Brewing Good Decaf Ethiopia

  • Beans: Decaf Ethiopia,Sidama
    • Roaster: Brewing Good Coffee Company (Savage, MD)
    • Origin: Ethiopia (Arroresa, Sidama)
    • Roast level: Medium
    • Roast date: 1/26/2025
    • Purchase date: 2/9/2025 at BGCC in Savage Mill
    • Process: Washed; Varietals: Heirloom; Grade: 2; Elevation: 1850-2200 MASL
    • Tasting notes: Gentle brightness, medium body and sweetness, notes of spiced plum, crisp apple, almond, vanilla, and caramel
  • V60:
    • 20g coffee / 300g water (1:15)
    • Ode: 2+2
    • Water at 95°C
    • Recipe: Single Cup V60 Pourover with 36-40g bloom water – finishes 04:00-04:05

This is very different from the Ethiopian light roast that I bought at BG at the same time. It is a smooth medium roast with no hint of acidity. Definitely not as complex as the light roast, but nice body and overall a very drinkable decaf. The beans have one of the slowest draw-down times of anything I’ve brewed with the V60, but none of the cups have tasted bitter or over-extracted. The recipe also works well doubled, but with the slow draw-down, I had to be careful not to overflow the size 2 V60. I’m sure I’ll eventually buy more of these.

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