coffee process
- kopi luwak
In Bali and other parts of Indonesia they make coffee out of the beans after they have been eaten and digested by an Indonesian civet (Indonesians call them Luwaks) . The bean stays intact but the berry is eaten, the Balinese collect the animals poo, clean and then can go ahead and process the bean. Why was this even thought of as a way to have your morning coffee? Well I did some research and coffee was introduced by the Dutch in the 18th century as a cash crop, the Dutch prohibited the native farmers and workers from picking coffee for their own use. But they really liked coffee (dont we all), and they had noticed that the local civet that was eating them actually left the bean intact, so they cleaned and used those beans. It soon spread across Indonesia and the Dutch colonies that this coffee was aromatic and soon became a favourite with all, Because of the low production of this coffee it has always been expensive, even back then. The roasting process at this place up in the mountains of Bali was stirring by hand for 2 hours over a wood fire, then grinding it in a mortor and wooden pestle. Word of warning though, some places cage the Luwak and feed them the berries, we witnessed this here and it was really sad to see them in little cages instead of jumping in the trees. So only buy the wild luwak coffee, its better coffee as well for the luwak selects the ripest of berries only.
roasting coffee in bali
Now I like coffee too but drinking cleaned “animal poo” excreted beans doesn’t thrill me that much. Is it sold as “double roasted”? I hope it tastes as good as it looks though.
Hi Andrew, it does sound very dodgy doesn’t it, but believe me it was very good. Very smooth and a medium roast, roasted only once by the balinese and yes I guess once by the luwak!.
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You actually make it seem so easy with your presentation but I find this matter to be actually something which I think I would never understand. It seems too complicated and very broad for me. I’m looking forward for your next post, I’ll try to get the hang of it!
Tip top stuff. I’ll ecxept more now.
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Just returned from Bali & went to the plantation where the coffee is harvested & it REALLY does taste GOOD. Once you start drinking it you really do forget where ist originated. Does anyone know where i can get the coffee pot from to brew it properly.
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The plantations are so lovely in the mountains, glad you made the effort to go up and have a look. Cant help you with the pot. Cheers.