Kenya Kiamugumo AB Washed
Kiamugumo AB comes from the Kiamugumo Factory in Kirinyaga, Kenya, operated by the New Ngariama Farmers Cooperative Society. More than 1,100 smallholder farmers contribute ripe coffee cherries grown on small family farms at around 1,550 meters above sea level. This lot combines Batian, SL28, SL34, and Ruiru 11 varieties and is processed by depulping, fermentation, washing through water channels, soaking, and drying on raised beds.
What's included in each experience
TAKEOUT BOX - ALL THE EXTRAS
The Takeout Box comes with:
- A 200-gram bag of coffee
- One fortune cookie or Hi-Chew
- A few stickers
- One packet of instant coffee
- One custom brewing water packet from Third Wave Water
- A detailed coffee card
JUST A BAG
This option contains:
- One 200-gram bag of coffee
- One instant coffee packet
- One detailed coffee card
1 KILO BAG
This option contains:
- One 1000-gram bag of coffee
- Two instant coffee packets
- One custom brewing water packet from Third Wave Water
- One detailed coffee card
2 KILO BAG
This option contains:
- One 2000-gram bag of coffee
- Two instant coffee packets
- One custom brewing water packet from Third Wave Water
- One detailed coffee card
Coffee Info
Location: Gariama, Manyatta, Kirinyaga
Country: Kenya
Producer: New Ngariama Farmers Cooperative Society
Mill: Kiamugumo Factory
Process: Washed
Varietal: Batian, SL28, SL34, Ruiru 11
Harvest date: Dec 2025
Volume Purchased:140
About the farm: The Washed process in Kenya may vary slightly from place to place, but it generally contains a soaking step that is unique to this growing country. First the coffee is picked ripe and depulped the same day, then it is normally fermented in open-air tanks made of concrete or cement for 24–48 hours. It's then washed thoroughly using water channels before being soaked underwater for 12–72 hours. It is then spread on raised beds to dry.
Drying time: 17 Days
Drying Temperature: 25 - 28 Celsius
Humidity: 11%
Density: N/A
Water Activity: N/A
Stabilization: 30 Days
Elevation: 1550
Temperature: N/A
Total trees: 1,500 contributing members who deliver cherry to the factory, each growing coffee alongside other crops on about 1/8th a hectare each, average.
Other trees: N/A
Taste Cup Profile
Passionfruit, Mandarin, Spice, Cherry
Processing Cup Effect : 2
Sweetness : 6
Acidity : 8
Clarity : 8
Aftertaste : 6
Floral : 5
Spice : 8
Internal Cup Score : 88
Bean: 77 Ground: 126
Transparency cost
Here, we share what the producer or farm manager is comfortable with sharing, like export, milling, and pickers' pay, as it helps to know who you support. We always share at minimum Farmgate, FOB, and our cost.
N/A
FOB : $5.27lb/$11.62 Kilo
N/A
Our Cost Of Green : $6.96lb/$15.34 Kilo
Roasted cost -9% : $7.58lb/$16.72 Kilo
Packaging : $1.98
Luminous Labor : $28 HOUR
Ship Dates
The Luminous Dropstore opens every Thursday at 11:00 AM Pacific Time and remains open until Friday at 1:00 PM Pacific Time, unless products sell out before then. Lumi Early Access members receive access one hour earlier at 11:00 AM Pacific Time every Thursday.
Orders placed during the Lumi Early Access period automatically receive a free upgrade to USPS Priority Shipping.
Orders placed before 8:00 PM Pacific Time on Thursday ship the same day. Orders placed after 8:00 PM Pacific Time on Thursday will ship on Friday. This allows most orders to leave our facility within 24 hours of being placed.
All times listed are Pacific Time (PST/PDT). Please note that shipping carrier transit times begin once your order has been handed off to the carrier.
Brew Recipe Tool
Producer Q & A
How did you come into working in coffee?
Coming Soon
What makes this harvest or lot different from others?
Coming Soon
What would you say separates your coffee from others?
Coming Soon
What does your day consist of managing the farm or farms?
Coming Soon
What opportunities are you looking for from people who buy your coffee or work with you currently?
Coming Soon
Where does your sense of passion for coffee come from?
Coming Soon
Are you looking to grow relationships with long-term partners?
Coming Soon
Feel free to share anything on your mind about the industry or yourself. We sell not just to consumers but to the industry, which often looks at what we buy and tries to buy it too, benefiting everyone.
N/A