Paying $5/lb of coffee can be a great price, but could be detrimental to a producer if the payment terms exceed that of their needs. While the amount paid is very important, the payment terms and type of contract negotiated during the purchase are also paramount. The subject of paying for green coffee is inherently complicated. Winey, syrupy, and mouth coating are some of the attributes that we usually notice in the cup.Į (large Peaberries & large chipped beans) We tend to notice more fermentation tasting notes here.
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Technically they are fused together during early stages and form one round bean instead of two half spheres. They are a result of a coffee cherry only producing one bean instead of two. Peaberries represent about 10% of Kenya production. Over the years of cupping, we have consistently found incredible AB’s that actually cup better than their more prestigious AA relatives, enforcing the idea that everything must be cupped and not have its value determined based on classification or reputation. While AB is usually considered lower quality than AA, we find that to not be accurate in the cup. This grade represents about 30% of Kenya production. AA is the most common grade we buy and what we normally expect from an outstanding Kenya cup. Usually the highest priced coffee on the auction from each outturn and factory. The largest and most celebrated grade of Kenyan coffee. Then the coffees are auctioned based on the grade (size & density) they have. This results in a more uniform coffee and cup profile. Coffee goes into a machine that vibrates, sending beans through different screens with different-sized holes and sorts the coffee based on size and density. Once a coffee has been processed, dried, and then milled, it goes to a sorter that separates the beans by specific characteristics, mainly size. Once it reaches 11.5-12% moisture content, the coffee is brought to conditioning bins to rest until it goes to the dry mill. The coffee goes through sorting and density channels, which separates the lots, and then it is taken to raised beds to dry. It’s then soaked in water to ferment overnight slightly. After two days of dry fermentation, the coffee is washed with fresh water, removing the sticky mucilage attached to the beans that are loosened by bacteria during the fermentation. Next, the coffee is stirred for a short amount of time and left to ferment for another 24 hours. The coffee is then left to ferment in white ceramic tiled tanks for 24 hours.
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This is done by squeezing the cherry through a screen and removing the fruit and skin from the bean. Once the sorting is finished, the coffee is then depulped. In the Kenya process, first, the cherries are sorted, and under-ripe/overripe cherries are removed. The majority of them make up the county’s 23 different cooperative societies. Slightly over 80% of all coffee production in Nyeri comes from smallholder farmers. Nyeri coffee is well-known for its great quality and intense, complex flavor profiles. The washing station lies close to Karatina town in Nyeri county. The income of this shop helps lower the overhead costs for the management of the cooperative and factories. The Cooperative Society built a coffee shop on the factory grounds that services travelers on the nearby road. Barichu is known for taking good care of its member producers and the nearby community. Gatomboya specifically services around a quarter of those.
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Gatomboya is one of the four washing stations in the Barichu Farmers Cooperative Society of 4000 smallholder coffee producers.
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Read below for more information about the Gatomboya station. With our Kenyan shipment delayed, we purchased a few early arriving spot lots from importers to allow us to serve Kenyan coffees during the summer season, and this AA lot stood out amongst the lineup that Todd sent our way. This coffee made its way to us via our friend Todd Mackey at Olam Coffee.