We at Koffie Genetics are Ecstatic to introduce the very first lot of Watermelon fermented coffee from the renowned Ratnagiri Estate (Pearl Mountain).

When we approached Mr. Ashok Patre with the idea of watermelon fermented coffee, he was more than happy to experiment. And boy did he not only oblige our request he took it up a notch he added the watermelon to the coffee cherries and did a carbonic maceration. 

We thank Mr. Ashok Patre for having obliged our request to create this unique lot.

For this lot, dark red coffee cherries were hand picked, cherries with average brix of 23.6 floated in the water and triple sorted to remove any under ripe or overripe fruit. After these cherries were pulped with mucilage (sticky substance) was left on the beans and placed in stainless steel tanks, cut watermelon fruit was added to the tank. Then all of the oxygen was purged out of the tanks and replaced with CO2 (Carbon-Dioxide), where the coffee underwent carbonic maceration for 41 hours. After undergoing carbonic maceration coffee was laid on african raised beds under the shade for 26 days, during this time coffee was turned around and raked constantly every few hours for even drying.

Origin

Indian

Flavor

Plum cake, Winter spices,cherry

Roast

Medium Dark

Process

Various

Koffie Genetics is a curious little coffee roasting company based out of Bangalore, India. We are committed to great tasting coffee for passionate coffee lovers. We source 100% fully traceable speciality coffee from reliable producers and estates, who either follow environmental friendly and sustainable farming methods with zero tolerance towards usage of chemical pesticides or are 100% Certified organic farms. We work closely with these producers who help us get a better understanding of the terrior and unveil post harvest process of the coffee. This truly helps us learn and unlock the potential of these aromatic coffees.