Product description
Once an essential part of any chocolate collection, Java light breaking cacao has unfortunately become increasingly rare on the island. Our beans come from state owned plantations.
Net weight | 63 kg |
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Weight | N/A |
Continent | Asia Pacific |
Country | Indonesia |
Region | Java, Jember and Masang, Kalibaru |
Packaging | 500gr Sample, 52kg Bags |
Production Model | Single Plantation |
Fermentation Process | Centrally Fermented |
Region and Country
Kalibaru, Jember and Masang, Java, IndonesiaStory
PTPN XII is a state owned company that manages around 34 agricultural plantations with a total area of 80.000 hectares spread throughout East Java. Of these plantations, 15 used to be dedicated to the cultivation of cacao. Due to lower cocoa prices, the company decided to reduce the number of plantations dedicated to cacao and substituted them with crops like sugar cane. Other crops grown on these plantations are rubber, coffee and tea. The objective of PTPN XII is to improve farming communities’ livelihoods. In addition to managing the plantations, they also develop agrotourism as a value-adding business activity. Light breaking beans can be recognized by the light to medium brown colour of the cotyledon when cut. It is known in the local market as Java A light breaking and is offered as two types: 80% and 40%, indicating the percentage of light beans in the mix. The classification process to sort light breaking from dark breaking beans is very labour intensive. Three beans from each pod are cut to determine the percentage of light beans per pod. Once dark beans are separated from light beans, they are fermented separately in wooden boxes during a four-day period. The beans are dried in the sun during drier periods and are artificially dried during the rainy season.Harvest
June – July (main crop) December – January (mid crop)Genetics
Java A is a product of Trinitario-Criollo clones developed in the beginning of the 20th century and contain a strong Criollo presence.Post Harvesting Process
The classification process to sort light breaking from dark breaking beans is very labour intensive. Three beans from each pod are cut to determine the percentage of light beans per pod. Once dark beans are separated from light beans, they are fermented separately in wooden boxes during a four-day period. The beans are dried in the sun during drier periods and are artificially dried during the rainy season.Flavour
Light body with citrus acidity and strong flavours of leather, smoke and tobacco.Suggested alternatives:
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