Kirimukuyu of AA Nyeri producing area in Kenya | Ruiru 11 of Marty Lacalle Water washing treatment Plant

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Kenya AA Nyeri producing area Kirimukuyu | what is the flavor of Ruiru 11 in Marty Lacalle Water washing Plant?

Kenya is a model country for the production of fine coffee beans. Coffee was introduced from Britain in 1900. Only traditional Arabica did not have the best bourbon species of SL28 and SL34 in Kenya until 1950. All water treatment methods, graded AA PLUS AA AB system, but this is only the difference of particle size uniformity does not represent the difference in quality, the high quality altitude is 4200 to 6800 feet. From 2009 to 2010, due to the influence of global warming and pathological changes, the output decreased and the price rose. After that, the fine coffee continued to rise and the irreplaceable BlackBerry flavor of Kenyan coffee kept the high price of good Kenyan beans. Therefore, direct coffee is the first choice to buy better quality Kenyan beans, larger beans with high wine BlackBerry acid, can be harvested twice a year, 4-June is the secondary season. December is the harvest season of the main production season.

Most of the coffee beans are graded by the Kenya Coffee Bureau and sold at the auction venue. The system of public auction can be traced back to the way of auction before 1934. Kenya has 50 licensed agents who send sample beans to their customers for cup testing. Customers can bid for their favorite coffee at the auction. But this approach seems to encourage intermediary agents to erode farmers' income, so in 2006 Kenya opened 32 more independent sales agents to contact foreign coffee buyers directly without going through auctions. however, these must meet the standards such as the Kenya Coffee Agency's guarantee to the quality Storage Bank before they can be sold. The two systems operate in parallel at the same time, and after several years of development, it is the most transparent auction distribution system. The better the quality of coffee, the better the price through the cup, so that more cooperatives and farms are willing to join, but I think the latter can get first-hand information in direct contact with farmers.

Mathira Kariea Martirakalle treatment plant is located in the Nyeri production area in western Kenya. It began operation in 1951 and produced about 3666 bags of 220000 kg in 2011. It is expected to produce about 5800 bags of 350000 kg of red cherries next season. It is a small treatment plant. Only farmers pick fully ripe red cherries by hand, deliver them to the treatment plant immediately on the day of harvest, remove the peel and pulp, and then ferment 16MUE for 48 hours to clean the surface mucosa. This is the key procedure to keep the thick, sturdy BlackBerry sour, and the price of coffee beans is determined here, so more and more Kenyan beans choose to do this important procedure in small processing plants, because only fresh can have good quality.

Property Characteristics: farm characteristics

Farm Farm: Baragwi Farmers Cooperative Society

Name name: Mathira Kariru Matila Card processing Farm AA beans

Grade level: AA

Country country: Kenya Kenya

Region:Central Kenya, Mathira West District, Kirimukuyu division, Karie location

Altitude altitude: 1600 Murray 1700m

Farm Size farm size: small coffee farmers who grow in small areas.

Soil soil: Red Volcanic Loam soils volcanic clay

Harvesting Method:Hand picked is harvested by hand

Certification Certification: Fair Trade Fair Trade Association

Coffee Characteristics: coffee characteristics

Variety varieties: SL 28, SL 34, Ruiru 11

Processing System treatment: Full Washed washing drying on African viaduct

Top Jury Descriptions comment: the baking degree (Cinnamon) measured by the cup at the beginning of 60 seconds of explosion.

Aroma aroma / flavor flavor: cinnamon, fennel, plum, osmanthus, oolong tea, jasmine, lavender, perfume, honey, sugar cane

Sour quality: BlackBerry acid, kumquat acid, grapefruit, juicy enough, huge and strong, not sharp tax acid, but traditional acid with thickness

Complex complexity and other other: high complexity, moderate emulsification, fruit sweet obviously sweet, Yuyunmi farewell orange flavor is obvious

Overall style attributes: very sour, very complex, BlackBerry sour, the difference between Kenyan beans is which has a huge complex sturdy unmodified acid, in recent years, more and more people pursue the special sour quality of Kenyan beans, which is a unique taste!

Qianjie recommended cooking:

Filter cup: Hario V60

Water temperature: 90 degrees

Degree of grinding: small Fuji 3.5

Cooking methods: the ratio of water to powder is 1:15, 15g powder, the first injection of 25g water, 25 s steaming, the second injection to 120g water cut off, waiting for the powder bed water to half and then water injection, slow water injection until 225g water, extraction time about 2:00

Analysis: using three-stage brewing to clarify the flavor of the front, middle and back of the coffee. Because V60 has many ribs and the drainage speed is fast, it can prolong the extraction time when the water is cut off.