Located in the North-East of the country, coffee grown in the San Gil area of Santander is done so at slightly lower altitude and higher temperatures than the rest of Colombia. The warmer conditions require coffee to be grown under heavy shade, often up to 100% shade.
The process for decaffeination begins with sugar cane, grown on the outskirts of the town of Manizales, Caldas in Colombia. The sugar cane is turned into molasses, fermented to create ethanol and processed with acetic acid to create the ethyl acetate that will be used in the extraction of caffeine. It is put in tanks where the coffee is steamed and introduced to hot water to open up the structure of the coffee. Once ready, the EA solution is introduced to the coffee and run through multiple times. During this process, the caffeine bonds with the ethyl acetate and is ultimately separated from the coffee, removing a minimum of 97% of the caffeine. After the extraction of caffeine, the coffee is steamed once again to remove any traces of the ethyl acetate, and then sent to dryers to return the coffee's moisture content near to its beginning value. Once dried, the coffee has a light food grade safe wax coating applied to it that is integral to protecting the coffee and increasing shelf stability.
Green Price
$5.74
Green cost, milling, transport, taxes and exporting fees.
Transport
$1.07
Importing fees and transport from the farm to Chicago, Illinois.
Our Cost of Production
$6.08
Labor, Rent, Health Insurance, Paid Time Off
Metric
$12.89
Per 10.5oz bag of coffee
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San Gil EA Decaf
Santander , Colombia
- Producer Smallholders of San Gil
- Elevation 1700 MASL
- Process Decaf
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Quality
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Traceability
Traceability gives recognition to the producers and validates where the coffee is grown, picked, and processed.
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Transparency
We endeavor to contextualize the importance of a fair and balanced trade through the prices we pay.
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Paying More
As an Independent Specialty Coffee Roaster, we always pay well above the C-Market based on two factors; the quality of coffee and the cost of production.
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Fair Wage
A fair wage begins with paying higher premiums to the coffee producer in tandem with providing competitive wages and benefits for our staff here at Metric.
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