Thikagiki - Kenya Red Fawn

THIKAGIKI - KENYA

Supplied by roughly 900 different farmers, Kariaini Coffee Washing Station has three full time employees and produces a remarkable amount of coffee. The coffee farmers are of the typical size for the country, approximately 1 hectare of land to farm that is shared between cash and regular crops.

Processing at Kariaini wet mill adheres to stringent quality-driven method. After the red ripe cherry is delivered to the processing area, it undergoes meticulous sorting to ensure exceptional cup quality of their coffee.

Once pulped, cherries are delivered to fermentation tanks where it will ferment for about 14-18 hours depending on the ambient temperature at that time.

 The coffee is then fully washed to remove traces of all mucilage in gradient water channels. The parchment will then be distributed on the raised drying sunbeds where it will dry slowly over the course of around 12-20 days. The parchment is covered during the hottest time using shade nets.