Kenya Kirinyaga AA

Washed. Light Roast. Rhubarb, black plum, red currant, light caramel. Species: Arabica Variety: Batian, Ruiru 11, SL28, SL34 Growing Altitutde: 1600m Thirikwa is one of the rare cooperatives operating only one factory, which is called Gakuyu-ini. Because of the high quality standards at the factory level and in the farms, the cooperative has been able to produce excellent quality and pay high prices to its members. During the peak of the season around 3,700 farmers deliver their cherries at this factory. Cherries are handsorted and floated before being pulped. The farmers start delivering at around 11 am and the pulper is activated at around 3 pm. The parchment is then fermented overnight, before being washed and graded; after, it is dried on the drying tables for 8-14 days. Gakuyu-ini recycles the water they use for processing the cherries during the day. The water comes from the Kiri river which flows in the middle of the compound of the factory.