Ethiopia – Decaf KVW MC – Sidamo


Decaf
B13866

Ethiopia – Decaf KVW MC – Sidamo B13866


Specs:

Source:

Ethiopia

Region:

Sidama

Farm:

Various smallholder farmers

Variety:

Heirloom Ethiopian varieties

Altitude:

1200–2000 masl

Processing:

Decaf

Notes:

"Tart citric acidity and a smooth mouthfeel; lemon and malt flavors."

Score:

82 points

Price/Bag:

$3.57 per lb

$178.50 per bag

Out of stock


Background:

Located in the south of Ethiopia, the Sidama region offers great-quality coffee. Sidama’s coffees have lemon-citric tones with bright acidity. Coffees from here are often classified as "Sidamo," but the region itself is known more correctly as Sidama.

Methylene chloride is a solvent that is used to bond with and strip caffeine molecules from the green coffee seed. The KVW MC process first uses hot water to extract caffeine and other solubles from the coffee seeds, and then the seeds are removed from the water. Methylene chloride is then added to the water solution, and it bonds with the caffeine; because MC is not miscible with water, it is easily removed from the solution along with the bonded caffeine, and the coffee seeds are re-submerged in order to absorb their soluble compounds. The United States Food and Drug Administration has stated that MC is safe for use in decaffeination processes, and is harmless to humans in consumption of 10 parts per million (ppm) or less. Coffee decaffeinated using this method has been shown to contain a fraction of that safe amount.

For more information about coffee production in Ethiopia, visit our Ethiopia page.


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