
Sasaba - Ethiopian Filter Coffee
Summary
SASABA is a fully washed coffee from the Guji region of Ethiopia, produced at the Sasaba Washing Station by Tsegay Hagos Tesfaye from smallholder farmers. Grown at 2,150 masl from Heirloom varieties, this light roast offers a tea-like structure with complex fruit and floral notes including blackberry, red grape, peach, bergamot, black tea and lilac blossom. It has a light body, harmonious juicy acidity and pronounced long-lasting sweetness. Cupping score 88.
Espresso
Ratio 1:2- Time
- 50 s
- Temperature
- 93°C
- 0:00Pre-infusion at 2-3 bar (25 s)
- 0:25Brew at 9 bar (25 s)
Chemex
- Coffee in
- 20 g
- Water
- 330 g
- Time
- 3:30
- Temperature
- 95°C
3 pours, extraction time includes blooming.
Pour over
- Coffee in
- 15 g
- Water
- 250 g
- Time
- 2:50
- Temperature
- 93°C
Grind: 26 clicks C40 MK4
- 0:00Pour 50 ml water and swirl (10 s)
- 0:10Bloom (35 s)
- 0:45Pour 50 ml (15 s)
- 1:05Pour 50 ml (10 s)
- 1:25Pour 50 ml (10 s)
- 1:45Pour 50 ml, then swirl (10 s)
Also works with 18g/300ml or 20g/325ml, pouring in 60ml/65ml increments and grinding slightly coarser (27 clicks).
AeroPress
- Coffee in
- 18 g
- Water
- 170 g
- Time
- 2:00
- Temperature
- 90°C
Grind: 25 clicks
- 0:00Add 50 ml water and stir slowly 5 times (30 s)
- 0:30Fill up to 170 ml, stir 10 times, put filter on, let air out and place on server (30 s)
- 1:30Start pushing slowly and finish at 2:00 (30 s)
After brewing, pour in 50 ml slightly cooled water.
Hario Switch
- Coffee in
- 17 g
- Water
- 250 g
- Time
- 2:40
- Temperature
- 90°C
Grind: 27 clicks
- 0:00Bloom with 50 g water, then open valve (25 s)
- 0:35Pour to 150 g
- 1:15Close valve and pour to 250 g
- 1:50Open valve again and gently swirl
Published by the roaster for this coffee. Treat it as a starting point — your grinder, water and machine will want their own tweaks.
Details
- Format
- Bean
- Roast profile
- Omniroast
- Decaffeinated
- No
- Cupping score
- 88
- Producer
- Sasaba Washing Station / Tsegay Hagos Tesfaye
- Altitude
- 2150 m.a.s.l
- Variety
- Heirloom
- Notes
- Lilac, Peach, Bergamot, Black Tea, Blackberry, Red Grape
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