5-Pound Brazil Peaberry, Unroasted Green Arabica Coffee Beans, Fresh Current Crop Specialty Grade, Roast the Beans Yourself at Home on Your Roasting Equipment Prior to Using for Brewing Coffee

I got this 5 pound bag of Brazilian ("Nutty chocolate cocoa creamy") coffee beans because I got a FreshRoast SR540 a couple of months ago and it came with several 1lb bags of coffee. The problem there is that I couldn't use the same beans to experiment with different roasts and setups, so I bought a 5lb bag of beans here. That really, really helped me get my roasting figured out and helped me to learn that the thing I was missing was the "set-up" so that the coffee wasn't really sour. Turns out that 2-3 days of letting the coffee sit and breathe (I'm using mylar bags I found on Amazon for setup, then I can just seal them up for storage). I'm doing this at a medium roast (fan 9, heat 5 for 6 minutes, fan 7, heat 5 for 6 minutes in the SR540) and then a 2- to 3-day setup. It smells amazing when ground and tastes wonderful in the cup. I'm not really experienced enough to go into flavor notes, but it's tasty and a bit sweet and I'm very happy with the results. A 2 day setup leaves it just a little tart, a 3 day setup removes the last of the tart and it's just a very, very good cup of coffee. I've ordered the 12.5lb bag of the same beans (I think) and another 5 pound bag of some Guatemalan to try. Coffee roasting is easy and a lot of fun. For the rest of the details of how I make it I'm using a hot water dispenser I got on Amazon (Northmas D20) on the highest temperature at 8oz with an Aeropress and following the manufacturer's instructions except for using a bit more coffee grounds (at the fine end of "drip" on my Shardor burr grinder I, of course, also got on Amazon) and filling the hot water up to the 2 mark instead of the 1. I'm using both a metal mesh filter and a paper filter. Best cup of coffee ever.

Great beans. Roasted well. I use the SR800 and roasted these about 11-12 minutes for full medium- almost city roast. A good 450 degree bean. (Low for 3 minutes drying then up the heat). Delicious and reasonable price.

This is the first bean I have ever roasted so take this review with that in mind. I use a Fresh Roast 500. I have roasted about 4lbs so far, I've made a lot of mistakes and learned a lot roasting this coffee. What I can say is no matter what roast I've tried Full City, Cull City + or a darker Espresso Roast the coffer is very mild. I like the flavor but it is not a strong coffee. The Espresso roast brewed in a Breville Espresso machine is my favorite of all I've roasted. It is mild but chocolatey. Very smooth and if that was the only coffee I drank I would use this bean every time. I use a temperature probe and stop this roast at about 460deg or 30-35sec into 2nd crack. The Full City and Full City + was roasted for Pour overs or standard drip. Again both are mild and smooth but a touch weak if brewed like I normally brew coffee. I have a 12oz Yeti I do pour overs in for work and I need at least 3 large tablespoons in not 4 to make a cup that doesn't taste like flavored water. But when I get it strong enough it is a very good cup. I still haven't been able to get a drip brew strong enough they all taste watered down. I roast the full city to about 435 and the full city + to about 445. Give or take a few degrees. Full city right at or just before 2nd and + about 20 seconds into 2nd. My biggest problem is consistency but since this is the only bean I've roasted I can't tell if it is the bean or the Fresh Roast 500. There is a lot of chaff in the inside of this bean until the espresso roast where it seems to be burned out maybe that is normal for all beans. Toward the end of the bag the bean size is getting less consistent and I did get a small pebble jammed in my burr grinder. My wife is still buying roasted beans and we go back and forth so I can guarantee which beans had the pebble but I read another review where they found one in this mixture and caught it before it went into the grinder. I sort my beans a lot more carefully as the cool now to prevent damage. We got lucky and I was able to get the pebble out with out damaging the burr but I wouldn't expect to be that lucky again. Over all I would buy this bean again but I am going to try a few other origins to get a more rounded experience.

Great coffee beans, I roast these in the oven and I get mixed roasted beans which is what I like. Smells and tastes great. Would buy again once I run out.

The unroasted beans are more of a challenge than I thought, but after some practice batches, I found it quite easy to get an excellent roast. Robusta Coffee is a welcome upgrade in my morning Cuppa Joe. The name Robusta fits the flavor, and now I know why so many Europeans have a problem with American coffee. In the US, we get wrapped up on the term 100%, so all our coffees are 100% Arabica. I am a Robusta drinker now. I may try a blend later, but for now, I will enjoy the flavor that I have missed since returning to the States from Germany oh so many years ago.

I've had some hit or miss experiences buying green coffee on Amazon, but I've been very impressed with this purchase! I'm almost through my 10lb bag and have only had a few 'unfit' beans, and haven't come across a single stone or other debris. The beans themselves roast evenly, and have a versatile flavor profile for different roasts. I usually prefer my roasts on the lighter side, however I find that these beans really excel more toward City+ to Full City (medium dark to dark). They're a bit too bright for me roasted light, but maintain / expose a lot of flavor further into the roast. Value for the 10lbs is great, especially for the quality of beans received! The burlap sac is a cute touch as well, though it sheds quite a bit (I'd still rather have it than not).