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Espresso

Burundi, Kibingo

nectarine, green tea, honey

COFFEE FACTS
    • HARVEST:  April/May, 2023
    • WASHING STATION OWNER:  Sucafina / Greenco
    • WASHING STATION MANAGER:  Mark Manirakiza
    • LOCATION:  Kayanza Commune, Kayanza Province
    • PROCESSING:  Washed with 12 hrs under water fermentation
    • VARIETY:  Red Bourbon
    • DRYING:  Raised African beds turned every 45 minutes
    • ELEVATION:  1893m
    • STORAGE:  Green coffee frozen to preserve freshness
    • BREWING PARAMETERS:  20g in; 50g out; 19sec.; 125 psi; 94°C/201°F
ESPRESSO BREWING PARAMETERS
    • Input Dry Coffee: 20g
    • Output Espresso Liquid: 50g
    • Time from Pump Start: 19sec.
    • Group Head Pressure: 125 psi
    • Group Head Temperature: 94°C/201°F
BREWING WATER SPECIFICATION
  • Total Dissolved Solids (TDS): 20 ppm
  • Bicarbonate (HCO3): 18 ppm or less (most important)
  • Calcium (Ca): 5 ppm
  • Magnesium (Mg): 2 ppm
  • Sodium (Na): 2 ppm

Kibingo washing station rose to fame in 2017 when it won both the 1st and 2nd place in the illustrious Burundi Cup of Excellence. So it probably comes as no surprise that during my visit to Burundi in 2018, when I blind tasted Kibingo amongst all of the Greenco washing stations, it was a shining star.  We’ve been buying it every year since.  Each year, I blind cup it again, and each time, it ascends to a top spot in my cuppings. 

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