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Treatment of washing coffee beans in Gethumbwini Estate manor in elevated bed to dry coffee beans

Published: 2026-04-05 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/04/05, Gethumbwini Estate [coffee] Gethumbwini Estate AA [farmer]

Gethumbwini Estate

Gethumbwini Estate AA

[Farm] Gethumbwini Estate

SL28, SL34

[Processing method] Wash and refine, dry on elevated bed

[Owner] SOCFINAF Corporation

Thika

South central Kenya, north of Nairobi

[Country] Kenya

[Flavor characteristics] Transparent/very intense acidity/bright/high alcohol/grapefruit, pineapple and blackcurrant aromas

[Additional information] About GETHUMBWINI Farm:

Considered one of Kenya's best coffees, gethumwini farms is run by French company SOCFINAF, which has been operating for more than 80 years.

[Location] The farm is located in the northern part of Thika region, 40km north of Nairobi and about 120 km south of Mount Kenya, covering an area of about 1000 acres and coffee cultivation area of about 360 hectares.

1800 m (6000 ft)

[Annual rainfall] 1000mm (mainly concentrated in two rainy seasons)

[Annual average temperature] 15--26 ℃

[Soil] Red volcanic soil

Gethumbwini Farm has its own state-of-the-art facilities, with 100 permanent workers and 200 temporary workers employed during harvest. After being picked, the coffee is carefully washed and dried on an elevated bed, and then stored in a well-conditioned warehouse waiting for sorting out the harvest:

Two distinct harvest seasons: -The first season is in June and July. The second season is in October and November.

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