I went to Aroma coffee factory with my students last week. The factory was a small home industry which has been operating since the time of Dutch colonization in Indonesia in 1930.
We were welcome by strong flavorful smell of coffee and the factory owner, Mr Widyapratama, when we entered the coffee shop. The door at the back of the shop lead to the coffee production area. There was only one roasting machine which was fueled by rubber woods in the factory. Next to the roasting machine was a storage area which was full of coffee beans packed in jute sacks . I didn't know that coffee beans had to be stored for years after being sun dried before they were roasted. The factory owner told us that Arabica coffee had to be stored for 8 years while Robusta coffee needed just 5 years storage time.
We went to the open area at the back of the factory where the coffee beans were sun dried for 7 hours before they were stored. The coffee beans were supplied by coffee plantations in Jawa and Sumatra islands.
After we finished the tour, we went to the shop to order some coffee grounds to take away. I bought a small packet (250 gr) of ground Robusta. It was Rp 15.000 (1.30 $), cheaper than the coffee ground I usually buy. I liked the taste of Aroma coffee but I was not too crazy about it. However when I used the coffee to make pancake topping, I could taste and smell the strong coffee flavor of Aroma coffee. It was quite surprising.
We were welcome by strong flavorful smell of coffee and the factory owner, Mr Widyapratama, when we entered the coffee shop. The door at the back of the shop lead to the coffee production area. There was only one roasting machine which was fueled by rubber woods in the factory. Next to the roasting machine was a storage area which was full of coffee beans packed in jute sacks . I didn't know that coffee beans had to be stored for years after being sun dried before they were roasted. The factory owner told us that Arabica coffee had to be stored for 8 years while Robusta coffee needed just 5 years storage time.
We went to the open area at the back of the factory where the coffee beans were sun dried for 7 hours before they were stored. The coffee beans were supplied by coffee plantations in Jawa and Sumatra islands.
After we finished the tour, we went to the shop to order some coffee grounds to take away. I bought a small packet (250 gr) of ground Robusta. It was Rp 15.000 (1.30 $), cheaper than the coffee ground I usually buy. I liked the taste of Aroma coffee but I was not too crazy about it. However when I used the coffee to make pancake topping, I could taste and smell the strong coffee flavor of Aroma coffee. It was quite surprising.