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Characteristics of coffee bean picking season in Kenya flavor description of taste producing area

Published: 2024-11-03 Author: World Gafei
Last Updated: 2024/11/03, There are two types of coffee farms in Kenya, one is a large planting farm covering an area of more than five acres, but the average elevation is low, as far as Kenyan coffee is concerned, the quality of coffee beans in the big farm is only medium. The best Kenyan beans come from small farms, most of which are located in the foothills or volcanoes above 5,000 to 6,000 feet.

Kenya Coffee Bean Picking Season Practice Characteristics Flavor Description Taste Producing Region

There are two types of coffee farms in Kenya. One is a large plantation covering more than five acres, but the average elevation is lower. For Kenya coffee, the coffee beans of the large farm are only moderate in quality. The best Kenyan beans are produced in small farms, mostly located in the foothills or hillsides above 5,000 or 6,000 feet. Each small farmer can only produce about 20 to 70 bags per season. They cannot afford to invest in expensive washing and treatment plants. However, small farmers are very united. Hundreds or thousands of families set up cooperative farms. The washing and treatment plants are funded by the government. The coffee fruits picked by small farmers are sent to cooperative farms for unified processing. First, the half-ripe or rotten fruits are removed, and then peeled, fermented, The process of breaking down the pulp, removing the beans, drying and polishing is supervised by the official Coffee Authority, which is quite rigorous and ensures the quality of Kenyan coffee. Kenya bean washing processing technology and high standards of quality pipe, has been a model of soybean producing countries.

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Don't underestimate Kenya's small farmers. They are no different from ants and soldiers. Their overall productivity is higher than that of large farms, about six to four, which is quite rare in soybean producing countries. Kenyan coffee is widely appreciated by connoisseurs, thanks in large part to smallholder farmers who work hard to grow good coffee in the foothills. In addition, Kenya beans must have a strict classification system, washing plant coffee beans, according to size, shape and hardness, divided into five grades, the highest level is PB, followed by AA++, AA+, AB. This grading system is similar to Colombia, mainly based on particle size and shape considerations, but good selling is not good flavor. This is what coffee fans should know. The current international evaluation of Kenyan beans is not as good as in previous years. I believe this is related to the abnormal climate and unfavorable coffee growth, but things are not so simple. This is related to the Kenyan authorities 'efforts to promote a new variety, Ruiru11, which has stronger disease resistance and higher unit yield. The taste test results show that the new variety with higher economic value has worse flavor than the traditional variety. Worse, Ruiru11 is about to replace the traditional Arabica and Bourbon varieties. In addition, the decline in coffee quality, auction prices are not good, small farmers 'income is reduced, coupled with the coffee management bureau people do not plan, farmers' enthusiasm for coffee greatly reduced, of course will affect the quality. Moreover, Kenya's excellent washing technology has also deteriorated, which is a killer of quality.

Coffee fruits are harvested immediately when ripe, and because fruits of different maturity periods appear on the same tree, harvesting is not easy. Generally speaking, it takes 4 - 5 months from initial harvest to complete harvest. If ripe and immature fruits are harvested at the same time, the quality of coffee will be reduced. Therefore, good quality coffee is hand-picked one by one to maintain the perfect coffee taste.

In one year, a typical Arabica coffee tree harvests less than 5 kilograms of fruit, making about 1 kilogram of beans.

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