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Sumatra Aceh Fruity

Fruit punch, watermelon, peach, green tea
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Bag Weight 60 KG BAG
Harvest Season 2023/24
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Lot Number P611938-1
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About This Coffee

Grown in the mountainous highlands of Central Aceh and the fertile soils of the province's southwest, "Aceh Fruity" is a carefully prepared profile embodies the true essence of Aceh's coffee-growing tradition. This lot consists of 60% coffee from the Suka Ramai area in Southwest Aceh, and 40% from Atu Lintang in Central Aceh. Farmers in Aceh meticulously sort picked cherrys by color, the results of which are then delivered to a cooperative in Medan, in North Sumatra, for traditional "giling basah," or wet-hulled, processing. After de-pulping, the coffee seeds are fermented overnight in sealed plastic bags at cool temperatures. After washing to remove remaining mucilage and sort out floaters, the coffee is briefly dried before being milled to remove the parchment, the distinctive difference in wet-hulled processing. The coffee is then finally dried to the optimal moisture level for export, and eventually, roasting. 

Country of Origin Indonesia
Region Suka Ramal & Bener Meriah, Aceh
Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
Farm Name Various producers
Processing Wet Hulled
Processing Description Overnight fermentation in sealed containers
Growing Altitude 1400m - 1600m
Harvest Season 2023/24
Bag Weight 60 KG BAG
Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
Plant Species Arabica
Variety Gayo III

History of Coffee in Sumatra

Coffee seeds first arrived in Java from India in 1696, but it was a swing and a miss; the initial plantings were wiped out by flooding. Take two, cuttings from Ceylon, arrived in 1699 with a guy named Hendrik. It’s unclear when coffee planting arrived in Sumatra specifically. Java was the coffee king of Indonesia (aka the Dutch East Indies) for at least 100 years after cuttings first arrived from Ceylon before coffee of any significant volume was grown on other islands. And well into the 20th century, much coffee grown throughout Indonesia was called Java. 

Growing Coffee in Sumatra

Coffee grows in the northern highlands, in an areas known as Tapanuli, Aceh and Gayo; and further south at Lintong, near lake Toba (one of the deepest in the world). Mandheling is not a region but a people of northern Sumatra, but much coffee from that area is named after them. Most coffee in Sumatra is grown between 2,500 and 5,500 feet and nearly all coffee is grown by smallholders coffee farmer. Nine out of 10 coffee farmers in Sumatra grow coffee on less than one hectare of land. Virtually all Sumatran coffee is wet hulled, a process known as “giling basah”. Plant Species include Bergandal and Sidikalang varieties of Typica, Hibrido de Timor (aka "Tim Tim"), a Bourbon cultivar known as Linie S, S-288 and S-795 found in Lintong, Rambung, Abyssinia, "USDA,” Caturra cultivars and Catimor lines. 
 

  • Region Suka Ramal & Bener Meriah, Aceh
  • Farm Name Various producers
  • Producer Type Small Holder Farmers
  • Processing Wet Hulled
  • Processing Description Overnight fermentation in sealed containers
  • Bag Type Grain Pro / Ecotact
  • Plant Species Arabica
  • Variety Gayo III
  • Min Growing Altitude 1400m
  • Max Growing Altitude 1600m
  • On Sale No
  • Top Lot Yes
  • Status Spot
  • Coffee Grade IDN CA WA PR SUM G1
  • CTRM Contract Number P611938-1
  • Country of Origin Indonesia
  • Warehouse The Annex
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