How Much Coffee Powder Is Suitable for Sidamo Oromiya Pour-Over_Brewing Guide for Washed West Honey Coffee

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Coffee Details

Region: Southern Sidamo Coffee Region, Ethiopia

Grade: Grade 1

Altitude: 1850-2000 meters

Processing: Washed

Flavor Profile: Red wine aroma, with ripe fruit as the dominant flavor. The middle to finish shows distinct spice and pepper notes.

Oromia, washed Sidamo. This African coffee bean showcases unique origin characteristics and clean, fresh acidity after washed processing. Its distinctive balance and sun-dried aroma allow WHT to perform consistently well whether served hot or cold.

Ethiopia Washed Sidamo Coffee - West Honey G1

Recommendation: ♥♥♥♥

Tags: Fruity, Sweet, Clean

Roast Level: Light Roast

Recommended For: Those new to specialty coffee

Bean Introduction

Origin: Ethiopia

The Sidamo administrative region is located in southern Ethiopia, bordering Kenya. Besides Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, along with Harrar, Limu, and Lekempti, is one of Ethiopia's main specialty coffee producing regions.

Bean Variety: Ethiopia Heirloom

Heirloom refers to Ethiopia's native varieties. Sidamo's grading standards are based on defect rates - fewer defective beans at the same weight standard indicates better quality and higher grade. G1 represents the highest grade of Sidamo.

Processing Method: Washed

Washed Sidamo coffee beans appear light green, are not large in size, and have an oval shape. The beans are full-bodied with good average quality, exhibiting a rich and mellow aroma. The raw coffee beans have a slightly grayish appearance, with some areas coarse and others fine. The acidity is both gentle and intense, the body is well-balanced between rich and light, with sweet and spicy notes, making it one of the garden coffees from Ethiopia's southern highlands.

Roasting: Light Roast

Natural processed Sidamo coffee has floral notes with slight earthy undertones. Washed Sidamo offers nutty fruit aromas with subtle cocoa notes. Both share smooth mouthfeel and viscosity, with pleasant acidity and aroma. Light to medium roast is suitable for single origin, while medium to dark roast works well for blends and as a good base for Espresso.

How to Brew Sidamo Coffee [Oromia Estate West Honey] Well?

FrontStreet Coffee Pour-Over Reference: Weigh 15g of [Oromia Estate West Honey] coffee powder and grind it to medium coarseness. The ground particles should be slightly coarser than table salt. We use BG grinder setting 5R (60% standard sieve pass rate), water temperature 90°C, and V60 dripper for extraction.

Starting from the center of the filter as the focal point, pour hot water from the pour-over kettle in clockwise circles. Start timing when brewing begins. Brew to 30g in 15 seconds, then stop pouring. When the time reaches 1 minute, begin the second pour. During the second pour, continue pouring in clockwise circles from the center of the filter as the focal point. Avoid pouring water where the coffee grounds meet the filter paper to prevent channeling effects.

Leave one circle of space when pouring to the outermost edge of the coffee grounds, then brew circle by circle toward the center. At 2 minutes and 20 seconds, brew to 220g total to complete the pour-over coffee brewing.

Ice Brew [Oromia Estate West Honey]

FrontStreet Coffee Ice Brew [Oromia Estate West Honey] Reference:

Sidamo coffee [Oromia Estate West Honey], light to medium roast, BG grinder setting 4B, grind level 3, 20g beans, 87°C water temperature for a 3-minute pre-infusion, using Chemex brewer, then ice brew with ice water, total water volume 200ml.

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