Ayla Bombe - Washed ( Filter Roasted )

COUNTRY: Ethiopia

HISTORICAL COFFEE REGION: Sidama

POLITICAL REGION: Sidama

POLITICAL ZONE: Sidama

WOREDA: Bensa

KEBELE: Bombe

WASHING STATION: Ayla

ELEVATION: 1,950 - 2,050m above sea level

VARIETY: 74112, 74110 JARC varieties

PROCESSING: Fully Washed

FARMERS: 725 independent outgrowers

WASHING STATION OWNER: Faysel A. Yonis

This coffee has been processed using the washed method, using clean water from the Bonora river. Each day, carefully hand-picked coffee cherries are delivered to the Ayla washing station and are meticulously sorted by hand and in a floatation tank prior to processing. After sorting, the coffee cherries are then pulped within six to eight hours of harvesting, to remove the fruit and skin and graded by weight. After grading, the parchment-covered coffee is soaked in tanks of clean water for 36–48 hours to remove the mucilage by allowing it to ferment and detach from the coffee.

The coffee is then re-washed and graded again by density in washing channels and soaked in clean water for 12 hours. While doing this, mill workers keep a close eye on the clarity of the water being used (and replace it with fresh water as necessary), and check the parchment manually to feel how much mucilage is left on the seeds. As the texture of the washed seeds changes, and millworkers notice slightly more traction, parchment is just about ready to be dried.

The coffee is then dried on raised African drying beds and under a parabolic shade net for 5-7 days depending on weather conditions. Whilst drying, the coffee is carefully hand-sorted, and any defects are removed. It is also turned regularly to ensure that it dries evenly and consistently. Once the coffee is dry and has reached its desired humidity, it is rested in parchment until it is ready for milling and export.

RECOMMENDED Suitable for Filter brewing methods and French press.

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