Here's how we brewed this outstanding washed Ethiopia from a small community in Gedeb, roasted in Wisconsin by Wonderstate Coffee.
This is Wonderstate’s third year purchasing from the Danche community, where a few hundred farmers cultivate small garden-size plots. The result captures everything we love about washed Ethiopian coffees. We tasted a clean cup of Meyer lemon, nectarine, ripe mango, rose tea, and white florals.
🌍 Origin: Gedeb, Ethiopia
💦 Process: Washed
🔬 Variety: Landrace Varieties
⛰️ Elevation: 1,900 - 2,300 MASL
🔥 Roast: Light
Brew Recipe for Organic Ethiopia Danche
Using Stagg X Dripper
Ingredients:
25g of Organic Ethiopia Danche
415g of water
208°F
Steps
1. Measure and grind coffee at a medium-fine setting
Measure out 25g of coffee beans and grind them on a medium-fine setting. We used setting 4.2 on Ode with SSP Burrs, which is about a 3.2 on Ode with Gen 2 Burrs, which is about 2.2 on Ode with Gen 1 Burrs. This would be around 5.1 - 5.2 on Opus with inner ring set to 0.
2. Heat water and rinse the filter
Heat water to 208°F and rinse your filter before putting your coffee grounds in.
3. Pour 75g of water for the bloom
Fully saturate your coffee grounds with 75g of water, and allow about 45 seconds for the bloom.
4. Continue pouring in 3 more stages
After the bloom, pour to 200g. At 1:25, pour to 300g. At 1:55, pour to 415g. The total brew time varies, but we’re aiming for around 3:30 minutes.
5. Decant into your favorite mug and enjoy!
Look out for the incredible flavors of mandarin, nectarine, and florals.
*Thanks to the Wonderstate team for this dial!
Espresso
Ingredients:
18g of the same coffee
38-40g of water at 200 F
~1:2 ratio
Steps
1. Measure and grind coffee
Measure out 18g of coffee beans.
2. Make sure your espresso machine is at temp.
Water should ideally be at 200°F.
4. Grind your coffee
We suggest around a 29-31 second pull time. I’d start in the middle of the grind spectrum for espresso on Opus– but remember, the times are more important than the accuracy of Opus settings, considering espresso times can vary wildly due to atmospheric conditions in your area.
4. Pull shot at 9 bars!
Pull your shot at around 9 bars with around 29-31 second pull time.
5. Decant into your favorite demitasse cup and enjoy!
Let us know what flavors pop out in your espresso. We suggest stirring with a small spoon before tasting to integrate all layers of the ‘spro!
Aiden
Single serve:
Ratio: 1:17
Bloom ratio: 1:3 / Bloom time: 45s
Bloom temp: 205°F
Pulse 1 temp: 205°F
Pulse 2 temp: 204°F
Pulse 3 temp: 203°F
Pulse 4 temp: 202°F
Pulse 5 temp: 201°F
Pulse 6 temp: 200°F
Pulse 7 temp: 200°F
Time between pulses: 20s
Number of pulses: 7
Batch:
Ratio: 1:17
Bloom ratio: 1:3 / Bloom time: 45s
Bloom temp: 205°F
Pulse 1 temp: 205°F
Pulse 2 temp: 204°F
Pulse 3 temp: 203°F
Pulse 4 temp: 202°F
Pulse 5 temp: 201°F
Pulse 6 temp: 200°F
Pulse 7 temp: 200°F
Time between pulses: 20s
Number of pulses: 7
Steps
1. Measure and grind coffee
Measure out the weight of beans (dry dose) that Aiden recommends once you enter in the amount of water volume you want out. For single serve at 150 - 450ml out, grind around 4.2 on Ode + SSP, 3.2 Ode Gen 2, which is about a 5.2 on Opus - a medium grind setting. Grind setting will need to be incrementally coarser as the amount of coffee increases.
For small batch (451 - 750 ml), we’d recommend a 5.1 on Ode + SSP, which is about a 4.1 on Ode Gen 2, which is about an 6.1 on Opus - a medium-coarse setting.
For batch at 751 - 1500ml, we’d recommend grinding around 5.2 on Ode + SSP, which is 4.2 on Ode Gen 2, which is about a 6.2 on Opus - a medium-coarse setting. Grind setting will need to be incrementally coarser if using more coffee than 751ml.
2. Make sure your Aiden is programmed to the parameters above.
You can enter in your own custom Brew Profile in the “Edit Profiles” menu! You can edit single serve and batch settings under “advanced” at the bottom of the profile editor screen.
4. Rinse your filter
We suggest rinsing your paper filter in the Aiden basket prior to brewing (and if you rinse when the basket is in your Aiden machine, be sure to dump out the excess water from the carafe!)
4. Start your brew!
Once you have your Brew Profile setup in the “Edit Profiles” menu, go back to the main menu, and into “Guided Brew”. You should see your custom Brew Profile if you scroll down!
5. Wait for the chime, swirl, and pour!
Aiden will chime when the coffee is ready to go! Simply swirl your carafe to get all of the good stuff in the coffee mixed evenly, and pour!