Ethiopia Konga Cooperative Washed G1 Jasmine Floral, Honey Pomelo Tea Sweetness

Yirgacheffe Konga Washed G1

Region: Yirgacheffe Konga Cooperative

Altitude: 1800~2000 meters

Processing Method: Natural Washed / Traditional Washed

Roast Level: Light

Flavor Description: Gentle acidity with abundant sweetness, honey pomelo tea fragrance, clean and fresh jasmine aroma, and notes of lemon, apricot, pomelo, and jasmine blossom.

FrontStreet Coffee's Recommended Brewing Parameters:

Pour-over: V60 dripper, Fuji R440 grinder setting 3.5, water temperature around 90°C

French Press: Recommended grinder setting 4, water temperature 90°C

Siphon: Recommended grinder setting 4, water temperature between 90°C and 91°C

AeroPress: Recommended grinder setting 3.5, water temperature 90°C

The Konga Cooperative is one of 26 cooperatives under the Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperatives Union (YCFCU), located 5 kilometers south of Yirgacheffe town. The Konga Cooperative was established in 1994 and joined the YCFCU alliance in 2002. Because of its proximity to the Konga River basin, it adopted "Konga" as the cooperative's name. The Konga Cooperative is made up of more than 1,500 small-scale coffee farming families, whose average coffee cultivation area is less than 1.25 hectares, with planting altitudes ranging from roughly 1800 to 2250 meters.

The Konga Cooperative operates its own washed processing station, where the washed processing is quite meticulous. Fresh, ripe coffee cherries first pass through a depulping machine to remove the outer skin, while the pulp and mucilage layers are removed during fermentation. After fermentation is complete, the beans are washed with clean spring water to remove the fermented mucilage layer.

In Konga, parchment beans are placed on shaded raised beds for 10 to 12 days of drying until moisture content drops to 12%. Afterwards, the beans are moved to warehouses for grading and packaging, then sold to exporters who bring them to the international coffee market.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

Konga is one of the most reliable names in washed Yirgacheffe, and its honey pomelo tea sweetness is exactly the character so many drinkers look for. To taste that same bright, jasmine-and-citrus profile, FrontStreet Coffee's washed Yirgacheffe daily bean is a natural starting point, with white jasmine florals, bright citrus and lemon acidity, and a clean, tea-like body. FrontStreet's washed Gedinging Cooperative coffee comes from the Woka area at Yirgacheffe's southeastern end and adds fresh citrus and lemon acidity to a base of elegant white florals. And if you enjoy the citrus-and-floral side of Konga, FrontStreet's natural Yirgacheffe Red Cherry offers peach, cocoa, honey, and lemon from fully ripe, hand-selected cherries.