What are the characteristics of Kenya's 72-hour treatment? what is K72?

Published: Oct 05, 2026 Author: World Gafei Last Updated: Oct/05/2026 120 views

For professional baristas, please pay attention to the coffee workshop (Wechat official account cafe_style) Kenya 72-hour treatment method: referred to as K72, select the maturity of coffee fruit sweetness 21 when harvested after the same day, select the best fruit for peeling and fermentation, fermentation time for a total of 24 hours, use clean river water in the tank, wash after 24 hours, and ferment again with clean river water for 24 hours.

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Kenya 72-hour treatment: K72 for short

Harvest when selecting the maturity of coffee fruit sweetness 21

After the same day, the best fruit was selected for peeling and fermentation. the fermentation time was 24 hours. Clean river water was used in the tank and washed after 24 hours. It was fermented again with clean river water for 24 hours, then washed, fermented and repeated 3 times for 72 hours. This method of repeated treatment of washing after fermentation originated in Kenya.

K72 treatment has bright acidity, high sweetness and fineness!

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