Smokin Beans Brazil Legender, Unroasted Green Arabica Coffee Beans 5-Lb 1ct

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.

I'm a roaster so I decided I was going to give these a try. These were great beans and great for the price

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

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.

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.

New to roasting, barely know what I'm doing, and this tastes fantastic. Better than a bag from my local roastery. Didn't think I'd like the Brazil more than their Guatemalan but this is even better.

We love these beans, they roast up with lots of flavor. Not very acidic, if a medium roast.

I was hoping for a coffee that would be good for "milk drinks" such as a cappuccino. Turns out this isn't the coffee for that. Nor does it have a creamy thick texture when making espresso type drinks. It does however have a good aroma and a mild taste. It's not a bad coffee at all for regular American style coffee drinks. It just doesn't do as well when trying to serve it Italian or Spanish style.