Manual Brewing Parameters Recommendations for Kenya Washed AA Grade Kirinyaga Kabare Kungyu Specialty Coffee Beans

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Pour-over Kongyu

15g coffee grounds, medium-fine grind (Fuji ghost teeth grinder setting 3.5), V60 dripper, water temperature 91-93°C. First pour 30g water for 27 seconds bloom, then pour to 105g and stop. Wait until the water level drops to half, then slowly pour until reaching 225g total. Discard the tail end. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Coffee Information

• Country: Kenya
• Grade: AA
• Region: Kirinyaga Region
• Altitude: 1550-1750 meters
• Soil: Red phosphate soil
• Processing: Kenyan double-washed processing method
• Varieties: SL 28, SL 34
• Processing Station: Kongyu Processing Station
• Producer: Kabare Cooperative Society
• Flavor Notes: Grapefruit green tea, citrus, black raspberry

Kenya: The Birthplace of Exceptional Coffee

Located in East Africa, Kenya is one of the world's major coffee-producing countries, with approximately six million people engaged in the coffee industry, mostly in the form of smallholders and cooperatives.

Kenyan coffee trees are mostly grown at altitudes between 1400-2000 meters. Growing regions include Ruiri, Thika, Kirinyaga, Mt. Kenya West, Nyeri, Kiambu, and Muranga, primarily on the foothills of Mt. Kenya and Aberdare.

Many growing regions in Kenya strive to preserve native forest ecosystems, protect natural gene banks, support wild coffee varieties, and nurture diverse coffee trees.

In 1930, Kenya's unique varieties SL28 and SL34 were cultivated and named by "Scott Laboratories" in such favorable environments.

According to SL laboratory botanists, SL28 and SL34 are genetic variants. Among them, SL28 has mixed lineage from French missionaries, Mocha, and Yemeni Typica. The original goal of cultivating SL28 was to mass-produce coffee beans that were both high-quality and resistant to pests and diseases.

Although SL28's production volume later did not meet expectations, its copper-colored leaves and broad bean shape offer wonderful sweetness, balance, and complex, varied flavors, with distinctive citrus and plum characteristics. SL34 has similar flavors to SL28, but in addition to complex, varied acidity and a great sweet finish, it has a heavier, richer, and cleaner mouthfeel than SL28. SL34 has lineage from French missionaries, Bourbon, and more Typica bloodlines. The beans look similar to SL28 but are better adapted to sudden heavy rains. It is these two important varieties that lead us to understand the unique Kenyan style: strong, rich fruit acidity, rich mouthfeel, and beautiful balance.

Flavor Profile

Intense lemon and plum aromas in both dry and wet fragrance. When sipped at light roast, it presents stunning floral and lemon aromas, along with the sweet and juicy sourness of grapefruit green tea and citrus juice. Slightly deepening the roast brings various flavors of honey and black raspberry, while the aftertaste offers the pleasant sweet and sour taste of green tea.

Origin Story

This Kenyan coffee comes from the Kongyu Processing Station of Kabare Cooperative Society in Kenya's Kirinyaga region, using Kenyan double-washed processing. It grows on the eastern slopes of the Kenyan mountains in the Manyata-Embu County at 1550-1750 meters altitude. The varieties are classic Kenyan SL28 and SL34. Combined with the large day-night temperature differences and Kenya's red phosphate soil, acidity and sweetness become the main flavor notes of this Kenyan coffee.

The fresh coffee cherries of this Kongyu AA batch are picked and processed by 250 farmers from the Kongyu Processing Station under the Kabare Farmer Cooperative Society. After being pulped, fermented, and washed with water from the nearby Kongyu River, the coffee is placed on African drying beds for drying. Each harvest season, farmers process nearly 300 tons of fresh coffee cherries. After processing, the coffee will participate in weekly coffee auctions held every Wednesday in Nairobi. Once selected by licensed exporters, it will be shipped to consumer markets worldwide.

Personal Experience

In previous Kenyan coffees, we particularly loved pursuing those angular, powerful fruit acids. However, this Kenyan coffee made me feel gentleness, like facing the sea with a gentle breeze blowing.

Product Information

• Manufacturer: FrontStreet Coffee
• Address: No. 10 Bao'an Qianjie, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, FrontStreet Coffee
• Contact: 020-38364473
• Shelf Life: 90 days
• Net Content: 227g
• Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
• Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans
• Sugar Content: Sugar-free
• Origin: Kenya
• Coffee Type: Other
• Roast Degree: Light roast

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