SUMATRA TAKENGON PUTRA GAYO - Premium Roast

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About This Coffee:

This lot comes to us from Putra Gayo, a mill that also partners with farms in Aceh, northern Sumatra. Owned by Iwannitosa Putra, the mill collects coffee from over 250 hectares of coffee farms that consist of Gayo 1, 2, and 3 coffee trees. Aceh itself is one of Indonesia’s most celebrated coffee areas, with fertile volcanic soil, a rainforest climate, and proximity to Lake Toba, the world’s largest volcanic lake. The region’s diverse landscape and ideal growing conditions make it one of the most distinctive origins in the country.

The acronym GR1 for coffee beans stands for Grade 1, the highest classification in a defect-based grading system. This grading is used by some countries, most notably Ethiopia, to indicate the quality of green coffee.

Grade 1 coffee bean requirements According to these grading systems, to be classified as a Grade 1 specialty coffee bean, the lot must meet the following criteria:

• Defects: The beans must have no primary defects and only a few minor, or "full," defects (usually between 0 and 3). • Quakers: The lot must have no "quakers," which are unripe or improperly roasted beans. • Distinct attributes: The coffee must possess a distinct and positive characteristic in one or more of the following areas: taste, acidity, body, or aroma.

• Moisture content: The beans' moisture content should be between 9% and 13%.

• Uniformity: The beans must be well-sorted, with a maximum of 5% of the beans falling outside the specified screen size. e'

Grade 1 vs. Grade 2 coffee

The distinction between Grade 1 and Grade 2 coffee, especially in a country like Ethiopia, is primarily the defect count. Grade 1 has a stricter, near-zero tolerance for defects, while Grade 2 allows for slightly more. Both are considered "specialty grade" coffee. <2

Non-universal grading It is important to remember that coffee grading is not a universal standard. Countries like Kenya use a different system that grades based on bean size (e.g., AA, AB) rather than defects, and other countries have their own unique grading methodologies.