Ethiopian Sidama G2 coffee beans (FW)

Sourced from a local bulk importer the Ethiopian Sidama G2 is an heirloom grade 2 sourced indirectly via ECX (Ethiopian Commodity Exchange).

Sidama or Sidamo, Ethiopia

Sidama is a southern region of Ethiopia, northeast of Lake Abaya and southeast of Lake Awasa. The region is named after the Ethnic people that live in this area. A region that is one of the leading areas in coffee production and is considered an important part of Ethiopian coffee production.

The coffee from this region has been called Sidama and Sidamo and is relatively well known throughout the coffee world. The term Sidamo normally refers to the people of the region, while the coffee and region is called Sidama. Coffee from this region is well known for its rich body and almost earthy aftertaste.

Importance of Coffee

To be brief, the Sidama economy is based largely on legacy subsistence agriculture. However, a substantial area of the Sidama land produces coffee, the major cash crop in the region. Consequently, coffee has been the major source of income for the rural households in the coffee-producing regions. It should be noted that Sidama supplies an estimated 40% of washed coffee to the central Ethiopian coffee exchange. In short, this represents a large piece of the washed coffee market in Ethiopia.

Manual Labour

The Sidama people have never faced major hunger and famine until very recently. Due to reliable rainfall and evergreen land area, they were always able to produce enough to ensure food security.  Because this society has been characterised by what one may call a low-level economic equilibrium. Even the 1984 great famine that hit all other parts of the country did not have a major impact on the Sidama land. However, a continued dependence on subsistence agriculture, which relies on archaic technology and vagaries of nature coupled with massive growth of rural population, and limited rural development, made the Sidama land prone to frequent hunger and famine recently. Thus, it is not surprising to see that, today, about one-fourth of the total population in Sidama is directly or indirectly dependent on food aid from the international community.

Details of Ethiopian Sidama G2:

Region: Sidamo, Ethiopia. Producers: 3,000-5,000 producers from the Sidamo region. Cultivar: 100% Arabica “Heirloom”. Altitude: 1,400 – 2,200 masl. Other notes:

• Climate: Light rain season: January to February – heavy rain season: June to September.
• ECX Grade 2: Garden coffees, produced by smallholder farmers, sold through the EXC. Graded a 2, allows between four and 13 full defects per 300gr green.

Processing: Fully washed process, solar dried on African beds. Packaging: Hessian. Characteristics: Sweet, pleasant citrus and earthy spice notes. Full-bodied mouth feel. Roast used: Turn with intense flame dropping off after 3 minutes, then a gentle ramp to first crack, dropped as first crack calms. Roast degree: Medium – using my-tonino.com

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Starting brews:

Brew Method	Ratio		Brew Method	Ratio
Espresso	1:2.1 (28sec)		AeroPress	17g:200g
Plunger	24g:400g		Pour over/filter	20g:300g

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Transparency Information

Sourced from	Will vary depending on the quality we can find typical Zuka Green
FOB price	This is a good quality commodity-grade Ethiopian coffee, so the price paid is linked to the coffee futures price plus a small premium.
Cupping score	Typically, between 75-79
Other Information	We offer this coffee as a good quality commodity coffee. Sidama is one of Ethiopian’s big three areas, and the Grade-2 is a Q-1 graded commodity coffee. There is no traceability information on this coffee past the ECX.