5-Pound Peru Lonya Grande, 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.

The media could not be loaded. 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.

Good tasting and affordable

Comes with burlap bag and plenty of fresh coffee bean for my roast. Smoothness and the aroma good

Started to roast my own coffee. Good quality bean. Medium roast with a smoothness to it. Will purchase again.

I am ordering my second 12.5LB bag of these beans. I have tried at least 6 other types of beans from other suppliers, and this is the first time I am going back again. I'll echo what everyone else has said about the quality in consistence (no stones, consistent roasting) and the amazing mild flavor. I have won several fans at work by bringing in coffee made from these beans. I may branch out to something else hear & there, but expect I will keep purchasing these beans for a long time. :)

I roast into early 2nd crack for a medium-dark roast. Just delicious after a 4 day rest. Wonderful flavor and dimension. I roasted it longer and lost some of the great flavor, it's a little delicate for dark dark roasting. I roasted in lighter and it wasn't as good (in my opinion).

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.