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Kenya Baragwi Guama
Kenya Baragwi Guama
Flavor notes: Mango, Pineapple, Pear, Honeydew, Honey, Green Apple. This coffee is juicy and heavy bodied, but bright in acidity.
Process: Washed
Roast: Medium
Washed Process Kenya Coffee
Producers handpick ripe cherries in the early morning and transport them to the wet mill, where the cherries are spread out for sorting. Clean water is poured into the de-pulper, which removes the outer fruit of the cherries between two rotating abrasive slabs. The de-pulped beans then sink into the fermentation tank, where they are left overnight to allow the mucilage to break down.
The next day, the wet mill manager checks the fermentation tanks and decides to proceed with processing based on the "feel" of the fermented parchment. As the washed beans spill into the washing channels, producers repeatedly push the coffee with wooden shunts to sort the beans by density. The denser, higher-quality beans are then left to sun-dry on raised beds until they reach a moisture content of 10-12%.