TANZANIA - Southern Peaberry

“Peaberries are one of my favorite kinds of coffee in the world. Considered a defect by some coffee brewing cultures, peaberries are the result of a genetic mutation that occurs in some 5-12% of all coffees in the world which causes only one of the usual 2 seeds inside a coffee cherry to germinate. Usually the two coffee seeds fight for space inside the fruit resulting in coffee’s distinctive flat face. But, when the solitary peaberry grows to take up all the space inside a cherry, the result of the mutation is a single spherical seed.

Certain regions around the world are more prone to generating peaberries than others, Tanzania being one of them, to a point of prevalence where a region’s farmers can pool their peaberries together to sell as one collective product separate from their standard coffees. This particular Single Origin, Multi-Varietal offering hails from Southern Tanzania farms and consists of the most common varietals found there.

The first coffee profile I ever developed was a peaberry, lending to my penchant for them. I’ve found they regularly present with a rich sweetness and complexity unparalleled in the coffee world, and this offering is no exception. I would recommend this coffee to anyone and in any brew style, either to introduce someone to modern coffee for the first time or to present a home brew nerd with an uncommon and delicious coffee to try.

Regardless of your coffee experience or familiarity I hope you come to love the peaberry as much as I do. Please enjoy.

With love,

Noah

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Country of Origin: Tanzania

Region: Southern Districts

Smooth Coffee Offering Designation: “Single Origin, Multi-Varietal” (SOMV)

Varietals: Blue Mountain, Kilimanjaro, Bourbon, Luwiro

Process: Washed

Elevation: 1200-1900 MASL

Roast Time: 8:25-8:35

Development Time Ratio: 18-18.5%

Weight Loss Due to Moisture: 11.8-12%

Final Temp: 407-408F

Roast Level: Light-Medium