{"product_id":"el-manantial-limited-release-costa-rica","title":"El Manantial Limited Release - Costa Rica","description":"\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout El Manantial\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll of our fantastic Costa Rican coffees come directly from Exclusive Coffees, which was founded by Francisco Mena. He also still owns and operates a few farms including El Manantial, which translates to ‘the spring’ (as in a natural water spring, not the season).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis limited lot is 100% SL28, a variety native to Kenya. The harvest is processed with the yellow honey method, which sits just under the halfway mark between a washed coffee and natural-processed coffee. Less than 50% of the mucilage left on the seed (aka bean) while drying. (Quick refresher: washed coffees have 0% of the mucilage left on and natural processed coffees have 100% of the mucilage\/cherry left on.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the coffee cherries are harvested, but before processing, they are put in plastic bins with slots to rest in the shade for 3-4 days. This is just one example for the experimentation that frequently goes on among Costa Rican producers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCosta Rican coffees are some of our favorites; we love the approachable complexities and variety of honey processing methods they’ve mastered. We’ve been so fortunate to work with producers like Francisco who continually bring us the best. Earlier this year, a few of us traveled to Costa Rica and got to taste this coffee with the producers. We really loved it, so, of course, we purchased this lot to share with all of you!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eREGION: Lourdes de Naranjo, West Valley, Costa Rica\u003cbr\u003eMILL: Sumava\u003cbr\u003eVARIETAL: SL28\u003cbr\u003eALTITUDE: 1,600 meters\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCER: Francisco Mena\u003cbr\u003ePROCESS: Rested Cherry, Yellow Honey\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDirectly sourced through Exclusive Coffees. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTastes like\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRed Plum, Melon, Jasmine\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrewing Recommendation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWhile we strive to roast our coffees to be enjoyable using any brewing method, try this coffee \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eon Chemex or V60.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/crema-coffee.com\/pages\/chemex-brewing-guide\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChemex Brewing Ratio\u003c\/a\u003e - \u003cspan\u003e1:16 [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ei.e. 25g coffee and 400g water]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/crema-coffee.com\/pages\/v60-brewing-guide\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eV60 Brewing Ratio\u003c\/a\u003e - 1:16 \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003e [\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ei.e. 15g coffee and 250g water]\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crema Coffee Roasters","offers":[{"title":"8 oz (whole bean only)","offer_id":53838649196851,"sku":"CCR-MANANTIAL-8OZ-WB","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/2974\/3667\/files\/ElManantialSL28-2026WebPhoto-1.jpg?v=1786371048","url":"https:\/\/crema-coffee.com\/products\/el-manantial-limited-release-costa-rica","provider":"Crema Coffee Roasters","version":"1.0","type":"link"}