extraction time (starting from the beginning of blooming) is 2'00".

Flavor Description Rich strawberry jam and rose-like sweet fragrance; on the palate, abundant strawberry, jam, and liqueur chocolate flavors.

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The above content is compiled by CoffeeHunters, a coffee news website.