Producers: Asman Arianto/Ribang Gayo Musara Cooperative
Location: North Sumatra, Aceh province, Pantan Musara village
Processing: Fully washed
Cultivars: Abyssinia, Ateng, Gayo 1, Gayo 2, Timtim
Asman was interested in coffee production. So, when he arrived in Aceh, he entered the coffee industry and began collecting and processing wet-hulled coffee. He soon switched to collecting cherry and processing as Fully washed, Honey or Natural. He decided he wanted to build a cooperative to unite coffee farmers. In 2018, Asman formed the Ribang Gayo Musara Cooperative. His goal is to offer competitive prices that can help farmers reinvest in their farms and their families.
Cherry is handpicked on member farms. Upon delivery to the cooperative wet mill, the cherry undergoes a rigorous selection process. Cherry is then pulped using a disc pulper. Beans are wet fermented for 12 hours and then soaked in clean water for 24 hours. The beans are dried on raised beds and covered patios.
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Location: North Sumatra, Aceh province, Pantan Musara village
Processing: Fully washed
Cultivars: Abyssinia, Ateng, Gayo 1, Gayo 2, Timtim
Vanilla, brown spice, brown sugar, milk chocolate
Asman Arianto is originally from Palembang, South Sumatra but has been living and working in Aceh Tengah since 1998. Most of the farmers in Aceh Tengah are migrants. Many of them were evacuated from Sinabung Berastagi in North Sumatra after the long-dormant volcano became continuously active again in 2013.Asman was interested in coffee production. So, when he arrived in Aceh, he entered the coffee industry and began collecting and processing wet-hulled coffee. He soon switched to collecting cherry and processing as Fully washed, Honey or Natural. He decided he wanted to build a cooperative to unite coffee farmers. In 2018, Asman formed the Ribang Gayo Musara Cooperative. His goal is to offer competitive prices that can help farmers reinvest in their farms and their families.
Cherry is handpicked on member farms. Upon delivery to the cooperative wet mill, the cherry undergoes a rigorous selection process. Cherry is then pulped using a disc pulper. Beans are wet fermented for 12 hours and then soaked in clean water for 24 hours. The beans are dried on raised beds and covered patios.
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