Roasting Primavera from Brazil

Beans on a grey card to ensure correct color.
Measures moisture 9.8%

With the Guatemalan beans all gone and the Ethiopians still in transport, Arnoud Kruiver from Hoofdkwartier is so kind to help me out with 19kg of quite interesting and promising beans from Brazil: Primavera from grower Ricardo Tavares in the Minas Gerais state, Chapadas de Minas region.

The information leaflet PDF explains that "the Chapada de Minas is a small and beautiful region with stunning topography shaped by plateaus and river canyons. The flatter plateau areas promoted the mechanisation of the region's coffee plantations. Coffee cultivation began in the 1870's, which brought significant economic benefit to the region by increasing employment opportunities. Among all coffee regions, this area is the most important for small producers and is essential to the local economy. Most of the coffees from Chapada de Minas are natural processed, but washed coffee processing is growing and has become a very interesting alternative for small and large producers."

Chapadas de Minas, altitude 1000m

"Following his father’s footsteps," the PDF info continues, "producer Ricardo Tavares has dedicated his life to the coffee industry. As an innovator, he promotes and supports new coffee practices. Fazenda Primavera is located in the municipality of Angelândia, Minas Gerais. The farm altitude is between 1000 to 1050 meters above sea level, which promotes the cultivation of specialty coffee. Furthermore, the climate also provides favorable conditions with average temperatures between 20 and 24 °C annually and precipitation of 1,000 to 1,300 mm. Fazenda Primavera has state of the art installations including a 24,000 m² drying patio, 14 electric dryers, and equipment for processing fully washed coffees. The farm cultivates predominately Red and Yellow Catuaí (95%), but it has slowly been introducing new varieties such as Mundo Novo. The farm certificates include Fair Trade, Rainforest Alliance, UTZ, Minas Coffee and Brazilian Specialty Coffee Association."

Cupping characteristics (copied from product PDF)
Aroma: Herbal
Flavor: Honey, Herbal
After taste: Tart
Acidity: Citrus
Body: Light Body
Balance: Balanced

Lot characteristics (copied from product PDF)
Bags: 640
Packing: 30kg Qualipak
Origin: Chapadas de Minas
Variety: yellow catuaí
Processing: fully washed
Warehouse: Schwarze / Hamburg

I plan to start using the last background of the previous bean roasted and will be interested to see the difference since these beans look to be a little smaller and also with a lower moisture level.