TANZANIA ITUMBI PB - ESPRESSO

Cherry

ORIGIN : TANZANIA REGION : SONGWE, MBOZI FARM / PRODUCER : ITUMBI AMCOS ALTITUDE : 2000 M VARIETY : BOURBON PROCESSING : WASHED The AMCOS started in the 1970’s under the name Ujamaa with 56 members. In the year 1994 they renamed into Itumpi AMCOS. Today, they are still operating under this name and have 160 active members. The farmers deliver the cherries from 12.30-6 p.m. Usually the pulper is being turned on at around 2 p.m. and can run up to 10 p.m. After being pulped, the parchment is graded into P1, P2, P3, P lights and pods in the washing channels, before it soaks in the tanks for 8-10 hours. The drying of the parchment will take 7-10 days in this area. The group started to produce fully washed coffee in 2019.

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