Kahunyo / Washed / Kenya / 250g

Origin: Kenya
Producer: Kahunyo farmers Cooperative
Washing station: Kahunyo washing station        
Region: Muranga
Varieties: Riuru 11, SL-28, SL-34
Process: Washed
Altitude: 1600 - 1800 masl
Flavour Profile: Kiwi, Black currant, & Rosehip

This fully washed lot is cultivated by smallholders in Muranga and processed at Kahunyo washing station in Kahunyo. Producers delivering to Kahunyo washing station cultivate primarily SL28 and SL34 in small coffee gardens that are, on average, smaller than 1 hectare. 

Producers receive technical agronomic support from Sucafina Kenya. They also receive soil sampling from Kahawa Bora. The soil sampling program addresses a key step in Producers profitability. Lower input costs mean lower overall production costs and higher profits. 

Producers selectively handpick ripe, red cherries and deliver them to Kahunyo Factory. At intake, the Cherry Clerk oversees meticulous visual sorting and floating and accepts only dense, ripe cherries. After intake, the cherry is pulped and fermented for 16 to 18 hours. 

Following fermentation, coffee is washed in clean water and laid to dry on raised beds. Workers rake parchment frequently to ensure even drying. They cover drying parchment during the hottest time of day, to maintain slow, even drying and at night, to shelter parchment from moisture. It takes an average of 7 days for parchment to dry.