Afar

Ethiopia · Idido, Yirgacheffe · Medium roast

The same green coffee, roasted differently:

caramel mild florals balanced fruit winey undertone clean finish

Medium Washed, special prep 1850–1880 m Ethiopian heirloom varieties Specialty Fresh roast

In the middle. Enough of the florals survive for you to recognise them, but with a caramel body underneath. The best way into Ethiopian coffees.

Size

250 g 4 690 Ft 500 g −3% 9 090 Ft All three roasts 3 × 100 g 4 990 Ft

4 690 Ft

Every bag carries the roast date and the LOT number — so you can see exactly when it was made.

15 000 Ft felett ingyenes Foxpost. 1–3 munkanap.

Free collection in person: Vác (Saturday market) and Budapest.

Where it comes from

Around 1,200 growers from the villages around Yirgacheffe — Idido, Aricha, Worka, Chelbesa, Halabariti — deliver cherry to the Idido washing station through the November-to-January season. This lot is the Malebo Project: hand-selected Grade 1 seed, hand-sorted through the whole eighteen-day drying, then rested for four weeks before milling at 11.2% moisture. Special prep means ninety per cent of the cherry is picked perfectly ripe, from a single day's harvest. Floral, with a mild caramel and a winey acidity. Ten cents a pound from it supports a local orphanage the station built.

Termelő: Idido washing station — Malebo Project
Régió: Idido, Yirgacheffe
Fajta: Ethiopian heirloom varieties
Feldolgozás: Washed, special prep
Magasság: 1850–1880 m

The whole lot

Freshness and storage

The bag carries the roast date, so you can see exactly when it was made.

Whole bean is best between 4 and 8 weeks; ground, a few days. Keep it in a sealed bag at room temperature, away from light — the fridge doesn't help, and the freezer only works if you don't keep opening it.

Shipping and pickup

Foxpost csomagautomata — 1 142 Ft, 1–3 working days. Free above 15 000 Ft.
Foxpost home delivery — 2 590 Ft, 1–3 working days.
EU delivery — From 4 200 Ft, to 14 European countries.
Pickup — Vác Saturday market — free, Vác, Káptalan u. 3.
Pickup — Budapest — free, 1023 Budapest, Frankel Leó út 49.
Pickup — Vác — free, 2600 Vác, Zrínyi u. 33.

Shipping details

Recipes

How we brew it

These are not generic recipes. The roast level and the character of the lot together set the parameters — and we've written down why.

V60

Tiko recipe

Aiming for: Jasmine, bergamot, white peach.

Coffee: 15 g
Water: 250 g
Temperature: 95 °C
Grind: medium
Time: 2:45–3:00
Ratio: 1:16.7

Pour schedule

0:00 — bloom Pour 40 g of water and wait 35 seconds. This is when the carbon dioxide leaves — without it the water can't pass evenly through the bed.
0:35 — Pour 2 Add 110 g (150 g in total), pouring slowly in circles and keeping off the edge.
1:20 — Pour 3 Add 100 g (250 g in total), pouring slowly in circles and keeping off the edge.
2:10 — drawdown It should have drained by now. Much later, grind coarser; much earlier, grind finer.

Why this way: Grown above 2,000 m, so the bean is dense: it needs more heat before the floral aromatics come out at all. This is the one lot we brew hotter.

If it's off: Give it a longer bloom. If it stays thin and tea-like, grind finer — don't push the temperature further.

AeroPress

Tiko recipe

Aiming for: Jasmine, bergamot, white peach.

Coffee: 16 g
Water: 240 g
Temperature: 89 °C
Grind: medium-fine
Time: 1:45
Ratio: 1:15

Pour schedule

0:00 — bloom Pour 50 g of water and wait 30 seconds. This is when the carbon dioxide leaves — without it the water can't pass evenly through the bed.
0:30 — Pour 2 Add 190 g (240 g in total), pouring slowly in circles and keeping off the edge.
1:20 — plunge Stir once, fit the filter and press down steadily over 20–30 seconds.

Why this way: Grown above 2,000 m, so the bean is dense: it needs more heat before the floral aromatics come out at all. This is the one lot we brew hotter.

If it's off: Give it a longer bloom. If it stays thin and tea-like, grind finer — don't push the temperature further.

Espresso

Tiko recipe

Aiming for: Jasmine, bergamot, white peach.

Coffee: 18 g
Yield: 40 g
Temperature: 95 °C
Grind: fine
Time: 26–30 s

Why this way: Grown above 2,000 m, so the bean is dense: it needs more heat before the floral aromatics come out at all. This is the one lot we brew hotter.

If it's off: Give it a longer bloom. If it stays thin and tea-like, grind finer — don't push the temperature further.

Customer recipes

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Az Afar az etióp The medium roast of our Yirgacheffe SP 010 lot. Tasting notes: caramel, mild florals, balanced fruit, winey undertone, clean finish. Origin: Idido, Yirgacheffe, washed, special prep processing, 1850–1880 m above sea level. We recommend it for: Filter, AeroPress, Eszpresszó. From 4 690 Ft, roasted in Vác and dated on the bag. Free shipping above 15 000 Ft; pickup in Vác and Budapest is free.

Frequently asked questions about this coffee

What does Afar taste like?

Afar: caramel, mild florals, balanced fruit, winey undertone, clean finish. Medium roast, washed, special prep processed coffee from etióp.

What is the difference between Afar and the other roasts?

They are all made from the same green coffee — the Yirgacheffe SP 010 lot — only roasted differently: Oromo (light), Afar (medium), Sidama (dark). The lighter roast gives more acidity and fruit, the darker one more body and chocolate. Same producer, same sack.

How should I brew Afar?

Filter: 15 g coffee, 250 g water, 95 °C, medium grind, in 2:45–3:00. Recommended methods: Filter, AeroPress, Eszpresszó.

How much is Afar, and how do I get it?

From 4 690 Ft. We roast it in Vác and send it to a Foxpost parcel locker (1 142 Ft) or to your door (2 590 Ft) within 1–3 working days. Free above 15 000 Ft. Free pickup in person at: Vác, Káptalan u. 3.; 1023 Budapest, Frankel Leó út 49.; 2600 Vác, Zrínyi u. 33..

The same green coffee

Compare the three roasts

Yirgacheffe SP 010, Ethiopia — one sack, three different roasts. The difference is not a theory: you can taste it.

Ethiopia · Light

Oromo

jasmine · bergamot · white peach

4 690 Ft / 250 g

Choose

Ethiopia · Medium

Afar

caramel · mild florals · balanced fruit

4 690 Ft / 250 g

Choose

Ethiopia · Dark

Sidama

dark chocolate · toasted hazelnut · caramelised sugar

4 990 Ft / 250 g

Choose

I'll take all three — 3 × 100 g, 4,990 Ft