The cherries have been hand harvested as we talked about HERE, so what’s the next step? Pulping First Step: the coffee cherries are put into the first of several flotation tanks. The cherries must now be run through our Estrada wet mill which removes the skin,...
Tis the Season for Ka’u coffee cherry harvest and our harvest team is out in full force. The effects of Hurricane Lane brought the Big Island heavy and prolonged rains which heavily impacted the Ka’u District. As a result, the green coffee...
We encourage you to share your love of Ka’u Coffee with the world via Social Media. We also LOVE to see our customers and fellow coffee fans follow us and share posts on our Social media pages. With the recent volcanic eruptions on Hawaii Island and...
It doesn’t! So far ash shows no effects on our coffee crops. Since the recent continued eruptions of the lower East Rift Zone in the area of Leilani Estates and Lanipuna Gardens, there have also been Ash eruptions from the vent within Halemaʻumaʻu crater, at...
Despite what you see on TV, online or read in the national news, most of the beautiful Big Island is safe and OK. Here at the Ka’u Coffee Mill and Visitor Center, we are safely located about 60 miles away from the East rift zone eruption happening in Leilani...
