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Belancan Yeast Honey, from Kintamani, Bali
The Belancan Yeast Honey lot comes from Belancan Village, Kintamani, Bali, Indonesia, and is produced by Kanggo, a coffee farmer with 5 hectares of land at elevations of 1,200 to 1,400 meters above sea level. Kanggo cultivates Cobra and Yellow Caturra in separate plots, allowing each variety to express its distinct characteristics. The Cobra variety, known locally, belongs to the Colombia Brazil lineage. The fertile volcanic soil of the Kintamani region supports the growth of these varieties. This lot is processed using a yeast-inoculated honey method, a controlled fermentation technique that adds precision to the traditional honey process.
For this lot, ripe cherries are hand-picked and selected for defects. They are then pulped with the mucilage kept intact. The coffee beans are submerged in water inoculated with yeast to control the fermentation, which lasts approximately 48 hours. After fermentation, the coffee is dried directly in aerated greenhouses without washing. The result is a cup with notes of lime, yellow plum, and sweet white tea.
Precision Fermentation, Traditional Roots
Kanggo’s farm sits just an hour from Heqa’s processing facility in Buleleng, North Bali, allowing cherries to be delivered fresh at peak ripeness. At Heqa’s Bali-based production station, research, processing, and milling work in harmony to unlock the best flavor qualities of Indonesian coffee. Through precise, controlled fermentations, Heqa explores the potential of microorganisms to elevate coffee—creatively, consistently, and sustainably.
Heqa Coffee was founded in 2024 by Alican Erdogan, Chris Kwong, and Jeremy Nathaniel with a mission to position Indonesia as a producer of delicate, sweet, complex specialty coffees. They work with a fixed group of six producers in Bali, including Kanggo, enabling close relationships and greater visibility for farmers in the specialty market. Bali’s volcanic soils and diverse microclimates provide the foundation for coffees that differ from typical expectations of Indonesian flavor profiles.
We are proud to partner with Heqa and producer Kanggo, bringing this yeast-inoculated honey lot from the highlands of Kintamani to your roastery.
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