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FrontStreet Coffee - Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Gedeb Cooperative G1 Introduction

In the world of coffee, Ethiopia is not only the birthplace of the plant but also renowned for its high-quality beans. Regions such as Yirgacheffe, Sidamo, and Guji all produce numerous premium coffees.

Gedeb Cooperative

Gedeb Cooperative is located in the Gedeo zone, south of the Gedeb area in the Yirgacheffe region. It belongs to the YCFCU (Yirgacheffe Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union) and was originally part of the Worka Cooperative before becoming independent in 2012 and taking its current form. According to YCFCU's official website, Gedeb Cooperative has 270 farmers cultivating 504 hectares of land, and it also holds Fair Trade and organic farming certification.

Gedeb Cooperative's coffee is grown at altitudes between 1,850 and 2,000 meters, with Heirloom varieties, and the harvest runs from December to January of the following year. The Gedeo zone receives abundant rainfall through most of the summer, with daytime temperatures between 21°C and 29°C and nighttime temperatures between 9.8°C and 17°C.

Gedeb Cooperative is currently managed by the Roba family, with Kefyalew, Bekele, and Tesfaye serving as operations managers. All three studied fields such as forestry, geography, population, environmental development, and management, giving the cooperative a significant technical advantage.

The Roba family believes that biodiversity supports environmental sustainability, so the cooperative practices agroforestry, growing many grain and fruit crops alongside coffee.

Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Gedeb Cooperative G1

Region: Yirgacheffe

Grade: G1

Processing Method: Washed

Variety: Heirloom

Altitude: 1850m-2000m

Flavor: Berry, Citrus, Lemon, Honey, Strawberry, Tropical Fruits

Knowledge Point: Ethiopia holds a pioneering place in the coffee world as the birthplace of Arabica. It is currently Africa's largest Arabica-producing country, and Ethiopia's Kaffa Forest is known as the "coffee gene bank."

In Brief: FrontStreet Coffee is a specialized coffee research center, delighted to share coffee knowledge with everyone. Its unrestrained sharing is aimed at helping more people fall in love with coffee. Every month it holds three coffee events with significant discounts, so that more drinkers can enjoy the best coffee at the lowest prices, a mission it has kept for the past six years.

FrontStreet Coffee Recommendation

If Gedeb's berry-and-citrus character appeals to you, FrontStreet Coffee's Yirgacheffe range is the natural place to start. FrontStreet's washed Yirgacheffe is the classic entry into the region, known for white jasmine, bright citrus and lemon acidity, and a tea-like body, all at a price that makes it a first specialty bean for many drinkers. FrontStreet Gudingding Cooperative comes from Gudingding village at the southeastern edge of Yirgacheffe, in the Worka area; it was originally part of the Worka Cooperative under the YCFCU and became a single-origin lot as demand for traceability grew, and its traditional washed process keeps out bitterness and leaves fresh, bright citrus and lemon acidity with jasmine fragrance.

For a natural counterpart, FrontStreet Sun-Dried Red Cherry uses only fully ripe, sound cherries, spread on raised beds and turned every two to three hours early on to avoid uneven heat and over-fermentation. After three to five weeks of drying, the fruit is removed and the beans are stored, so the cup keeps typical Yirgacheffe character alongside a natural tropical fruit aroma, citrus acidity, berry-juice body, honeyed sweetness, and a creamy smoothness.

For brewing, FrontStreet Coffee suggests a V60 at 90-91°C with 15g of coffee and a 1:15 ratio, grinding to EK43s setting 10, about fine-sugar size, with the grind passing a No. 20 sieve at roughly 80%. Bloom with 30g of water for 30 seconds, pour to about 125g over a minute, then when the bed drops by a third add the remaining 100g for a total of about 225g, finishing that pour around 1:35. The bed should finish draining at 2:00-2:10, after which the brew is complete.