Casa Espresso - Rwanda Huye Mountain Lot 5228

From Nino @ Casa Espresso:

Location & Farmer - Owner David Rubanzangabo grows this red bourbon varietal of coffee at 1600-2300 metres above sea level on the Huye Mountain estate, in the Huye district of Southern Rwanda. Recently been made famous in Stumptown Coffee Roasters’ film – ‘A Film about Coffee’

The Processing - This coffee is wet processed. Aka washed. In this process the ripe coffee cherries are picked and sorted for unripe/defects, then pulped to remove most of the fruit surrounding the bean, and soaked in large fermentation tanks to remove the remaining fruit pulp. It is then drained and dried on raised beds to around 10% moisture content.

Altitude: 1600-2300 masl
Farm/Coop: Huye Mountain
Great for: Aeropress, Cafetiere, Espresso, Filter
Origin: Africa/Rwanda
Owner: David Rubanzangabo
Process Method: Washed
Varietals: Red Bourbon