Scientific Coffee Fermentation
Control fermentation, reduce variations and reproduce quality profiles
For specialty coffee producers and farms looking to better control fermentation, reduce batch-to-lot variations, and reproduce successful quality profiles, Nebula Fermentation Bioreactors (NFB) integrates sensors, continuous data capture, and connectivity.
Specialty coffee still depends on experience and intuition
- High variability in fermentation results between batches.
- Specific measurements that do not show what happened during the entire process.
- Reliance on manual observations, experience and intuition to decide when to stop fermentation.
- Scattered or manual records that make it difficult to compare previous fermentations.
- Difficulty in consistently reproducing fermentations that generated high quality profiles.
- Little integrated monitoring technologies available for coffee fermentation.
Nebula provides control, learning and evidence
- Greater consistency in fermentation between different batches.
- Greater control over a critical stage of coffee quality.
- Greater confidence to make evidence-based decisions during the process.
- Ability to systematically learn from previous fermentations.
- Greater ability to reproduce fermentations that generate desired quality results.
- Possibility of developing and perfecting your own fermentation protocols.
Technical parameters for Coffee
Temperature
18-32°C
pH
3.8-4.5
ORP
+50 to +400 mV
Duration
24-72 hours
Target market
SCA 80+ points
NFB Bioreactors for Coffee
NFB Essential®
Democratized access to reproducible fermentation
From USD $8,950 EXW
Nebula Fermentation® control system + Nebula OriginBlok® validation. Includes hardware (60 liter Pilot Reactor in 304 stainless steel), firmware, software and FAT tests. Make to order project with 50% advance. SAT testing, commissioning, on-site training and other capabilities are priced separately.
- GPS
- Altitude
- Timestamp
- Temperature
- pH
- ORP
NFB Insight®
Performance and consistency optimization
From USD $16,950 EXW
Nebula Fermentation® control system + Nebula OriginBlok® validation. Includes hardware (60 liter Pilot Reactor in 304 stainless steel), firmware, software and FAT tests. Make to order project with 50% advance. SAT testing, commissioning, on-site training and other capabilities are priced separately.
- Essential® +
- CO₂
- O₂ dissolved
- Load cells
- Temp. car
- Recirculation
NFB Signature®
Pure science: cell viability control
From USD $69,950 EXW
Nebula Fermentation® control system + Nebula OriginBlok® validation. Includes hardware (60 liter Pilot Reactor in 304 stainless steel), firmware, software and FAT tests. Make to order project with 50% advance. SAT testing, commissioning, on-site training and other capabilities are priced separately.
- Insight® +
- Active Cell Density (ACD)
- Total Cell Density (TCD)
- Real-time feasibility analysis
- End of fermentation prediction
Originblok® for Coffee
For specialty coffee producers and processors who need to verifiably demonstrate the origin, transformation and mass balance of each batch, OriginBlok® preserves their history with evidence.
- Verifiable evidence of origin and transformation
- Continuity of information between actors in the chain
- Downloadable QR certificate with Nebula Score®
- Automatic integration with NFB
Paso 1
GPS Farm
Paso 2
Harvest
Paso 3
NFB Fermentation
Paso 4
QR
Paso 5
Blockchain
Paso 1
GPS Farm
Paso 2
Harvest
Paso 3
NFB Fermentation
Paso 4
QR
Paso 5
Blockchain
Coffee fermented with Nebula: expected impact scenarios
Illustrative scenarios of the impact coffee producers can achieve with NFB® + OriginBlok®: reproducible profiles, sell specialty, and certify quality. Examples of the kind of value NFB® can bring. Each operation will achieve different results depending on its scale and process.
Yirgacheffe Cooperative
Yirgacheffe, Ethiopia
Problem
Fermentation varied between 75 and 82 SCA; they couldn't guarantee flavor profiles.
Solution
They implemented NFB Essential to monitor temperature, pH and ORP in each batch.
Results
- Average Nebula Score: 88
- SCA: 81-85 points
- +42% sale price
- ROI in 6 months
Model: NFB Essential®
Finca La Esperanza
Cauca, Colombia
Problem
Inconsistency between batches and unpredictable fermentation times.
Solution
NFB Insight with PID control, automated recirculation and CO₂/O₂ monitoring.
Results
- SCA 78 → 86
- 50% reduction in manual intervention
- 95% consistent batches
- Access to premium specialty market
Model: NFB Insight®
Coffee Research Center
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Problem
Study the behavior of inocula and anaerobic fermentations with reproducibility.
Solution
NFB Signature with DCA/DCT and real-time cell viability analysis.
Results
- Reproducibility 98%
- Validated scientific publication
- Certified ultra-premium lots
- Innovation pipeline
Model: NFB Signature®
NOB plans
From free to enterprise. Choose the tier that fits your scale.
NOB Freemium®
USD $0/month
Try without obligation.
- 1 lot/month certifiable
- 1 farm
- Basic QR Certificate
- Dashboard read-only
NOB Basic®
USD $29/month
For professional producers.
- 20 lots/month
- 3 farms
- Complete Dashboard
- Real-time alerts
- Export PDF/CSV
- Basic Nebula Score
NOB Pro®
USD $149/month
Most popular for cooperatives.
- 500 lots/month
- Unlimited farms
- Read/write APIs
- Webhooks
- Advanced Nebula Score
- 4 hour chat support
NOB Enterprise®
custom
For corporates.
- Unlimited lots
- SLA 99.9%
- enterprise APIs
- SAP/ERP integrations
- private server
- 24/7 Support
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