Werka - Washed ( Filter Roasted )

COUNTRY: Ethiopia

TRADITIONAL COFFEE REGION: Sidama

POLITICAL REGION: Oromia

POLITICAL ZONE: West Arsi

WOREDA: Nensebo

KEBELE: Werka

WASHING STATION: Gara Kone

ELEVATION: 1,900m above sea level

VARIETY: Kurume, Wolisho

PROCESSING: Washed

FARMERS: 750 Outgrowers

WASHING STATION OWNER: Faysel A. Yonis

This coffee has been processed following the washed method. Each day, carefully hand-picked coffee cherries are delivered to the Gara Kone washing station and are meticulously sorted by hand and in a floatation tank prior to processing. After sorting, the coffee cherries are then pulped and graded by weight. After grading, the parchment-covered coffee is soaked in tanks of clean water for 36–48 hours to remove the mucilage by allowing it to ferment.

The coffee is then re-washed and graded again by density in washing channels and soaked in clean water for 12 hours. While doing this, mill workers keep a close eye on the clarity of the water being used (and replace it with fresh water as necessary), and check the parchment manually to feel how much mucilage is left on the seeds. As the texture of the washed seeds changes, and millworkers notice slightly more traction, parchment is just about ready to be dried.

The coffee is then dried for 10–12 days on raised drying beds, firstly under cover (for around 3–5 hours) and then subsequently in the sun. Whilst drying, the coffee is carefully hand-sorted, and any defects are removed. It is also turned regularly to ensure that it dries evenly and consistently. Once the coffee is dry and has reached its desired humidity, it is rested in parchment until it is ready for milling and export.

RECOMMENDED Suitable for Filter brewing methods and French press.

**NOTE FOR DELIVERY** An order placing BEFORE 2 PM will arrange on next day delivery. An order AFTER 2 PM will deliver on the next following days.