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West Java Honey Processing Aromanis

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Honey processing allows coffee to retain the cleanliness of washed processing. Although the brightness of the coffee decreases somewhat, it increases sweetness and caramel flavors. According to different degrees of honey processing, honey processed coffee is divided into yellow honey, red honey, and black honey processing. The advantage of honey processing is that it best preserves the original sweet flavors of coffee cherries, giving the coffee delicate brown sugar flavors and stone fruit sweetness, while berry flavors support a red wine-toned aroma, considered a very elegant product.

Coffee Details

Varieties: Jember, S-795

Altitude: 1400-1600 meters

Flavor: Fruity, plum, jackfruit flavors, clean sweet aftertaste

Origin: West Java, Indonesia

Coffee beans are picked from branches and separated from the fruit, rinsed, and then dried. Coffee beans are "diserok" (turned) every hour to ensure even drying, including at midnight. "This is very important at night because of high humidity," said Aliyev from Transformation Coffee (August 5, 2014) - translated from Indonesian original.

The coffee processing takes 25-26 days! It's not surprising that Aromanis coffee beans are slightly more expensive than regular coffee beans. The Coffee Farmers Cooperative sells Aromanis raw coffee beans for 130,000-150,000 rupiah per kilogram, while Transformation Coffee offers them at a retail price of 80,000 rupiah per 200-gram package.

Product Information

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop
Address: FrontStreet Coffee, Bao'an Front Street, Dongshankou, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Contact: 020-38364473
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Roast Level: Roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Indonesia
Roast Degree: Light roast

Brewing Instructions

Hand-poured West Java. 15g of coffee, medium grind (Fuji ghost tooth blade #4 grinding), V60 dripper, 88-89°C water temperature. First infusion with 30g water, bloom for 27 seconds, pour to 105g then stop. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half, then continue pouring slowly until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

West Java Honey Processing Aromanis

Country: Indonesia

Estate: Aromani

Region: Mount Tangkuban Perahu

Roast Level: Light roast

Processing Method: Honey processing

West Java Province is a first-level administrative region of Indonesia, located in the western part of Java Island. It borders the Java Sea to the north and the Indian Ocean to the south, including offshore islands, covering an area of 46,300 square kilometers. Java's climate is tropical rainforest, hot and humid year-round. The plain areas along the northern coast have the highest temperatures, while mountainous areas are much cooler. High humidity often creates debilitating climate conditions.

From November to March of the following year is the northwest monsoon period, with more rain and clouds; from April to October is the southeast monsoon period, with more sunny days and less rainfall. Jakarta's average annual rainfall is about 1,760 millimeters (69 inches). Jakarta's average daily maximum temperature is 30°C (86°F), minimum 23°C (74°F). In the highland area of Tosari (elevation 1,735 meters [5,692 feet]), the average temperature is 22-8°C (72-47°F). Because volcanic ash periodically fertilizes the land, Java's soil is very fertile.

"Aromanis" is a traditional Indonesian sweet snack made from basic ingredients of flour and sugar. Using Aromanis to name this coffee indicates that these coffee beans have a cotton candy-like texture. However, the coffee beans come from Ciwidey, Garut, West Java. Actually, no special coffee seeds are used, but coffee processed by the natural method can present such distinctive flavors. Of course, this flavor is not widely recognized in West Java, Indonesia.

Regional Information

Region: Mount Tangkuban Perahu, Indonesia

Altitude: 1400-1600 meters

Roast Level: Light

Processing Method: Honey processing

Taste Description: Strong fruit aroma, with plum and jackfruit flavors, clean and sweet aftertaste.

Flavor Profile: Complex floral notes upon entry, tropical fruit flavors reminiscent of mango and jackfruit on the palate, smooth and full-bodied texture, long-lasting aftertaste.

West Java Honey Processing

Indonesian West Java Aromani honey processing scores as high as 92 points in cupping. The English name of this bean, Aromanis, means "sweet mango" in Indonesian.

Field Experience

At the estate, we personally experienced completely different Indonesian coffee.

Farmers used the simplest hot water infusion method to brew coffee they grew for us.

Careful cultivation and processing

Allowed the coffee's flavor to break free from the established framework of Indonesian coffee.

Fruit sweetness, lemon aroma, and even floral notes

Were all strongly presented in different varieties,

Truly subverting our perception of Indonesian coffee as merely bitter and rich.

Honey Processing

Honey processing, called Honey Process or Miel Process, produces Honey Coffee. Coffee plantations in Costa Rica, Panama, and Guatemala have adopted this processing method. The so-called honey processing refers to the production process of drying raw beans with mucilage. After removing the outer pulp from coffee beans, there remains a layer of sticky, gelatinous substance. Traditional washed processing would use clean water to wash it away, but due to water resource limitations in some high-altitude growing areas, this direct drying method was developed.

Honey processing is a relatively complex, time-consuming, and difficult processing method. The first step is to select high-quality fruits, then remove the pulp leaving the endocarp - this endocarp is the core of honey processing. The endocarp contains rich sugars and acids, and during the drying process, the sweetness and acidity slowly penetrate into the coffee beans. The second step is drying, which is also the most important condition for producing high-quality coffee beans.

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