Ngurueri PB

Ngurueri was built in the late 1968 and lies on the expansive slopes of Mt Kenya region. Ngurueri now has almost 1,500 smallholder farmers and is one of four washing stations, that form the Murue Farmer’s Cooperative Society among Kavuturi, Gituara and Kianyangi,. It is located in a strategic position within the main coffee growing zone.

All coffee cherries are handpicked and are delivered to the mill the same day, where they undergo meticulous hand sorting. Factory employees oversee the process and any under ripe or damaged cherries will not be accepted by the ‘Cherry Clerk’.

After being weighed and logged, the weight of the delivery and the farmer’s identification are recorded in the Cherry Clerk’s register and the cherries are introduced into the hopper to be pulped. Pulping will only begin when a sufficient quantity of cherries has been received.After pulping the cherries are delivered to one of the factory’s fermentation tanks, where it will ferment for between 12 to 48 hours depending on the ambient temperature at the time. After this, the coffee is fully washed to remove all traces of mucilage, during which time it will be graded. The coffee will then either be delivered to dry on the factory’s raised drying beds or will be soaked under circulating water for up to 24 hours. The coffee will dry here slowly over the course of 2 to 3 weeks, during which time it will be turned regularly and covered during the hottest part of the day.

Taste – Lime, Blackcurrant, Green Grape
Location – Kenya → Embu County 
Process – Washed
Varietal – SL28, SL34, K7, Batian, Ruiru 11
MASL – 1750 MASL