Ethiopia Washed Sidamo G2 Specialty Coffee Beans: Grinding Degree, Roast Level & Processing Method Overview

Product Information

Manufacturer: Coffee Workshop
Address: No. 10 Bao'an Front Street, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou
Contact: 020-38364473
Shelf Life: 90 days
Net Weight: 227g
Packaging: Bulk coffee beans
Roast Level: Green to roasted coffee beans
Sugar Content: Sugar-free
Origin: Ethiopia
Roast Degree: Light roast

Coffee Details

Sidamo G2 Washed

Origin Information

Country: Ethiopia

Grade: G2

Region: Sidamo

Roast Level: Light roast

Processing Method: Washed

Processing Details

Farmers harvest vibrant red coffee cherries daily, with every two days' harvest forming one unit of coffee fruit sent or sold to washing stations for processing. Coffee cherries that haven't undergone washing station processing typically undergo about 12 hours of natural fermentation, then are sun-dried for drying and hulling. Regardless, farmers with some means always try to send their cherries to washing stations for processing to earn better prices under the "washed processing" designation. At washing stations, coffee cherries undergo about 12 hours of soaking and fermentation to soften the pulp, then pass through water channels with stirring to separate the pulp from coffee beans, with the pulp discharged through gates.

Today, Ethiopia's washing stations are increasingly growing and developing. Small farmers sell harvested coffee cherries to processing plants, which hull and process them before reselling through auction systems. Afterward, they are transferred to the Red Sea's Eritrea Assab port and Djibouti port near the Gulf of Aden. Although coffee is the country's main agricultural export, its annual consumption is also astonishing—approximately 1,500,000 bags/60kg, accounting for 50% of total production. Wild coffee grows in the tropical rainforests of the southwestern highlands and is mostly hand-picked. However, because of this, many locals maliciously destroy naturally formed rainforest areas—either through logging or burning—to access difficult-to-reach rugged mountain areas, seriously affecting ecological balance. Whether washed or natural processed, all exported coffee is sent to Addis Ababa, the capital, and Dire Dawa in Harar province for auction export. The Dire Dawa auction center typically exports natural Harar from that region. At the auction house, daily information about coffee from different farms is available to facilitate trader purchases. Several Ethiopian government officials also enter and exit this center daily for inspection and grading. Each time, 3kg of green beans are randomly sampled from the same shipment batch for inspection.

Variety: Local native varieties

Flavor: Honey, citrus, lemon

Ethiopian Coffee Overview

Today, large quantities of wild Arabica coffee tree species still grow in many parts of Ethiopia, averaging cultivation at altitudes between 4,200-6,800 feet. There is now a gradual trend toward small-scale cultivation, generally planting banana trees simultaneously for shade. However, due to lack of agricultural technology, there is less use of herbicides and pesticides. Coffee is Ethiopia's main economic agricultural crop and the country's largest agricultural export and important industry, accounting for 60% of Ethiopia's total export value and sustaining the livelihoods of many small farms. Other major crops include sugarcane, bananas, and cotton. It is also Ethiopia's largest and most important commodity export crop after petroleum, and Africa's largest Arabica export. In 1997, its total value was approximately $300 million. In terms of total production, 94% comes from small farms and 6% from government institutions. Because many farms are scattered and also grow other crops, accurate statistics have been difficult to compile. However, the country's official statistics show that total coffee cultivation area is at least 400,000 hectares or more. The Ethiopian government encourages local farmers to improve quality and productivity to help coffee farmers expand commercial scale, increase production capacity, and exports.

Sidamo Region Characteristics

The Sidamo growing region, at altitudes of 1,400-2,200 meters, is a famous specialty coffee area in southern Ethiopia, bordering Kenya. Washed Sidamo appears light green, with beans that are not large, oval in shape, full-bodied, with consistently good average quality, aromatic and mellow aroma, and endless aftertaste, possessing wild beauty. Sidamo's coffee flavors are extremely diverse—different soil types, microclimates, and countless native coffee varieties create obvious differences and characteristics in coffee produced by various towns. In 2010-2012, it consistently achieved high scores of 92-94 from the authoritative American coffee evaluation website CR. This demonstrates the extraordinary nature of green beans from this region. The area features towering mountains, highlands, plateaus, valleys, and plains, with diverse topography. The local geology consists of nutrient-rich, well-drained volcanic soil, with soil depth nearly two meters, and surface soil appearing dark brown or brown. The area's greatest advantage is that soil fertility is maintained through organic matter cycling, using fallen leaves from surrounding trees or plant residue roots as fertilizer.

Unlike typical African coffees, Sidamo has clear fruit acidity, smooth mouthfeel, and delicate floral and herbaceous aromas. Washed Sidamo is elegant yet playful. The gentle and pleasant entry creates a strong taste impact with the subsequent bright lemon acidity, featuring a unique and mellow mouthfeel, distinctive and pleasing aftertaste, with a slowly rising finish containing unique sweetness. The green coffee beans have a slight grayish tint, with some areas large and others small, combining gentle and bright acidity, appropriate body balance, sweet and spicy notes, making it one of the garden coffees from Ethiopia's southern highlands.

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