Indonesia Sumatra Hutan
Chocolate | Caramelised Sugar | Full Bodied
Coming from a number of smallholder farmers across the Bies, Gegarang, Jagong, and Bintang areas, the principal of there being Bies. 70% of the smallholder households here are women producers.
Coffee for Ketiara Hutan is a blend from several areas with different altitude and different Arabica varieties. The majority of the these areas are in Central Aceh regency.
Red cherries are harvested in the morning, taken to the wet mill and pulped in the late afternoon. They will be tank fermented for 12-24 hours, washed, and then sun dried to a moisture of 30%. At this point, they are taken to the wet hull facility where they continue sun-drying down to around 12.5% moisture.
Further processing involves hand picking, density sorting, sampling and testing and blending before packing.
This year, increased rainfall has cut yields: typically an average of 1 metric tonne per hectare of green coffee down to 700kg. Planting more shade trees offers some mitigation, but it’s a fine balance: too many, and moisture becomes an issue again. Rain has a big impact on the blooming process and currently there is no clear solution to the ever changing rain patterns and their severity.
On a brighter note, KPG runs a youth programme that encourages young people to join the cooperative, ensuring a new generation of coffee growers is being trained and supported.
Chocolate | Caramelised Sugar | Full Bodied
Coming from a number of smallholder farmers across the Bies, Gegarang, Jagong, and Bintang areas, the principal of there being Bies. 70% of the smallholder households here are women producers.
Coffee for Ketiara Hutan is a blend from several areas with different altitude and different Arabica varieties. The majority of the these areas are in Central Aceh regency.
Red cherries are harvested in the morning, taken to the wet mill and pulped in the late afternoon. They will be tank fermented for 12-24 hours, washed, and then sun dried to a moisture of 30%. At this point, they are taken to the wet hull facility where they continue sun-drying down to around 12.5% moisture.
Further processing involves hand picking, density sorting, sampling and testing and blending before packing.
This year, increased rainfall has cut yields: typically an average of 1 metric tonne per hectare of green coffee down to 700kg. Planting more shade trees offers some mitigation, but it’s a fine balance: too many, and moisture becomes an issue again. Rain has a big impact on the blooming process and currently there is no clear solution to the ever changing rain patterns and their severity.
On a brighter note, KPG runs a youth programme that encourages young people to join the cooperative, ensuring a new generation of coffee growers is being trained and supported.
Chocolate | Caramelised Sugar | Full Bodied
Coming from a number of smallholder farmers across the Bies, Gegarang, Jagong, and Bintang areas, the principal of there being Bies. 70% of the smallholder households here are women producers.
Coffee for Ketiara Hutan is a blend from several areas with different altitude and different Arabica varieties. The majority of the these areas are in Central Aceh regency.
Red cherries are harvested in the morning, taken to the wet mill and pulped in the late afternoon. They will be tank fermented for 12-24 hours, washed, and then sun dried to a moisture of 30%. At this point, they are taken to the wet hull facility where they continue sun-drying down to around 12.5% moisture.
Further processing involves hand picking, density sorting, sampling and testing and blending before packing.
This year, increased rainfall has cut yields: typically an average of 1 metric tonne per hectare of green coffee down to 700kg. Planting more shade trees offers some mitigation, but it’s a fine balance: too many, and moisture becomes an issue again. Rain has a big impact on the blooming process and currently there is no clear solution to the ever changing rain patterns and their severity.
On a brighter note, KPG runs a youth programme that encourages young people to join the cooperative, ensuring a new generation of coffee growers is being trained and supported.
