ETHIOPIA Elto Arbegona Washed WX

“Rich with herbs and floral characteristics.” Ivica Cvetanovski Founder, Coffea Circulor, Sweden 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 and a ramp that leads into a humble crack. The florals and the rich acidity are generated immediately after the first crack. PRACTICAL VISION AND RENDITION OF ROASTING DESIGN AT COFFEA CIRCULOR There is one word in the Macedonian language (my origin is Macedonia, born and raised in Sweden), and that word is “sok”. That word has no other reference or synonym in (at least) the English language what I know. It can be explained as: “Remember when your Mom made juice from picked berries and fruits in the garden?” That is “sok”, possibly something similar can be “natural, refreshing fruit juice” in the English language. This is what I am making with the coffees and wish that people experience it like so: "The ideology in my roasting is to highlight natural flowers, fruits and berries while preserving important sweetness and integrating playful acidity creating long lasting memories." PRODUCER'S SUPPLIED NOTES Not available. GENESIS Producer Smallholders Country Ethiopia Region Gedeo, Gedeb Altitude 1,950-2,200 masl Varietal Wolisho, Dega Process Washed Lot size 60kg Trade 14.50 USD/kg SENSORY EXPERIENCE Aroma Apricot, Physalis Flavor Bergamot, Peach, Toffee Aftertaste Milk chocolate, Peach, Mid intensity Acidity Orange, Citric, Mid intensity Body Juicy, Light Balance Synergetic SYNOPSIS Ethiopian Yirgacheffe is the coffee that's delicate, floral and tea-like, with citrus notes and a clean, light body. Coffees grown in West Arsi were previously marketed as Sidamo or Harrar. The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange named West Arsi a special origin for cultivating coffee. Since then, it has become well-known because to participation in worldwide quality contests, such as the Ethiopian Cup of Excellence. Alemu Getaneh has farmed coffee for all of his life. He started processing his own cherries and concentrating on producing higher-end coffee in 2018. He used to sell mill owners natural cherry, either fresh or home-dried. Alemu boosts the value of his product and his overall income from growing coffee by processing his cherries on his farm. FERMENTATION MORPHEMES As each picked coffee cherry is destined for specific fermentation formulas, we denote each lot carrying the same name with a morpheme. Below is a listing of most common fermentation practices. Please use this reference to better understand the differences between equally named coffees and their fermentation formulas. For example, read a suffix of "NASDX" such as Natural Anaerobic Slow Drying Fermentation". AX Anaerobic Fermentation CX Cold Fermentation CMX Carbonic Maceration DX Dry Fermentation EX Extended Fermentation RH, YH, WH, BH Honey Fermentation HX Hypoxia Fermentation MX Macerated Fermentation NX Natural Fermentation SX Slow Fermentation WX Washed Fermentation YX Yeast Fermentation EXTRACTION RECOMMENDATIONS Our World Brewers Cup recipe, One (1:1:1), for Hario V60-01/02 with Hario VCF-01/02 filters: Open the sealed coffee bag/container gracefully, let the contents aerate for a few seconds, re-seal the bag one day prior to your first brew. This will enable the coffee beans to adjust to their environment after being in storage/transport. Rinse the VCF-filter with 93°C water. Rinse the carafe/server with hot water to expel any unwanted aromatics and flavors from the rinsed filter.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. WATER RECOMMENDATIONS Use water with balanced mineral content to optimize flavor and character. Keep Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) between 10-50 ppm or mg/l. We advise a temperature between 93-95°C for the best brewing experience. Target the following values. Calcium (Ca) 0.9 mg/l Sodium (Na) 1.7 mg/l Silicon Dioxide (SiO2) 1.4 mg/l Potassium (K) 0.3 mg/l Magnesium (Mg) 0.2 mg/l Sulfate (SO4-) <7.0 mg/l Chloride (Cl-) 2.5 mg/l Nitrate (NO3-) 0.1 mg/l Fluoride (F-) <0.1 mg/l pH 6.2 STORAGE RECOMMENDATIONS Please store in a cool and dry place in order to secure freshness and quality. To ensure best possible experience use within 3 months after roast date and 2 weeks after opening. In various environments and setups, your brewing experience can benefit from opening the bag and closing it. Wait one day to brew. We have invested significant time to research the durability of the coffee by actively refining our roasting algorithms to ensure perpetual quality post 3 months of production. Our flavor-lock packaging technology is based on processing and roasting. This ensures persisting and stable aromas, flavors and pro-experience. TEMPORALITY RECOMMENDATIONS Start using at will. Brew immediately or wait several weeks. Prepare for a championship with a strategy. It all depends on your goals. We recommend using the coffees by first opening the container/bag one day before the first planned brew to enable a natural aeration of the coffees. Use according to the following matrix and remember these are general observations given parameters such as continent, country, region, variety, altitude, process, etc. combined with Coffea Circulor processing and roasting algorithms. Plan your acquisition according to production schedules (roasting), event attendance (home/championship) and shipping priority (standard/courier). 0-3 days Focused acidity 4-7 days Optimal Coffea Circulor recommended praxis 8-14 days Increased floral perception 15-21 days Increased sweetness 22+ days Increased balance 1+ month Intact sweetness, peak intensity 2+ months Inherent balance, possible reduced florals turning herbal Made by Ethiopia Finished in Scandinavia