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BEKELE YUTUTE

Name: BEKELE YUTUTE
Brand: Harmony Coffee Roaster
SKU: Yutute200
Price: 14.95 GBP
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Size 200g 1kg

Grind Size Whole Bean Ground (Stovetop / Mokapot) Ground (Filter Brewing) Ground (Cafetiere / French Press)

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Bekele Yutute — Anaerobic Natural Ethiopia 74158

Suitable for: Espresso & Filter Brewing
Best As: Espresso (Black), Espresso (Milk based) & Filter (Black)

Flavour Description: Orange Starburst Sweets, Peach Yoghurt, Blueberry, Earl Grey

Producer: Bekele Yutute
Washing Station: Murago
Region: Sidama
Variety: 74158 (JARC)
Process: Anaerobic Natural

Q-Score: 89.50
Sourced via: Mecota Trading & Omwani Coffee

Recommended Rest: For the best tasting brew out of this specialty coffee from Murago, we'd suggest resting this for 14–57 days off roast — we wrote a coffee blog on this here.

About This Coffee

Farm & Elevation

Bekele Yutute owns three coffee farms in Bensa Woreda: Dambi, Kokose, and Murago. Among these, Kokose is situated at the highest altitude, reaching 2,345 meters above sea level.

Bekele began cultivating JARC 74110 coffee at Kokose in 2021 in partnership with his brother-in-law, Samuel. Their efforts were quickly recognised, earning 5th place in the 2021 Cup of Excellence (CoE) and 3rd place in the 2024 CoE.

The Kokose farm is located on an open mountainside, where the temperature remains cool and the area is often covered in clouds.

Variety Notes

This particular lot consists of 100% 74158.

74158 is commonly referred to as a JARC cultivar (JARC standing for Jimma Agricultural Research Centre). 74158 is the Catalogue number. All varieties that are denoted as 74xxx indicate that they were original landraces discovered in 1974 in the local forests. Certain varieties were generationally selected for their pronounced quality, disease resistance, yield, and a good deal other qualities that the agricultural institutions of the 70's were selecting for. Once selected for, the seed pools were propagated and sold.

A word from Mecota Coffee

A word from Moata Raya, founder of Mecota Coffee

"Hello, I am Moata Raya. My wife Rosa and I founded Mecota PLC in 2023 with a vision to craft the finest Ethiopian coffee. I have spent my career focused on improving coffee quality and sustainability in Ethiopia. I have worked as a coffee quality trainer, managed farm and wet mill operations, and collaborated with Technoserve to map local coffee profiles and enhance quality control for washed coffees.

These experiences have allowed me to promote a culture of excellence and sustainability among the farmers we work with at Mecota. It is our dedication to unique processing techniques and sustainable development for coffee growing communities that makes Mecota coffees truly exceptional."

Moata Raya — Mecota Coffee,
Quoted by Omwani Coffee in 2024

How to Brew This Coffee

For consistency, we strongly recommend using a quality coffee scale when brewing. See our guide to the best coffee scales here — we stock the Felicita Parallel, a superb bench/portafilter and filter-brewing scale.

Prefer filter? Our pour-over recipes and brew guides are on the blog — start exploring here.

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Bekele Yutute — FAQs

What is the 74158 variety?

It’s a JARC (Jimma Agricultural Research Centre) selection — part of the “74xxx” group of Ethiopian landraces first catalogued in 1974. These selections were generationally chosen for quality, disease resistance and yield before being propagated and sold.

What is an anaerobic natural coffee?

In an anaerobic natural process, whole cherries are fermented in low-oxygen or sealed environments before being dried as naturals. This often intensifies fruit character and perceived sweetness. (This lot is an Anaerobic Natural from the Murago station.)