Teasia Coffee, Costa Rica, Single Origin, Green Unroasted Whole Coffee Beans, 5-Pound Bag

I am very new to home roasting and I use an air popper with a very slow roasting method. In my setup I roast about 1/2 a pound at a time and go through about a pound a month. It takes me about 45 minutes to roast 1/2 a pound, but at my age that is a very tiny fradtion of my total lifetime. I can start a batch and go do something else until my timer goes off. This bean roasted to a good full city roast in that time with a nice even dark chocolate brown.... not oily at all. It grinds well in my Barista Express with a setting of about 7 and delivers a nice flavorful double shot that has a good flavor without becoming bitter. I generally drink a breve, so I cannot really comment on how it would cross the tongue and hit the taste buds straight. I would buy it again when I run out of this first 5 pounds in a few months.

The is a superb bean - I have roasted three batches so far - three different ways. City, Full City, and Full City PlusFirst I would say I was a little off-put by some non-uniformity in the beans, but honestly this not unusual in beans of this variety and did not detract when it came to the result in the cup.In the lighter roast this bean is sharp and up front with lots of citrus and caramel - with some berry. - absolutely delightful! Going a little darker brings out some cocoa notes and tones down the citrus. A little darker and the cocoa really pops and a bit of toffee but you still get a really clean elegant finish with floral notes at all of the roasts I have tried so far. I would compare it to a very top grade Yirgacheffe.This is a fantastic bean. If you like roasting coffee and want to try a bean that is a notch above the average African variety - get this! I am very happy with my purchase.

It's been a few years since I had bought a bean from Ethiopia. Even though it's probably my favorite region to buy beans from, each time I go shopping for beans I seem to get enticed by a region or bean I haven't tried yet. I'm very glad I wasn't swayed to try something else once I came across this bean. Very good bean and tough to beat at this price per pound. Shipping speed and packaging was second to none. I took the first roast to full city and was met with a very smooth and flavorful cup. I'm hoping to play around with the roast a little in hopes that I find a little bolder cup...(5lbs at this price I think I can afford to take a few risks with the roast). Will definitely consider this bean and Teasia's other offerings in the future.

My wife and I have been trying various green coffee beans from Africa for nearly a year now and we saw this Congo Kivu coffee beans and wanted to try. Teasia is known for the Tea that they sell, so no surprises that the packaging was top notch. The coffee beans are of good quality and they roast evenly in my hand roaster and I roast to City roast level typically and is recommended by SweetMaria's as well. Congo Kivu is the most fragrant of all the coffee that I have roasted and makes a decent cup of coffee as well. I am no coffee connoisseur but coffee definitely feels earthy and a bit on the sweeter side and those who know of Jaggery Molasses, it kinda reminds that because of the way it tastes. We definitely will go back to Ethiopian or Kenya coffee after this though.

Fast shipping and great quality. I am newer to the world of coffee roasting, and have only tried a few suppliers. I must say I could tell the difference in the quality of the beans. They look, smell, and roast very nice. I already went through my 5lbs of the Ethiopian. Very good and balanced flavor. I found that waiting 3 days(min) before grinding gave a remarkable after taste. Great seller and great product. Is there a 10 or 15lb option ?

My first review of this bean was bad, a 1. I roasted 30% longer than I've ever roastedsecond crack bean and still it wasn't beyond mid city roast. This morning I tryed a 4th batch and decided to just keep it going until I saw smoke... Well guess what, after 10 minutes drying then almost 20 miutes on high with low airflow it began a second crack. Second crack took 7 minutes. That would cause most beans to turn to ash and smoke...not this bean. Just after cooling, the flavor profile is not bad... hopeful fairly good after a 72 hour de-gas.I'm still concerned about the low oil content and creme but we'll see.I've been roasting my own coffee for over 15 years and I've never purchased a worse green bean, especially from Papua which typically is great quality and holds up to second crack. It was tiny, with heavy husk still attached. The coffee never had a first crack or released 30% of it's chaff. It's has the least oil of any bean I've roasted. I'm thinking it must be very old green beans, poorly processed or not sourced from Papua.

This was my first time buying green coffee beans from Teasia. The beans were delivered fast and on time and you can't beat the pricing. The beans were packed tight and neat. I roasted these in my air poppery (Full city) and it was great. The coffee tasted excellent too (not a coffee expert so I'm not good at describing the taste but I gave it two thumbs up!!). I will definitely buy again.

I have roasted single-estate 100% Kona for decades and was looking for a less expensive option that wouldn't disappoint with flavor. Does it taste exactly the same? Of course not, but it is quite similar in flavor profile and acidity, and I have enjoyed it from the very first cup. While I started out trying to save some $, as good coffee is an expensive habit, I have really come to appreciate Kenya AA, so much so, that it has become my main go-to cup of Joe!