Burundi, Heza Peaberry / Light-Medium Roast Coffee
Roast: Light-Medium Roast
Character: Plum, Citrus, Refreshing
It is our pleasure to introduce a new limited fresh lot from our partner Long Miles. This particular Burundi comes from the Heza Washing Station located in a remote part of Burundi. Heza is primarily surrounded by coffee farmers and in the local language of Kirundi, it means “beautiful place.” Built by Long MIles in 2014, Heza is the second washing station under their banner. This washed coffee is first dry fermented for around twelve hours and then wet fermented using fresh natural spring water for up to twenty-four hours. From there the coffee is rinsed and then dried on raised beds. During the drying period, a rigorous process of removing defective beans occurs multiple times over the twenty-day period as it slowly dries to the moisture of 10.5%.
This particular coffee is a Peaberry. Peaberries are not common and are bean mutations that cause a cherry to produce just one bean. These Peaberrys are small and shaped like footballs. Prized for their rich flavor, we are excited to offer this unique coffee to you while supplies last.
This is a washed whole bean coffee but a ground option is available.
$10.09 – $88.38 — or subscribe and save 10%
Altitude: 1900 – 2200 masl
Location: Heza Washing Station
Province: Kayanza
Varietal: Bourbon
RELATIONSHIPS
All things being equal, we want to collaborate with people we can have long lasting friendships with. Even though quality is always top of mind, what is equally imporant are the relationships we’ve developed over the years with farmers and green coffee reps.
ROASTING COFFEE
All of our coffee is roasted on our new, state-of-the-art Loring S15. The Loring is the most energy efficient, consistent and quality focused coffee roaster in the market. Our goal is to roast each coffee in order to maximize its natural flavors without imparting any roast characteristics. This makes our coffee rich, sweet and flavorful.
BREWING COFFEE
Brewing coffee is one of the most overlooked processes in the entire chain. Especially at home, most people do not take the time to learn or implement proper brewing techniques. This can lead to poorly extracted coffee and inconsistent flavor. Focus on dosing out a consistent weight of coffee to water and using a proper burr grinder to grind your coffee right before brewing.