Kenya

Karinga AB

Within the Kiambu County, the lands are rich with red volcanic soil and is prime tea-producing land. It is here, near the town of Gatundu, where the Karinga Coffee Factory is situated. In Kenya, wet mills are called factories, and producers will deliver to their FCS factory closest to their home.

Farm Karinga Factory
Varietal Batian, Ruiru 11, SL 28, SL 34
Process Fully washed
Altitude 1,840 meters above sea level
Region Kiambu County
Tasting Notes Lemon, rosehip, milk chocolate
Farm Size Gitwe Farmers’ Cooperative Society (FCS)

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Once the cherries reach the mill, the coffee is washed with water from the Rwabura River. After the cherries are pulped, the coffee is placed in large tanks to soak in water and ferment. This allows for the breakdown of the exterior mucilage, normally lasting overnight. The coffee is then rushed through channels and cleaned one final time before being spread evenly on raised beds to dry in covered greenhouses until a targeted moisture content is reached. This can take around 7-15 days.

About Kenya

Despite its proximity to the birthplace of coffee, Ethiopia, coffee growing was introduced in Kenya relatively late – by Scottish missionaries, initially, and then commercially around 1900. Despite the late start, today, it is a country renowned for having some of the best coffees in the world. Nonetheless, Kenya’s coffee sector faces challenges for the future, and low global prices combined with climate change and population growth have diminished the country’s output over the last decade.