How to Pour Over Sidamo Natural Blueberry Coffee: A Complete Guide to Brewing Perfectly

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Sidamo Coffee Blue Wave Natural

Sidamo Nansebo Natural

Ethiopia

Origin: Ethiopia

Region: Sidamo Blue Wave

Variety: Heirloom

Processing: Natural

Altitude: 1850-2000 m

Flavor Description: red apple acidity, a strong aroma of ripe fruit, and a creamy mouthfeel. From Blue Wave's Mustefa Kedir come characteristic flavors of red grapes, red apples, sweet oranges, red berries, red tea, and wine, with a hint of cherry.

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Sidamo A is a coffee growing area recognized by the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange, located in southern Ethiopia to the right of the Yirgacheffe region. The area has diverse microclimates and altitudes, and many excellent coffees come from here, such as the well-known Guji and Shakiso regions. If a coffee comes from the Sidamo A region, current government regulations require it to be named only "Sidamo." Timtimu Estate is located in the Guji region, and the estate owner is Melaku Kefle.

How to Brew Sidamo Coffee Natural Blue Wave Well

FrontStreet Coffee's pour-over recommendation: measure 15 g of Natural Blue Wave coffee and grind to medium coarseness, with particles slightly coarser than table salt. We use a BG grinder setting 5R (standard sieve pass rate 60%), water at 90 degrees C, and a V60 dripper.

Using hot water from the kettle, draw circles clockwise with the center of the filter cup as the focus, and start timing when brewing begins. Within 15 seconds, brew to 30 g, then stop pouring. When the time reaches 1 minute, perform the second pour. For the second pour, as before, draw circles clockwise with the center of the filter cup as the focus, avoiding direct water flow onto the area where the grounds meet the filter paper, to prevent the channeling effect.

When brewing around the outermost circle of the coffee bed, leave one circle open, then brew circle by circle toward the center. At 2 minutes and 20 seconds, brew to 220 g, completing the process.

Cold Brew Natural Blue Wave

FrontStreet Coffee's cold brew Natural Blue Wave recommendation:

Sidamo Coffee Natural Blue Wave, light to medium roast, BG grinder setting 4B, grind level 3, 20 g of beans, 87 degrees C water temperature, pre-infuse for 3 minutes using a Chemex pot, then cold brew with ice water, total water volume 200 ml.

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FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

For anyone who enjoys the natural-process fruit character of this Sidamo Blue Wave, FrontStreet Coffee's range of Yirgacheffe coffees is well worth trying. The FrontStreet Washed Yirgacheffe is the classic entry point, with white jasmine, bright citrus and lemon acidity, and a tea-like body at a friendly price.

If a cleaner, more precise washed cup is what you're after, the FrontStreet Gedeb Cooperative carries the most traditional washed process, delivering fresh, bright citrus and lemon acidity with jasmine fragrance and none of the usual bitterness.

And for the pure natural-process expression of the region, the FrontStreet Natural Red Cherry is sorted from fully ripe red fruit, dried on raised beds, and delivers the typical Yirgacheffe character alongside tropical fruit: citrus-like acidity, a berry juice sensation, honey-like sweetness, and a creamy smoothness.