Indonesia - Espresso Roast

What you will expect from the cup…

Frangelico liqueur Sticky Fig, Milk Chocolate

Some Information...

Region: Ruteng, Manggarai 

Farm: Flores - Mbohang Lot 5

Variety:Yellow Caturra, Typica,Kartika

Process: Anaerobic Yeast Natural

 Altitude:1500

About the process...

Cherries are picked by farmers in the Mbohang Village, then sent for processing in Ruteng. They then get sorted for quality and a starter culture is added before the cherries are placed inside tanks for anaerobic fermentation for around 240 to 360 hours. The pH level of the liquid is measured every morning while the coffee is still inside the tanks. Fermented cherries then go to the drying beds for around 7-8 weeks until the green bean moisture drops to 10%. The dried pods are then stored in sealed plastic bags and rested for around 3 months. Finally, the pods are hulled and the green beans sorted, packed and sent for export.

About the farm...

Mbohang is the name of the village, where the coffee farm is. 

The name 'mbohang' comes from "mbo", meaning valley and "hang" meaning to eat or to rest. The area is shaded and is a good location to rest from the long walk. Mbohang is in a valley of the central area in the Manggarai Region. In this region the weather is foggy and rainy in the afternoons. The local people have been growing coffee trees since the 1980s in the forest area of Mbohang.

The farm has 42 permanent employees and a extra 98 during the harvest months of April-August. The farm is 600 hectares in size and 1500masl and grows yellow caturra, typica and kartika. 

Coffee grows here in very healthy conditions. Trees have plentiful leaves and are well spaced from one another.  Farmers use dried grass, leaves, and pulped cherry skins from the processing place for their organic fertilizer. Pruning is carried out only when needed, and trees are maintained at a height of around 1.8 meters. Other shade trees grown around the coffee areas including Leucaena leucocephala, Eucalyptus, urophylla, Ficus carica, and Albizia chinensis.

Prefinancing is available to farmers every season.  This starts around November to January to support farmers during the holiday season as well as supporting in providing tuition fees for their children. With the cherry price, the group offers one transparent price for every farmer and a fee rate for farmers groups leaders who assist in procurement and quality collect. 

Social and Environmental projects associated with this group and their coffee production are: funding the electricity infrastructure in Mbohang area; scholarships for employees and farmers children to pursue higher education; loans with zero interest rate for farmers and employees

 In terms of future investment, the group is focussing on development projects for machines and automation, community development, water management system, more local empowerment, and waste management.