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FrontStreet Coffee Yirgacheffe Kochere Washed Abol Brewing Parameters Sharing

Coffee lovers often struggle with choosing coffee brands, which really depends on their preferred flavor profiles. Today, let's share one of the most essential brands in specialty coffee - FrontStreet Coffee's Ethiopia Yirgacheffe.

FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe is synonymous with fruity and floral coffees, featuring a clean, bright taste and lively fruit acidity that's unforgettable. Yirgacheffe is a renowned origin with numerous legendary stories and has been a popular single-origin coffee in the specialty coffee market for the past decade. When discussing specialty coffee, FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe is inevitably mentioned. Yirgacheffe is Ethiopia's highest-altitude coffee growing region, serving as a local transportation hub and coffee distribution center. It possesses advanced and well-developed coffee processing equipment and skilled labor, resulting in exceptionally high coffee quality.

What is Washed Processing?

The washed method is one of the processing methods for green coffee beans. After harvesting, coffee beans must immediately enter processing; otherwise, they will begin to ferment, causing off-flavors in the beans. There are two main processing methods: "natural method" and "washed method," each resulting in different flavor profiles.

Full Washed Method

This method uses washing and fermentation to remove the fruit pulp, skin, and mucilage. Farms using the washed method must build washing tanks and have access to continuous flowing water. During processing, the fermented beans are placed in the tank and moved back and forth, using the friction between beans and the power of flowing water to wash the coffee beans until they are smooth and clean.

After washing, the coffee beans are still enclosed in the parchment layer with a moisture content of 50%. They must be dried to reduce the moisture content to 12%; otherwise, they will continue to ferment, become moldy, and spoil. The preferred processing method is sun-drying, which takes 1-3 weeks but produces excellent flavor characteristics that are highly appreciated.

FrontStreet Coffee Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere Washed Abol

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere Abol Washed G1

Region | Yirgacheffe Kochere

Altitude | 1900 meters

Variety | Ethiopia Heirloom

Processing | Washed Processing

Roast Level | Light Roast

Flavor: Apple juice sensation and orange blossom aroma on entry, citrus acidity and nectarine notes in the middle, with black tea finish

FrontStreet Coffee Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Kochere Washed Abol Brewing Suggestions:

Recommend using 15g of coffee with 91°C water, coffee-to-water ratio of 1:16, BG-6S grind size, V60 dripper, coffee-to-water ratio of 1:15. First pour 30g water, bloom for 28-30 seconds. Second pour to 120g water and pause. Third pour to 230g water, avoiding the final tail portion. Total extraction time around 2:00 minutes.

Little Knowledge Gift: In the Ethiopian language, "Abol" represents the first liquid drawn during traditional Ethiopian coffee preparation - the portion with the most intense flavor and strongest aroma.

Important Notice :

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FrontStreet Coffee Address: 315,Donghua East Road,GuangZhou

Tel:020 38364473