{"product_id":"nicaragua-finca-libre-carbonic-maceration","title":"Nicaragua Finca Libre","description":"\u003cp\u003eFinca Libre sits in El Pinabete, in the Los Arados area of Mozonte, Nueva Segovia. It’s a relatively young, experimental farm focused on pushing quality through variety selection and processing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe farm ranges from 1570 to 1630 meters above sea level, altitude that shows up clearly in the cup. It spans 24.5 hectares, with a significant portion currently being renovated, which gives you a sense of how actively the project is evolving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlanting is diverse by design. Geisha makes up about 5 hectares, alongside smaller lots of Kenya, Pink Bourbon, K7, and Parainema. There’s also Ethiopian Heirloom, SL28 and SL34, with Red Catuai forming the backbone of the farm. Each variety is treated as its own expression rather than blended into a single profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor this lot, the focus is on carbonic maceration, a process borrowed from winemaking but adapted carefully for coffee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhole cherries are sealed in tanks and held at cool, controlled temperatures. As fermentation begins, the fruit produces CO₂, pushing out oxygen and creating an anaerobic environment. This allows fermentation to happen within the cherry itself, rather than from the outside in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver several days, the cherries take on a dense, almost gelatinous texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom there, they’re moved to raised beds inside the same controlled environment to stabilize before finishing drying outside on African beds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is a coffee with more structure and depth, fruit-forward, but not loud. Controlled, not chaotic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis coffee currently available as a Limited Release \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/no6coffee.co\/products\/nicaragua-finca-libre-carbonic-maceration-kenya\" title=\"Link to Nicaragua Finca Libre\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e, and also in-store.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BAG ID: 005.1","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52248237146424,"sku":null,"price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2468\/9739\/files\/FincaLibrePhotos-6_1200x1200_898d9698-ad2d-49a4-ab57-6936f8666c40.webp?v=1774205890","url":"https:\/\/no6coffee.co\/en-us\/products\/nicaragua-finca-libre-carbonic-maceration","provider":"No6 Coffee Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}