ETHIOPIA Ch'ire Ameli Washed

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“Citrus fruits - and baskets of them - high in aromatics.”

Ivica Cvetanovski
Founder, Coffea Circulor

SCA SCORE 90.00

FLAVOR ALGORITHM AND DESIGN Ivica Cvetanovski

Roasted light based on conduction and moderate heat application with world class skill and care. Extensive roast, high front up heat that decreases, slowly building momentum to lead into an obvious crack. We focus on expression of rich fruit-based acidity.

GENESIS

Producer	800 Smallholders
Country	Ethiopia
Region	Sidama, Ch’ire Village
Altitude	2,000 masl
Varietal	Heirloom
Process	Washed
Lot size	180kg
Trade	11.25 USD/kg

SENSORY EXPERIENCE

Aroma	Honey, Jasmine, Peach
Flavor	Apricot, Honey, Lemon, Lime
Aftertaste	Milk chocolate, Red grape, Currant, Mid
Acidity	Lemon, Citric, Mid-High
Body	Smooth, Mid
Balance	Uniform

SYNOPSIS

Coffee farming is an integral part of the culture in the Ethiopia highland areas. This region and its zones develop unique and exquisite tasting coffees.

Coffee farming is an integral part of the culture in the Ethiopia highland areas. This region and its zones develop unique and exquisite tasting coffees.

Countless heirloom varieties are grown in semi-forest areas near the river Hamile in the village of Balo. The soil is rich, loamy and brown. Harvesting time is between November and January. In combination with the micro climate and an annual rainfall of more than 1,700mm extensive maturity duration and the natural process brings a sweet, floral, rich, silky and balanced coffee.

The washing and sorting station was established in 2012 and receives coffee from 800 farmers located around the local village of Ameli. Constant improvement of processing techniques to enhance the quality is being conducted for washed and natural processes.

The cherries are pulped and then fermented in water for 36-48 hours depending on ambient conditions. The coffee is thoroughly washed in clean water through grading channels. The coffee is furthermore dried in the sun on raised African beds for 12-15 days until 11% moisture content has been reached. 

EXTRACTION RECOMMENDATIONS

Our World Brewers Cup recipe, One (1:1:1), for Hario V60-01/02 with Hario VCF-01/02 filters:

• Coffee: 20g.
• Water: 300g @ 93-95°C, TDS: 10-50 mg/l.
• 100g of 20 second pours in 3 total pours at 0:00, 1:00 and last pour at 2:00. Finish at 3:00.
• Pour by pulsing in helix formation during 20 seconds, starting from the centre, 5 revolutions per pulse. Ensure no grinds persist on the filter wall in the last pouring pulse.  
• At 01:00, 02:00 and 03:00, confirm the filter bed is flat and uniform. Avoid generating cavities and craters.
• Target a TDS reading of 1.40±0.02.
• Adjust only grind size and water temperature. 
• Grinding: Target 600-800μm. Example: 28 turns from the finest setting on Comandante. 
• If the flow ends past each minute, adjust your grind settings to finer and respectively for slower flow. 
• The recipe, technique and formula is singularly linear and time efficient. Learn more about linearly up- and downscaling our recipe here.

Find more recommendations for other devices here.

WATER RECOMMENDATIONS

Use water with balanced mineral content to optimize flavor and character. Keep Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) between 25-50 ppm or mg/l. We advise a temperature between 93-95°C for the best brewing experience.

Made by Ethiopia

Finished in Scandinavia