General Info:
Importer: COFFEEMAXGREEN
Trader: The Coffee Quest
Exporter: BNT Industry And Trading PLC
Origin: Ethiopia
Region: South Nation Nationality People (SNNP)
Zone : Gediyo
District : Yirgacheffe
Kebele: Konga
Number of producers/growers: 800
Altitude: 1800-2000 masl
Soil type: Fertile, red brown, well drainage, & 1.5m depth
Flowering Period: Jan-Feb
Harvest Period: Oct-Jan
Process: Fully washed
Sun Exposure: Shade grown
Average rainfall: 1800-2000mm
Average annual temperatures: 20-25C°
Miller Name: Konga washing station
Supplier’s Name: Abiyot Ageze
Varietal: Heirloom
About
Drying Method & Fermentation
Length of Fermentation for washed coffee 36 to 48 hours (depending on the weather).
For washed process: Dried in the sun on so called „African drying beds“for approx. 12-15 days. In the daytime the cherries need to be raked permanently in order to ensure a consistent drying process. In the day time , it will be coved from 12 to 3pm in order to protect hot sun, as well as, when the night comes, the beds are carefully covered to protect it from rain fall.