{"product_id":"kenya-nandi-hills-anaerobic-natural","title":"Kenya Nandi Hills – Anaerobic Natural","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePomelo, blueberry and lime cream – a natural-process Kenya that keeps the country's bright acidity and adds a lot of sweetness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nandi Hills, Nandi County, Kenya\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Great Rift Coffee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVariety:\u003c\/strong\u003e Batian, Ruiru 11\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAltitude:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1400–1600 m\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProcess:\u003c\/strong\u003e anaerobic natural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoast:\u003c\/strong\u003e omni – filter and espresso\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTasting notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e pomelo, blueberry, lime cream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoasted by:\u003c\/strong\u003e Guido, Bucharest\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIn the cup\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePomelo comes first: zesty, bright, unmistakably Kenyan. Then the natural process shows itself, with blueberries bringing juice and a deeper, jammy sweetness underneath. It finishes textured and cool, a little like a spoonful of lime cream. Brew it as filter for a clean, fruit-led cup; pull it as espresso and the berry takes over in a syrupy shot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhere it comes from\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNandi Hills sits on the western edge of the Great Rift Valley, in a part of Kenya best known for tea. Coffee is a newcomer here: many farms were planted only in the last decade or so, on volcanic soils that used to grow sugarcane. Great Rift Coffee is a family-run farm that made exactly that switch, from cane to coffee, to show what Nandi Hills can do as a specialty region. They work under shade trees, alongside other crops and indigenous trees, and follow organic principles. That makes this lot a double surprise: most Kenyan coffee is washed and grown in the central highlands around Mount Kenya, while this one is a natural from the west.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow it's processed\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRipe cherries are hand-sorted and floated to remove the lighter, defective fruit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe whole cherries ferment in sealed, oxygen-free containers (that's the \"anaerobic\" part).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey are then dried in the sun as whole fruit and turned regularly so they dry evenly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOnly once dry are the seeds hulled out of the dried cherry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrying inside the fruit is what gives the cup its extra sweetness and body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow we brew it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFilter (V60 or batch brew):\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 g coffee, 250 g water at 93–95 °C, around 3:00 total. A slightly coarser grind keeps the berries clean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEspresso:\u003c\/strong\u003e 18 g in, 38–42 g out in 26–30 seconds for a dense, berry-heavy shot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy it's on our shelf\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKenya usually means washed coffee from the central highlands. This natural from the west is a Kenya you don't see often – and a great way to taste how much process changes a cup.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guido","offers":[{"title":"250 gr - Filter \u0026 Espresso","offer_id":54323105628488,"sku":"guido3","price":19.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1297\/7891\/files\/kenya-nandi-hills-anaerobic-natural-4673430.png?v=1792176790","url":"https:\/\/beanbros.co\/products\/kenya-nandi-hills-anaerobic-natural","provider":"Bean Bros.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}