Ethiopia Sidama G1 City Roast
Our coffee is roasted in small 1/2lb batches. This is because our roaster is tiny. We purchase green coffee in 65lb burlap sacks, then spend the rest of the year trying our best to drink it up!
The lot you’re holding was roasted in Dec. 2025, and originated from the Sidama region in Ethiopia. It’s original water content was a bit low at 10.1% and it utilized the natural process (Ripe coffee cherries are harvested whole, sun-dried on raised beds for weeks to ferment and develop fruity flavors, then hulled).
We fell in love with Ethipoian coffees due to their EVEN BRIGHTER and delicate notes (compared to Costa Rica coffees) and very interesting aromas. You’ll smell a floral, tea like aroma before your first sip, and might taste hints of apricot, papaya, rhubarb and spice as you enjoy!
Notice the relatively small size of the bean, which is common for high-altitude, slow growing coffees. It’s light in color due to less time spent in the roaster, and may have some variation in color, which is super common in naturally processed coffee. Surprisingly, as we don’t allow much time between roasting and enjoying, the oils that leach out of an over-roasted bean shouldn’t be present in our coffee–it’s the oil that you smell when you open up a bag of Costco joe, ours won’t have much oil on the surface of the bean, so the aroma when unzipping the bag will be slightly grassy and subdued.
Although we roasted this coffee a bit past the “first crack” of the bean, it’s a relatively light roast so you’ll want to drink it within 30 min of brewing. Make sure to add ample heavy cream to your cup, as the brightness can be pretty harsh if left on its own!
Instructions for your brew:
- First, let’s talk about how much coffee to grind for your first batch of joe!
Use the golden ratio – between 15 and 18mL water per gram of coffee. When we use our 10-cup automatic drip coffee maker, this equates to around 80g of coffee and 1.25L of water. If you go too lean, you’re going to have a bad time. Go liberal with your grinds and enjoy!
- If you don’t have a bougie scale like we do, you can also measure out around 200mL of unground beans (a bit over 3/4 cups).
- When you’re ready to grind, go for a bit finer than medium. It may take a bit of trial and error, but I’ve included a photo of our grinds for your reference!
Now that you’re grounded, its time to brew, drink and repeat! If you find the brew not to your liking, sorry not sorry. This is the way we like it, so just try to appreciate that you’re going on an adventure with us!