D.R. Congo Mutendero Fully Washed
| Bag Weight | 60 KG BAG |
|---|---|
| Harvest Season | 2023/24 |
| Status | Spot |
| Lot Number | P8002435-2 |
About This Coffee
The Region
At 1,820masl, Mutendero station sits at the highest altitude of all the Virunga washing stations. Established in 2012, it is located in the Isale region of North Kivu, right on the edge of Virunga National Park, close to the Uganda border.
The region has excellent conditions for speciality arabica production with plentiful rainfall, high altitude and highly fertile volcanic soils. The region is also very poverty-stricken and has had a severe lack of infrastructure which has made high quality arabica both difficult to produce and very challenging to export. Virunga Co ee Company has sought to overcome many of these problems through hands- on farmer education and investment in local infrastructure such as roads and bridges. This has allowed quality improvements every season and, in turn, higher premiums for farmers.
The Process
Ripe cherries are delivered to the wetmill for careful sorting and pulping, before fermentation for 18 - 24 hours, depending on the climatic conditions. Once the mucilage has been broken down sufficiently the parchment coffee is thoroughly washed in clean water channels and graded by bean density before being dried in the sun on raised African beds for 12 - 18 days, again depending on conditions, until the ideal moisture level has been reached. In the daytimen the parchment needs to be raked and turned periodically to ensure a consistent drying process and prevent mold or overfermentation. The coffee is also covered in the middle of the day to protect it from the hot sun, and at night time to protect it from rainall and moisture. Once the coffee has dried to the right level it is transported to Butembo for dry-milling, grading, sorting and handpicking (triage), before being bagged in GrainPro for export.
- Subregion North Kivu
- Producer Type Washing Station
- Wet Mill Mutendero
- Processing Washed
- Bag Types Grain Pro / Ecotact
- Plant Species Arabica
- Variety Bourbon
- Min Growing Altitude 1500m
- Max Growing Altitude 1800m
- Screen Size 15 Up
- On Sale No
- Top Lot Yes
- Price Per Kg €8.90
- Status Spot
- Coffee Grade DRC CA WA KIVU G3
- CTRM Contract Number P8002435-2
- Origin Democratic Republic of Congo
- Warehouse Vollers Hamburg