Kenya AA Kanjathi
About This Coffee
The Region
Muranga County has cool temperatures and fertile central highlands, lying between the Eastern base of the Aberdare (Nyandarua) Range, which forms part of the Eastern end of the Great Rift Valley, and the South-Western slopes of Mt. Kenya. The county is around 120km North west of the capital of Nairobi.
The combination of fertile volcanic soil, seasonal rainfall and high altitude provide the ideal climate for coffees characterised by high acidity, full body and ripe fruit flavours. Due to the cool conditions, the cherries in Murang'a develop slowly and the beans reach a large size with an average crop yielding 19% AA+ grade (screen 18 and up).
The Process
The coffee is wet processed, where the fully ripe cherries are:
• Pulped
• Fermented for 12 - 48 hours (depending on climatic conditions)
• Washed
• Dried slowly over 2 - 3 weeks on raised African beds until the moisture content is reduced to 10-12%.
The coffee is then processed at Othaya dry mill where it is rested in parchment for 3 weeks before being hulled, cleaned and graded by bean size. Finally, the coffee is carefully handpicked before being bagged in GrainPro for export from Mombasa.
- Subregion Murang'a County
- Producer Type Washing Station
- Wet Mill Kanjathi
- Processing Washed
- Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact
- Plant Species Arabica
- Variety Batian, Ruiru 11, SL28, SL34
- Min Growing Altitude 1900m
- Screen Size 18 Up
- Co-Op Kangiri FCS
- On Sale No
- Top Lot No
- Price Per Kg £8.50
- Status Spot
- Coffee Grade KEN CA WA AA TOP
- CTRM Contract Number P8002062-2
- Origin Kenya
- Warehouse Vollers Group Uk