How to Properly Brew Yirgacheffe Washed Aricha and Aricha Coffee Bean Pricing

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Processing Method: Washed

Happy coffee farmers will first pick the coffee cherries from the trees, then pour them into a pool filled with water. Due to different densities caused by varying maturity levels of coffee cherries, overripe and underripe coffee cherries along with some branches and leaves will float on the surface, while sufficiently ripe coffee cherries will sink to the bottom. Naturally, this method is used to screen out coffee cherries that pass the first round.

The selected ripe coffee cherries will next enter the depulping machine to remove the skin and pulp;

For pour-over Yirgacheffe: 15g of coffee, ground to medium-fine (Fuji Royal grinder setting 3.5), V60 dripper, water temperature 91-93°C. First pour 30g of water for a 27-second bloom, then pour to 105g and pause. Wait until the water level in the coffee bed drops to half before continuing to pour. Slowly pour until reaching 225g. Avoid the tail section. Water-to-coffee ratio 1:15, extraction time 2:00.

Next, the coffee beans with residual pulp and mucilage will enter the fermentation stage (fermenting with microorganisms in water or air); after fermentation is complete, the beans with parchment will enter washing channels to be thoroughly rinsed; after thorough washing comes the drying stage, where the moisture content of the green coffee beans is maintained at around 12% as much as possible, then packed in jute bags and left to rest for about 2-3 months of bean conditioning to stabilize their quality, and finally the parchment is removed before they can be sold!

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Aricha G1 Washed

Country: Ethiopia

Grade: G1

Region: Yirgacheffe Gediyo

Altitude: 1900-2100 meters

Variety: Heirloom

Producer: Kebel Aricha

Flavor: Sweet orange, cherry, honey sweetness

This batch of Yirgacheffe was produced at the Kebel Aricha processing station, where about 650-700 small coffee farmers from nearby areas deliver their ripe coffee berries for processing in exchange for cash.

About Project Origin

Sasa Sestic, the 2015 World Barista Champion, started the green bean sourcing project called Project Origin three years ago with his business team ONA Coffee. This project directly works with coffee growers in poor countries and regions to improve their production conditions and offers them purchase prices 20% higher than fair trade prices.

The original intention of this project also includes strengthening the connection between roasters and coffee farmers, and guiding coffee farmers to cultivate high-quality coffee beans. So far, Sasa has established relationships with coffee growers from eight countries, including Brazil, Panama, India, Ethiopia, El Salvador, and Costa Rica.

Flavor Description

Sweet citrus notes, green berries, peach, longan and red date aroma, honey sweetness, cocoa with subtle spice notes, full body with long-lasting aftertaste

Yirgacheffe Classification by Processing Method

Yirgacheffe is divided into two main categories based on different green bean processing methods:

Category A: Washed processing method, with grading standards established by the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA), divided into Gr-1, Gr-2, where smaller Arabic numbers indicate higher grades. G1 Yirgacheffe has a distinctive style, with citrus and floral notes blended into the coffee liquid - a flavor that everyone finds irresistible;

Category B: Natural processing method for green coffee beans, graded as Gr-1, Gr-3, Gr-4, Gr-5. Similarly, the highest grade G1 natural Yirgacheffe has rich fruit aroma. Opening a bag of freshly roasted G1 natural Yirgacheffe can subvert everyone's original understanding of coffee - only those who have tasted the highest grade natural Yirgacheffe will believe that coffee is a fruit.

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

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