Ethiopia Organic Konga G1 Yirgacheffe Ethiopia: Organic Konga G1, Yirgacheffe

If you take Geisha and Kona off the table, Ethiopia Yirgacheffe would be my favorite single origin for coffee, I prefer these roasted to a full city + The rich smooth taste of these beans never disappoint me.

The beans roasted perfectly…just not my flavor combo. Too much of a flowery after taste to me. On to the next one.

Great cup of coffee. Alot of people go for a light roast I went for a med-dark roast and it was perfect.

Wild and spicy flavors with a little fruit. Even roasted a little darker than usual and it tastes great.

I'm usually a fan of natural process Ethiopians, so I wasn't expecting much from this washed variety. And to make matters worse, I accidentally let the roast go darker than I intended on my gas grill rotisserie rig -- mid second crack. I thought I had obliterated any trace of character from the beans, but the accidental dark roast is rich and flavorful. Tastes great as a pourover, an AeroPress, or a Mocha Pot. I want to repeat my happy accident. I'm ordering more!

Pear, citrus, sweet honey, black tea... I taste all that in the background. But what really comes to the forefront for me is the buttery sweet taste of BLUEBERRY MUFFINS. It smells like them, it tastes like them, it's uncanny. I'm using an Aeropress with a metal mesh for brewing. As for Roasting: Gene Cafe preheated to 350 or so, about 4 min of max heat. Then temp down to 420 while browning. As beans get mottled (6:30 min in or so), back to max heat until a solid City/City+ roast. Cooling fast on a cooling fan to finish. The end result looks light like a cinnamon roast (especially when grinding up), even though it got to the end of first crack. Confusing at first, but the flavor does taste slightly more sweet and less acidic like a city+ should.

My first try... I found Coffee Bean Corral very good! And I found Yirgacheffe! All my Ethiopian was good; and your fast and you are down South not very far from me. I love it!

Although this beans didn’t roast uniformly and took a long time to roast, my light roast tasted amazing! Sweet blonde roast, by the way I’m a dark roast person, but for the sake of time I settled for a blond roast on this one. I roasted on cast iron over fire. I can’t wait to achieve a darker roast on this unique beans.

has great flavor. I roasted to a dark roast, not that 3rd wave sour tasting light roast that seems to be everywhere.

Roasted lightly, you get strong notes of BLACK TEA and CITRUS. It's extremely delicious. I do highly recommend the light roast on this one.

I bought these beans because of the great things of heard about Ethiopian-grown coffee, and this was my first time roasting at home. I did the simple skillet method and constantly stirred with a whisk. Roasted to just after first crack for a medium roast, and oh my goodness, this is delicious. No cream and sugar needed or recommended, because the natural flavors and sweetness are all you need. Fantastic bean that I will always use.

Was relatively new to the roasting game when I tried these guys. Roasted half a pound in my Hottop, and it was one of my first successful roasts, as well as one of my MOST successful. It came out smooth and unbelievably sweet. Strong honey & vanilla notes, and will be including it in my house roast. Thanks, CBC!

A classic Yirgacheffe! Fantastic in your face "citrus fruited notes", roasted beautifully in a "West Bend Poppery" Top notch customer service and fast delivery (2 days) Thanks!

Have not had an Ethiopian I didn't like. the bag you sent the 5 lb. coffee in was cool but I think this bag needs some type of liner to prevent air from drying the seeds. I noticed a difference in roast after bag set a week or so in dark container at 74 F. I have not noticed the with other coffees from other vendors using zip lock style or bags with liners. I'm using Kaldi 7oz motorized roaster and usually roast city to city+ with Ethiopian seeds

I have to say that for $8 a pound this seems like a bargain! I just started roasting with an SR540 air roaster. First batches were awful. After a couple of weeks I'm getting some really good coffee. I love Yirgacheffe and it seems like it's a 50/50 chance of buying a good one these days. I love the fruity, citrus taste. I don't love paying $20 a pound for coffee though. This one definitely stands up to the better ones I've had. I normally like a light roast and I find that I need to get this to a medium / dark roast for the flavor to come out. Tons of chaffe with this so using two colanders in the breeze helps remove it. I noticed that once a lot of chaffe starts forming on top I know it's done.

The Guji is a favorite! One of our customers purchases it from us Single Origin for his espressos, and we love putting it in a few of our blends to give them that fruity high note along with a satisfying mouth feel. Yes, you can smell the difference whether the bean is green or when you are grinding it. And yes, I can hardly wait for the brew to finish!

Great Medium roast using 2 mins after 1st crack. Makes creamy espresso and lattes are low on aroma but exceeds expectations on sweetness with our sugar. Well balanced coffee over all. Cheers

This organic (safe) coffee is my favorite and I roast it dark and the whole house smells delicious! Then I brew it in my French press with distilled water. Nothing tastes better! What a great find! Love this company! You make drinking coffee fun!!

Drinking this now. Never had much luck roasting Ethiopian beans. This coffee is delicious. Medium roast, maybe what’s called “City +” or so. Not dark, roasted with a good second crack going but only just. Pour over Chemex brewed.

This is my all time favorite coffee which I have purchased and roasted for a long time. It has a wonderful spicy aroma and taste and a perfectly balanced cup. It is my weekend cup to savor and enjoy. I roast to medium. so as not to loose the subtle tastes and flavors.

I've done Ethiopian Yergacheffe as a medium and light-medium roast, but not dark. Medium was about 30 s past 1st crack, and light-medium was just as first crack ended - SR540 roaster. Medium was citrus+dark chocolate and slightly bitter. Didn't expect that from an Ethiopian. Light-medium had too much citrus for me. I can understand how some people would like it, but I don't like the citrus bite in my coffee. I've had a really smooth floral Ethiopiian from a place further north called Hamasho Village that I prefer. I'll try roasting this Yerg to 2nd crack and see what happens.

Frest, bright and yet very sweet! A fantastic morning pour over cup with start your day beautifully. I enjoyed this coffee very much at light roast (shortly after first crack).

Outstanding flavor. first time roasting at home. I roasted the beans to 450 degrees and they are awesome for espresso. My favorite so far.

Great bean but sensitive to temp. Roast too high and it loses all the different flavors and becomes like any other bean. Roast it just right and many flavors come out, mostly chocolate, and yet the acidity will not overwhelm. I am a repeat buyer of Ethiopean and blend it (mostly) with Central American beans.

I love these beans! I don’t go too dark and it just bursts with flavor..will definitely purchase these as long as they are in stock. Coffee Bean Corral is great to deal with!

This coffee has become my all time favorite in 25 + years of roasting. It’s very satisfying and relaxing. I really have no words on how good this coffee is to my palette

A good quality Yirgacheffe bean, with careful roasting is on par or better than local specialty roasters in my area. Produces the typical fruity aroma and taste that the region is known for. Not my personal favorite though my fiance loves it, so I'd recommend trying it at least once to see if it's for you.

I roasted this at a cinnamin and have been extracting at 12 bar for espresso and really like the fruitiness. I am looking forward to roasting darker and exploring the additional flavors possible.

Ethiopia is where coffee beans were first discovered and brewed. Best coffee!

Ethiopian Yirgacheffe has always been one of my go-to coffees. This one is as good as advertised. Bought 5#, should have bought 10#! I roast it just to 2nd crack and brew at 1 to 17 ratio. Perfect for hot coffee as well as iced coffee. I haven't tried it for cold brew, but that's next. Very good bean!

First time roasting coffee, and the Ethiopian Organic Yirgacheffe FTO was what I used. I roasted a bit longer for a darker roast and it made the best cup of coffee I have ever made at home! My Wife said it’s the best cup of coffe ever! It definitely rivals anything I’ve tried from my local roasters/shops. Sweet and fruity, at the same bold and full!

Wow! Organic Ethiopian Yergacheffe is so smooth and sweet that you can barely tell when you swallow it! No bitter aftertaste. I am going to buy tons more of this coffee! I roast it to Full City. I pull the beans when the bean temp hits 440°F and give it a rapid cool.

This is the first time I've bought beans from Coffee Bean Corral. I roasted Ethiopian Yergacheffee full city. It makes a very nice smooth tasty coffee.

My other favorite bean (along with Kenya Makwa AA). Great flavor, with a little chocolate, a splash of citrus, and nice body. Not acidic. Highly recommended.

Roasted the beans to City+ and another batch to Full City. I liked the full city best (a little mellower) but hubby liked the City+. Either way it was delicious.

delivered on time, no bugs,, no bad beans. This is in my top 3 ... (I also like Bali Blue Moon) .... this one has slight citrus with an earthy chocolate base. When very hot it waters up your mouth like a lemon (back sides of your tongue) but without a super strong citrus taste per se, slightly cool we taste the earthy chocolate and subtle citrus, and its good cool too... cold its good. when I share this with folks I say taste for chocolate and slight citrus.. of course there is 'coffee' taste too.. that is the earthy part. its the chocolate and subtle citrus that stands out. can't speak to roasting technique.... each roaster is different ... I use an air fryer with rolling basket ... very slow roast technique .... I take to just past 1st crack to just start of 2nd crack. fresh ceramic conical burr grind, slurp. Have had batches that roast up and taste fine immediately, ,... most have to sit for a day though... and it seems sitting for 2 or 3 days is even better. You will know if it needs to sit , the brew will be very grassy, if so, let it sit. How are organic beans (any bean) shipped across the ocean... in sealed bulk containers or in open burlap type containers? My understanding is that some/most food products get sprayed for bugs, rot and mold when traveling across oceans in freight liners ... so if coffee beans are shipped in open containers are they getting sprayed??? any info to support or rebut this? I doubt they are shipping these beans in 1 lb plastic sealed bags. still love this coffee regardless - not stopping me from buying it.

Good product, arrived on time, reasonable price.

I found the Eithiopian coffee relatively easy to roast in a pan over my grill. This was the first time I roasted coffee. I roasted the beans to (2nd) crack. The taste is mild to medium body and has a smooth flavor. I would highly recommend to first time roasters.

Loved it. I use a Hottop roaster. Roasted to 393 degrees with full fan speed (little slower roast). The quality of this bean was excellent.

This FTO has changed, in my opinion. I'm not getting anything close to "bold - chocolatey with a carmelly texture, heavy fruits, and a sweet honeyness." I have kept the exact same roast profiles as always, but I am pulling bitter notes that are just not normal for this bean. I think I have ordered this FTO three times, each around 50 pound purchases. I don't know if sourcing has changed, but the bean is definitely not bringing the notes I grew to love on this lot.

One of our favorites and usual stock. Since this Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is likely all of coffee’s origin and likely that many have never tried it, I use this for teaching and training purposes to dhow other’s how to roast their own coffee. I love it that it is organic, Free Trade and from heirloom stock!

Excellent coffe

I will preface the following comments by saying that I’m a novice to coffee roasting and unsophisticated in my assessment of the coffee qualities but I do know how a good coffee tastes. I started by roasting these beans to the 2nd crack and loved it. I then roasted it to just after the 1st crack and felt it was just as good so I mixed the two together and it gave me a very enjoyable coffee. I still have a lot of coffees to try but this has certainly given me a yardstick to work with.