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Kenya coffee treatment method Kenya coffee grade classification Kenya coffee taste suitable for iced coffee drink

Published: 2025-08-21 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2025/08/21, Large coffee processing farms in Kenya usually have independent processing facilities. A large number of small farmers usually pick ripe coffee fruits by hand. Coffee picking is a labor-intensive job that requires the whole family to deploy and even hire workers during the harvest season. The fresh fruits of the picked coffee need to be promptly transported to the cooperative-owned coffee processing plant for pulping and transportation.

Kenyan coffee processing

Large farms usually have independent treatment facilities. A large number of small farmers usually pick ripe coffee fruits by hand. Coffee picking is a labor-intensive job that requires the whole family to deploy and even hire workers during the harvest season. The fresh fruit of the picked coffee needs to be delivered in time to the cooperative-owned coffee processing plant for pulping, which may be carried by ox carts, pick-up trucks or trucks. After peeling, Parchmentcoffee is briefly kept in the cooperative's processing plant and sent to a privately owned factory for shelling treatment.

Kenyan coffee grade

Kenya is a well-known producer based on the size of coffee beans. It is usually divided into nine grades, according to the bean type, there are PB (round beans, accounting for about 10% of the total output), in addition, there are E (elephant beans), AA, AB, C, T, TT, MH, ML according to size. The best coffee grade is bean-shaped berry coffee PB, followed by AA++, AA+, AA, AB and so on.

Usually Kenyan coffee is classified as follows:

1) Common categories:

Hand-picked coffee fruit, picked by hand, picked out immature fruit (unripe), overripe fruit (overripe) and other defects, peeled, after about 36 hours of fermentation, placed on a metal grid for sun drying, in the processing plant to remove the seed shell (parchment), become a blue-green appearance of attractive Kenyan raw beans.

These beautiful raw beans are graded according to particle size (size), shape (shape) and weight (weight):

E:kenyaE, elephant beans, elephantbean,18 and above (including round beans)

AA:KenyaAA,17-18 mesh

AB:KenyaAB,15-16, which is a mixture of An and B.

Light beans selected by TT:AA and AB by airflow separator

Above PB:KenyaPB,15, round bean

CRV 12-14 mesh and PB light bean screened by air flow separator

Under 12 eyes, there are more defective beans, chopped beans and light beans.

HE: beyond the above level becomes HE (HulledEars)

2) the raw beans without official standard grading are UG (ungrade).

E,AA,AB,PB → UG1

C,TT,T,HE → UG2

(note: class An over 17 mesh (6.8mm), class B over 16 mesh (6.3mm) 18 mesh = 18cm 64 inches, 1 inch = 25.4mm)

Taste

Kenyan coffee has an irresistible aroma, and the best Kenyan coffee has strong acidity, reminiscent of ripe blackcurrants, oranges or cherries. At the same time, Kenya coffee has a strong raspberry aroma, such as blueberry, often with rose fruit, passion fruit and floral aroma, with a BlackBerry and grapefruit flavor, is a favorite of many coffee glutton.

This coffee has an excellent medium purity, crisp and refreshing taste. It has a fresh flavor and is most suitable for drinking iced coffee in summer. When tasting this coffee, if it is paired with sour fruits such as grapefruit, it will certainly give you the best coffee experience.