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Kiaria PB
Specs
Producers Kiaria FCS
Station Kiaria Station
Region Kiambu, Kenya
Harvest October 2024 - February 2025
Varieties Batian
Process Washed
Altitude 1,300 masl
Importer Crop to Cup
Kiaria
Producer Profile
This small, single variety Batian peaberry separation from Kiaria Washing Station, which is operated by the Kiaria Farmers Cooperative Society in Kiambu blew us away on the cupping table. It is the first single variety Batian we have worked with. Kiaria is located less than 50 km northwest of Nairobi. Sadly, coffee production in this area decreases every year as Nairobi grows outwards. At the same time, Kiaria FCS continues to attract new members. This is in large part due to their investments in community infrastructure, water, education, and electricity.
Brewing Kiaria PB
Recommended Use: FILTER
Where to Grind: Start at a coarse setting within our recommended grind range*
*Refer to our Grind & Brew Guide for recipes and grind setting ranges tailored to specific grinders and brewers.
For best results we recommend resting your filter coffee for two to three weeks post-roast before brewing.
Kiambu
Kiambu is part of the central coffee growing region of Kenya, alongside Kirinyaga, Nyeri, Muranga, and Thika. It sits not far from Nairobi and the foothill of Mt. Kenya. While production in Kiambu used to be very high, the growth of suburban Nairobi has continued to push deeper in Kiambu and resulted in conversion of more and more agricultural land into residential areas.
Batian
Batian is resistant to coffee leaf rust and coffee berry disease created at the Coffee Research Station (CRS; now the Coffee Research Institute, CRI) in Ruiru, Kenya. Batian was first released in Kenya in 2010. Batian is tall, and has potential for both high yields and high quality.
Washed
Cherries are hand-sorted upon delivery then floated through density channels, and pulped into dry fermentation tanks before soaking, rinsing and drying on raised beds.
Transparency
IMPORTER | Crop to Cup |
FARMGATE PRICINGWhat's this?FOB: "Freight on board," usually the price paid to the coffee exporter for coffee ready to ship. This includes price paid to the producer as well as milling, warehousing and transportation costs plus any intermediaries' fees and export costs. Farmgate: the price paid by the exporter or other buyer to the producer or producer organization. | -- |
FOB PRICING | $4.21 USD per lb |
SUBTEXT PAID | $7.78 USD per lb including "reciprocal" tariff on Kenyan imports to the US. * This coffee entered the US before being imported to Canada. |
LOT SIZE | Total lot size of 540 kg. Subtext purchaed 180 kg. |
RELATIONSHIP LENGTH | This is botht he first year that Crop to Cup has worked with Kiaria and the first year Subtext has purchased their coffee. |
QUALITY | Subtext cupping score of 87.5 |