Bean – The Fermentation Project - Lactobacillus – Curious Coffee

Date 2026-09-14
Origin Antigua, Guatemala
Producer Finca San Miguel Urias & Lucia Solis & James Hoffman
Process Lactic Inoculated Washed
Variety Caturra, Centroamericano H1, Bourbon
Cost $0.10/g

Vendor Description

The Fermentation Project was created by coffee processing specialist Lucia Solis and professional coffee weirdo James Hoffmann to demonstrate the impact of fermentation on what we experience in the cup.

The coffee comes from Finca San Miguel Urias in Antigua, Guatemala and is ~85% Caturra, ~15% H1, and also a small amount of Bourbon. The same coffee material was harvested and processed in parallel, using four different fermentation approaches.

The Lactobacillus coffee underwent a 48 hour submerged fermentation inoculated with Lactobacillus plantarum (Harvest LB-1.)