Kiunyu - SL28 - SL34 - Ruiru 11 - Batian [washed] filter roast

Kiunyu - SL28 - SL34 - Ruiru 11 - Batian [washed] filter roast

 

Roasted in H-town 17 JUL 2026
$28.00
$28.00
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About the farmer(s)

Kiunyu - SL28 - SL34 - Ruiru 11 - Batian [washed] — Kenya

The Kiunyu Coffee Factory is one of two coffee factories owned by the members of the Karithathi Farmers Cooperative Society. The Kiunyu factory was established in the '60's & serves around 1100 co-op members from Kianduma, Kiambuku, Gature & Kiamuki villages. After harvesting, coffee is delivered to the factory and undergoes the wet processing method. Water is pumped
from the Karithathi River into reservoir tanks for pulping and washing. After pulping, the coffee is stored overnight, washed, soaked and spread on drying tables. The parchment is frequently turned on the drying tables & is then sorted & stored before being delivered to dry mills.

  • region Kirinyaga County
  • farm/farmer Karithathi Farmers Cooperative Society
  • altitude 1650 meters
  • crop 2026
  • cultivar SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11, Batian
  • process Washed

SL28 & SL4 were bred by Scott Laboratories in 1931 using various coffees from Ethiopia, Sudan & Yemen. Ruiru 11 was bred in 1985 at the Coffee Research Station in Ruiru. The aim was for a coffee plant with high resistance to coffee leaf rust & coffee berry disease. Batian, [named after the highest peak of Mt. Kenya] was bred at the Coffee Research Station for disease resistance & released in 2010.

Drying beds at Kiunyu Coffee Factory.