Comments on: Fresh Roasted Coffee, Unroasted Decaf Colombian, Kosher, 5 Pound

By: Rexford Robinson

Rexford Robinson — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:16:28 +0000

Great Price, Great for Home Roasting
I became a home barista a few months ago and purchased my roaster, grinder and everything else needed to start the journey on Amazon. I always buy the unroasted Brazilian beans and Iâve always had great success with the roasting, grinding and brewing process. Itâs great tasting coffee and I highly recommend it for home roasting.

By: Brandon

Brandon — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:16:28 +0000

Amazing flavor
These coffee beans taste great when u roast them. Not only that but they smell insane when u put them in a container to degas. They have a milk chocolate flavor to them with a hint of roasted almond. 10/10 recommend them if u like milk chocolate. I don’t think I can ever go back to pre-roasted coffee from now on.

By: Robert A. Knapp, Jr.

Robert A. Knapp, Jr. — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:16:28 +0000

Used with Fresh Roast SR800 w/ extension tube
This is a great machine, but pricey after the shipping, handling and tax. The extension tube is a must!!! If you “cheap out,” you’re probably going to regret it unless you’re roasting really small batches. The controls work fine, but you are “cat juggling” trying to follow a particular roasting profile. I worked up a chart which really helped keep things on track (see attached). Also, if you’re roasting inside, plan on doing it adjacent to a window with a fan to keep from stinking the house up. Note: the process doesn’t necessarily smell like fresh roasted coffee. If you research the process, you’ll discover that it’s best done using convection (check), includes a means of monitoring temperature (check), and lastly, has a means of collecting and separating the chaff (also check). Honestly, I’ve only done three batches, so time will tell on how it stands up to use. Lastly, two great compliments to the machine, first, the Shardor Conical Burr coffee grinder, CG203A and the Bodum 34 Oz Chambord French Press coffee maker. I researched many options and settled on these, no regrets!!! Anyway, good luck and order some Fresh Roasted Coffee (TM), Unroasted Kenya AA, Kosher, 5 lbs for 50 bucks, you’ll be happy, for sure!!!

By: RICHARD

RICHARD — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:16:28 +0000

Unknown Material in Coffee Beans
I subscribe to receive Unroasted Columbian Supremo, and have been overall pleased with the product. The beans roast evenly to City + in the time expected with each batch. The flavor is rich with minimal bitterness. The reason for this comment is that I find numerous thin threads of what appears to be white plastic throughout the bag of beans (see photo). This has been the case with each bag purchased over the past several months. I don’t want to melt plastic into my beans while roasting, or drink contaminated coffee, so I have to carefully remove the threads before roasting (and likely miss a few). I shouldn’t have to do this, and would like to know what these threads are. They melt and smell like plastic when lit. Please ask Fresh Roasted to find and eliminate the source of these white plastic threads in their beans or I will have to find a different brand or source for my unroasted beans. Thank you.

By: Hoopy Frood

Hoopy Frood — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 10:16:28 +0000

Fantastic Yirgecheffe! Best Amazon Coffee Order to date!
We have ordered several Lavassa green coffees and have been reasonably satisfied given the price point. However, where Yirgacheffe is concerned, they don’t even come close to the FRC green coffee!I’m surprised the reviews for the other varietals offered by FRC are all mixed together in one review pool. I’ve only found one other review for Yirge. After having gone through a LOT of different green Yirgees from different distributors, this is the second best I’ve ever had and it is by far the most affordable! Or at least it was… it appears to have fallen off the Amazon Prime lists since I ordered it and received it… It was the equivalent of $6 per pound.They advertise the beans as Grade 2. I’m not sure what the limit is on quakers in grade 2. In roasting two cups of beans I found maybe 7 or so beans to reject before roasting (bug damage, discoloration or under ripe). After roasting them I probably found 10-12 quakers. That seems a bit high for Grade 2 to my inexperienced self, but that was far fewer than other “good quality” Yirgees I’ve roasted, especially Lavassa.We like our roast a light as possible while still achieving full bean flavor. 1:20 after first crack has yielded marvelous results with this bean! I’ve only roasted one Yirge that was better. Floral and citrusy notes abound. The Lavassa Yirge we had to roast quite a bit more just to get any flavor out of it, and we were never happy with the result. So this was cheaper, better quality beans and a much livelier and enjoyable cup than Lavassa.Thank you (ironically named) Fresh Roasted Coffee for such wonderful unroasted coffee! Hopefully by the time we’re out, this will be back on Prime at the lower price point. Even if it wasn’t (depending on price) I certainly consider ordering it again anyway.