Tanzania Mondul Estate Carbonic acid maceration- Raw coffee

Processen
Denna kolsyremacerationsprocess börjar med urvalsskörd av endast “blodröda” mogna kaffebär (kaffebönorna är inneslutna i kaffebär). Handsortering utförs innan kaffebären placeras i en sluten fermenteringsbehållare – en förseglad 1 000 liters plasttank med en CO2-fälla för att ventilerande gaser ska kunna lämna utan att luft tillåts att tränga in.

After a fermentation period of 5 days, the coffee berries are dried on raised African beds for up to 3 weeks, or until the coffee berries have reduced to 12% moisture. The dried coffee berries are then transported to Moshi for processing and packaging, and then to Dar Es Salaam for export.

Burka has its own testing laboratory on site, and samples from each day’s batch from Mondul are tasted and assessed for quality.

The coffee plantation
Mondul Estate was established in 1931 and acquired by Burka Estates in 2007. The estate covers 211 hectares on Mondul Mountain, about 25 km from the town of Burka in the Arusha region of northern Tanzania. This area forms the heart of the Maasai country in Tanzania.

The three estates (Burka-Selian-Mondul) have around 200 permanent employees and 200 temporary daily employees. During the peak harvest season, up to 5,000 employees can be involved in picking and processing. All permanent employees are offered housing on the estates (in four different camps), and the minimum wage is set 20% above the government minimum requirement. Employees have social security and union membership included in their contracts, and a credit union on the estate also offers loans and advice for education, health and housing.

Preserving the Region
Dedicated conservationists serve on the Burka Estate Board of Directors to maintain the estate’s heritage and the ecology of the local biome. From the maintenance of Burka Forest and the restoration of Burka Hill, Burka Estate remains true to its ecological roots.

One of the last and certainly the largest original forests in Arusha, Burka Forest holds the natural spring that over 100 years ago gave Burka its name. The conservation of these forests has led to a dramatic increase in the diversity and richness of wildlife in this area. Everything from dikdiks, Madagascar quacko herons, velvet monkeys to the last baboon colony in the area, enjoy the protection of Burka’s strict conservation policies, along with over 120 bird species attracted by the local flora and natural grasslands and woodlands. The farm trains dedicated gamekeepers to protect and conserve this wildlife.