KENYA - Kariaini AB
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The Flavour Profile
Bright Kenyan coffee bursting with raspberry, cranberry and lemon notes. Light roast with berry-jam sweetness and smooth, light body. Perfect for filter,V60 or caetiere - anyone who loves fruity, fresh-tasting morning coffee. Fully wash for that clean, vibrant character Kenya does best. And as always freshly roasted in Canterbury.
The Little Details
This coffee comes from Kariaini Coffee Factory, Mwirua FCS Cooperative, Kirinyaga County in Kenya. It's grown 1600 meters above sea level. It's a drawn of SL34, SL28, Batian, Ruiru 11 coffee beans.
About the Process
After the producers gather their ripe cherries, they will deliver them to the Factory. Once the cherries reach the mill, the coffee is pulped within 24 hours to remove the external fruit from the coffee bean. This is done via a disc pulping machine. The coffee is then soaked in cement tanks with water for 18 –48 hours to break down the remaining mucilage. Following fermentation, the coffee is evenly dispersed on wooden raised beds lined with mesh wiring to allow for airflow to evenly dry the beans. The coffee is spread in layers no thicker than 3cm, and dry in the open sun for 5 –30 days, and are raked three times a day to ensure even drying.In order to reduce environmental impact, the Factory has dug wastewater pits to sustainably purify the water used for processing before it seepsback into the soil.