Processing Details
Coffees grow in small farmers backyards, known as “garden coffee”
Hand sorting of only ripe, red cherries at 20-22º Brix
Cherries are placed inside sealed tanks and filled with Nitrogen pushing oxygen out
Controlled yeast activity, temperature and humidity of tanks
Short anaerobic fermentation time at warm temperatures enhanced tropical fruit qualities
Cherries dried on drying beds in thick stacks to slow drying time and bring thick texture
Drying takes typically 25-30 days to reduce moisture content to 10-12%
Dried beans are then stored in the dried cherry pod for protection and to maximise fruit flavours until milling and export preparation where further hand sorting and colour sorting is conducted to improve overall quality