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Bali Coffee Beans - Peaberry

Bali's peaberry is a variant of the coffee bean, referring to what is known as peaberry or caracoli. Peaberry is simply the common name for it.

Botanical Perspective

From a botanical standpoint, peaberry can be considered a defect. There are two causes: one is damage by insects before the coffee fruit forms, and the other may be prolonged drought or nutrient imbalance. Coffee beans growing at the ends of the tree's branches can also show this phenomenon.

Coffee Bean Formation

Coffee beans are the fruit of the coffee tree. Normally a single fruit contains two beans, known as Type I. Because of the factors above, however, some fruits mature with only a single bean. This oval-shaped single bean is called peaberry, or Type II. Compared with Type II, Type I is sometimes colloquially called the "female bean." In fact these are just differences in how the bean grows, not differences of gender, and the terminology can be misleading.

Characteristics of Peaberry

Peaberry, also called round bean, makes up only 5% of the beans on a coffee tree; the rest are "female" beans. Peaberry is really a deformity that occurs during growth. A normal coffee bean has two hemispheres, while peaberry has only one, which is why it is also called a single bean. A single hemisphere absorbs more nutrients, so the bean looks larger in color, shape and size. When brewed, the coffee has a continuous aroma and a sweet aftertaste. Because it is rare, it is also called dream coffee. Still, with only a few peaberries among a hundred beans, farmers generally do not separate them for sale, and the difference is hard to notice unless you visit the production site yourself. Some individual merchants do sell peaberry, and as the saying goes, rarity makes things precious -- so peaberry naturally commands a higher price.

Indonesian Coffee Production

Indonesia is the world's second-largest coffee producer, and its Bali coffee beans -- known as Golden Coffee -- enjoy an international reputation as a national treasure. Coffee beans are divided into peaberry and "female" beans. Peaberry beans are slightly smaller and oval; female beans are larger and semi-oval in appearance. Female bean coffee tastes slightly bitter and sour, with a heavy coffee flavor, and needs creamer or milk. Peaberry, by contrast, is mellow and fragrant with no sour or astringent notes, making it best suited to those who prefer black coffee. On a coffee tree, peaberry accounts for only 5% of total output.

Brewing Instructions

The coffee powder should be brewed with filter paper or in a teapot or coffee maker with a filter screen, using boiling water for two minutes before drinking. This is pure coffee with no additives. It is not instant coffee, so coffee grounds are a normal thing to see during brewing.

History of Golden Coffee

The renowned Golden Coffee's true original manufacturer, the Butterfly Global Brand, has a history of 72 years. Initially the beans were slowly roasted over a wood fire to reach optimal richness, purity and aroma. Since 1943, the company has brought in the latest roasting technology and equipment from Germany, insisting on original bean flavor, absolutely no flavorings, and no production of instant coffee -- only truly high-quality original bean ground coffee.

Bali Butterfly Global Brand Coffee

Indonesia Bali's Global Butterfly Brand coffee has its own plantation. The coffee is produced from the Batur volcanic area in Bali, a high-altitude region above 500 meters, yielding low-caffeine Arabica beans containing only 0.5-1.5% caffeine. After two years of storage, combined with complex and careful roasting, the peaberry beans are then selected by hand -- a process that is quite time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Peaberry: Also Known as Small Round Bean

On a coffee tree only 5% are peaberry, meaning that for every 100 grams of yield only 5-6 grams of peaberry can be selected. Its round, full shape preserves the coffee flavor better than the generally flat female beans. It tastes neither astringent nor bitter, with a richer aroma and a sweet aftertaste. Combined with its scarcity and the difficulty of selection, peaberry commands a high price and is considered the finest coffee, which only underlines how rare and precious it is.

Female Bean: Also Known as Flat Bean

Female beans are the half coffee beans we commonly see, relatively flat in appearance with an obvious groove down the middle after roasting. On a coffee tree, 95% are female beans, and this is the coffee we generally drink.

Green Beans

Green beans are cultivated in the Bali highlands, where the volcanic soil and cool climate provide a highly favorable growing environment for coffee trees.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If the round, mellow and sweet character of peaberry is what draws you in, FrontStreet Coffee's Costa Rica Blackberry is a good match. A high-altitude single origin known for its floral and fruity notes, it is best roasted medium-light and shows sweet florals, grape, sweet orange and liquor-filled chocolate in the cup.

For a deeply sweet, comforting cup, try FrontStreet Coffee's Brazil Queen Estate. Roasted to a medium level, it opens with the deep aroma of roasted peanut and black chocolate, then softens into a gentle, lasting sweetness -- the kind of sweet finish that lingers without fading. Brew it as pour-over for the region and variety's own character, or extract it in a moka pot or espresso machine for a smooth, rich Americano or latte.