Yaye ( Filter Roasted )

COUNTRY: Ethiopia REGION: Sidama ZONE: Sidama WOREDA: Arbegona KEBELE: Chericho WASHING STATION: Yaye ELEVATION: 2,230m above sea level VARIETY: Primarily JARC 74148, 74158 PROCESSING: Washed CONTRIBUTING FARMERS: 20 independent outgrowers WASHING STATION OWNER: Testi Specialty Coffee At Yaye and other premium sites, 90% of cherries accepted are perfectly ripe, with the remaining 10% being made up of slightly overripe fruit because Testi’s team have learned this enhances the quality and sweetness of the cup. This coffee was then processed as a washed lot, using clean water from the Gelana river. Carefully hand-picked coffee cherries were delivered to Yaye and were meticulously sorted by hand and in a floatation tank using clean, cold water prior to processing. After sorting, the coffee cherries were washed with lukewarm water and then pulped to remove their fruit and skin. This parchment-covered coffee was then fermented in tanks of clean water for 48 hours. While doing this, mill workers kept a close eye on the clarity of the water being used (replacing it with fresh water as necessary), and checked the parchment manually to feel how much mucilage was detaching from the beans. The coffee was then re-washed using clean water and graded again by density in channels, and laid out to dry on raised beds under parabolic shade for up to 21 days. The parchment was first laid out in 120kg batches, spread evenly in layers five centimetre thick. Whilst drying, the coffee was carefully hand-sorted and turned, to ensure defects were removed as the parchment dried evenly and consistently. Under these conditions, during the first ten days, moisture dropped to 20%, and then down to 15% by day 15. Upon completing the 21-day drying period, parchment reached a moisture content of 12% and was rested in parchment until it was ready for milling and export. Testi’s QC team assesses each sample to ensure they meet their quality requirements, and only the cups with the highest score earn the ‘premium’ label. RECOMMENDED Suitable for Filter brewing methods and French press. **NOTE FOR DELIVERY** An order placing BEFORE 2 PM will arrange on next day delivery. An order AFTER 2 PM will deliver on the next following days.