Another of Firehun’s special process coffees, this one is a variant on the honey process.
The coffee has a strong aroma of fermentation, like candied pineapple and amaretto.
It’s slightly boozy, like a dark rum with macerated fruits, and the finish is marzipan.
Here’s his recipe for producing Hydro Honey:
-Cherries are first selected to have higher than 20 brix
-cherries are layed out on drying beds for 24 hours
-cherries are pulped and put into tanks, closed top, for 24 hours
-water is added, removed after 8 hours
-shade dried until 12% moisture is reached
This year Firehun’s Hydro Honey was made with cherries coming from the Korosuma site, below the Danche processing site.
Another of Firehun’s special process coffees, this one is a variant on the honey process.
The coffee has a strong aroma of fermentation, like candied pineapple and amaretto.
It’s slightly boozy, like a dark rum with macerated fruits, and the finish is marzipan.
Here’s his recipe for producing Hydro Honey:
-Cherries are first selected to have higher than 20 brix
-cherries are layed out on drying beds for 24 hours
-cherries are pulped and put into tanks, closed top, for 24 hours
-water is added, removed after 8 hours
-shade dried until 12% moisture is reached
This year Firehun’s Hydro Honey was made with cherries coming from the Korosuma site, below the Danche processing site.
