Ethiopia Chelbessa

Coffee overview

Our last Ethiopia release of the season is also the sweetest. This washed lot from the Chelbessa One station is loaded with tartaric acidity and sweetness throughout the cup. From start to finish, expect tart upfront acidity and layers of dark fruit sweetness underneath. The finish is clean with some slight linger.

Coffee flavor profile

Cotton candy grape, elderberry, hibiscus

Acidity: soft, tart
Sweetness: syrupy
Balance: well balanced, slight sweet
Finish: clean, slight linger

Brewing evaluation

Rest: 30+ days recommended

Filter eval day 3: Gabi Standard Recipe of 1:18 - Nicely balanced cup with predominant sweetness in the middle. Soft acidity, slightly tartaric, blending with the syrupy sweetness. Finish is clean, with some lingering sweetness. Very nice.

TDS: 1.4 EY: 23.26%

We use 60 hardness, 20 buffer water heated to 198F in all of our recipes.

Information

Farm: multiple smallholder farmers
Producer: SNAP Specialty Coffee
Region: Gedeb
Country: Ethiopia
Variety: Kurume field blend
Process: Washed
Sourcing: Coffee Quest