5-Pound (Pack of 1) Brazil Legender, Unroasted Green Coffee Beans, Fresh Current Crop Specialty Grade, For Home Coffee Roasters

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.

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.

The beans are good but are smaller compared to Colombian or Dominican beans I buy at coffeebeancorral.com. And yes, nice body and with a chocolate taste.I use a Gene Cafe. Preheat to 375 for 10 minutes, then roast at 464 until a 1 1/2 after first crack (roughly roast between 12.5 to 13.5 minutes).Please let me know if you have a better profile

Good flavor and price

Good price, great quality. Makes a fine roast and coffee. Works well for espresso. I'm a repeat customer.

This is my first bag of green coffee beans and my first venture into roasting, so I have nothing to consider that's to, but I live the coffee I make with these beans. I'll take them over what of was drinking before any day is the week. So good!

Tastes fine!

Being grown in Brazil, I was expecting for a lower acidity bean (which upon cupping tastes much higher than 'medium' acidity stated on the label). Only when making an espresso however, the chocolate, nutty, and vanilla notes come through more prominently. In the future I'll use this variety for espresso drinks (i.e. - cappuccino, etc.) and NOT pour-over.