Bali is known by many names for those who have visited the island, known. Many Indonesians refer to this piece of paradise as "Pulau Dewa" or "Island of the Gods". Since October 2002 the island a significant decrease in the number of foreign tourists has scenic diversity, culture and religion can be seen enjoying found here. We hope that a peaceful election campaign behind us, some tourists in Bali to see again in numbers.
Our visit to Bali in March was not a holiday, butA visit to the cooperative for growing Arabica watch found in the highlands of central Bali. Traditionally, balinese Robusta coffee was the variety. This is the coffee that the many tourists who visit the island and love experience. The origins of Robust back here at the beginning of the 20 th Century or back first. Colonial plantations did not have a commercial impact in Bali because the Dutch do not get any degree of control over the island until 1900. Right nowlarge plantations in Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi were already well established. Robust in Bali were probably merchants from Ampenan Lombok. Growing conditions in Bali are ideal for quick coffee trees, and small-scale production is widespread in cooler, higher areas of the island.
Recently, with the fall in prices Robusta, Arabica planted in different areas of the island. Some of these plantations are located in commercial plantations, but most are beansSeat grown by small farmers in villages in a series of volcanic peaks. Our visit was to investigate the drying and processing plants grown in this mountain Bali Arabica.
As elsewhere in the world of coffee, small farmers do most of the manufacturers, but given little real financial reward for their efforts. Our concern is always a way to help these small producers to improve their harvesting, drying and sorting process to look for them to be able to markettheir coffee in the specialty coffee markets outside Indonesia. In most cases, tenants are more than happy to listen to ideas on how to improve the quality of their finished products. In Bali, the income from the first cherry trees is very good. Most growers are certified organic coop costs of pesticides against the price of beans have not done so. Small farmers followed almost everywhere, the method of processing the beans dry. This includes the laying out of the fruitdry in the sun in a large pot of concrete pens. The cafe is regularly presented to the drying occurs at a constant speed to ensure the rake. Before drying, the cooperative of poor quality control of cherries, berries are not ripe for evidence of superficial fungal diseases or berries that have been damaged by birds or other pests. After drying and removal of the remaining mucus, beans are sorted again. This time, the beans are dependent on other species that the proof of damage from European corn borer,Discoloration, blacks beans and beans broken or split. This is the extension of selection, there are no windows sizing made by cooperatives in the country of origin, as they are commonly sold on-the beans to big producers, then the sort.
We like the pre-season green that we saw in the highlands of Bali. The colors and the strength of the beans are good, as the overall quality. Try roasting resulted decided that the processed dry bean recall some features of the low altitude hadJava Arabica beans. A very soft, light honeydew taste ..... We look forward to this year, when we are in Bali for the collection of most of the 2004 harvest.
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