Flavor Characteristics, Growing Region, and Brewing Parameters for Papua New Guinea Kimel Estate PB Peaberry Coffee Beans

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Introduction to Kimel Estate

Large plantations typically have their own washing stations, while smaller individual coffee farmers can better control the quality and flavor expression of their output. Located in the Western Highlands of Papua New Guinea's Waghi Valley, near the Kimel River Valley, Kimel Estate, like many large farms/estates, has its own dedicated washing station. In fact, this is an estate jointly owned by surrounding independent small-scale coffee farmers from the Opais people group. In a sense, it's a private cooperative. Due to excellent growing environment conditions and stable quality control processes at the washing station, the produced coffee exhibits lively brightness while retaining a considerable degree of Papua New Guinea coffee's unique flavor characteristics.

Coffee Variety Diversity

Another special feature lies in the diversity of coffee varieties cultivated at Kimel—so numerous that they cannot be counted on one hand: Typica, Arusha, Blue Mountain, Mundo Novo, Catimor, Caturra, and even more. In fact, just as one wouldn't put all eggs in one basket, most farmers actually plant different varieties to avoid the risk of poor growth adaptation or production below expectations for any particular variety, which also creates interesting expressions of coffee flavor characteristics.

Flavor Profile

This peaberry from Kimel Estate offers subtle spiced notes on the palate, with nutty and sugarcane sweetness that is refreshing and pleasant. It has a cream-like smooth, buttery mouthfeel, with the peaberry's texture being more substantial and solid. The overall performance is balanced and smooth. The flavor is rich, the aroma pleasing, without any herbal or earthy notes. Its texture is as intense and mellow as Van Gogh's paintings.

Product Information

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Qian Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, FrontStreet Coffee
Contact: 020-38364473
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk
Origin: Papua New Guinea

Coffee Specifications

Country: Papua New Guinea
Grade: PB (Peaberry)
Region: Waghi Valley
Roast Level: Medium Roast
Processing Method: Washed
Varieties: Arusha, Catimor, Caturra
Estate: Kimel Estate

Understanding Peaberry (PB)

Now let me introduce PB, the full name Peaberry, which we commonly call round beans. Usually, a coffee cherry contains two seeds—these are the common coffee beans we see, with one curved side and one flat side, similar to peanut shape, which we call flat beans. Peaberries, however, occur when a coffee cherry contains only one coffee bean, and the bean shape is oval. They account for a very small proportion of all fruits on a coffee tree. Peaberries are all selected by hand one by one, ensuring overall quality, so it's no surprise they taste good.

Papua New Guinea Coffee Characteristics

Papua New Guinea's coffee production is not very high, and its coffee beans are all carefully processed washed Arabica beans. Generally, washed coffee beans are full of bright fruit aromas but without strong acidity. Their characteristics include a silky smooth mouthfeel and wonderful aroma, with moderate acidity, making them a rare coffee variety that combines high body with medium acidity.

Brewing Instructions

Hand-pour Papua New Guinea coffee: 15g of coffee grounds, medium grind (using Fujiyama's ghost tooth burr grinder #4), V60 dripper, water temperature 88-89°C. First pour 30g of water for a 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and pause. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half before continuing the pour. Slowly pour until reaching 225g total. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Flavor Notes: Nuts, sugarcane, spices

Papua New Guinea in the Specialty Coffee World

In recent years, Papua New Guinea coffee has begun representing Oceania in entering the world specialty coffee ranks with its unique high-quality washed Arabica beans. Papua New Guinea coffee features full-bodied beans, moderate acidity, and fragrant, mellow mouthfeel characteristics.

Geography and Growing Conditions

Papua New Guinea is an island nation in Oceania. In Malay, "Papua" means "curly hair." It is said that in 1545, explorer Ortiz de Retez reached the island and discovered that most of the island's inhabitants had curly hair, so he called it "the island of curly-haired people," and this name has been passed down ever since. Papua New Guinea is east of Indonesia, with a standard island climate located between the equator and 10 degrees south latitude. It has tropical rainforest, volcanic rock, and highland terrain, with altitudes ranging from 1,200-2,500 meters, making it a paradise for coffee cultivation.

Production and Processing

Local production is not large, with about 85% of total coffee production coming from small farmers' garden cultivation systems. Small farmers join local cooperatives to share processing equipment. Coffee is Papua New Guinea's second-largest agricultural export by volume, demonstrating the importance of the coffee industry to the country's economy. Due to different coffee varieties from Indonesia, higher altitudes than Sumatra, and the use of washed processing, PNG coffee's regional character differs markedly from Indonesia's heavy, low-profile flavors, instead exhibiting brightness, sweet-sour notes, and floral-fruit aromas, similar to South American flavors.

Conclusion

Papua New Guinea possesses a transcendent, pristine natural environment with vast, fertile land. Its unique volcanic rock soil and abundant rainfall create excellent natural conditions for coffee growth. Papua New Guinea's premium coffee beans are as beautiful and precious as the country's national bird, the bird of paradise.

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