Kenya Select Plus AA Kiambu County Kenya: Select Plus AA, Kiambu County

It took me a few samples trying until I found a good balanced coffee. Part of my beans get roasted just into the second crack to get the aromas and distinctive fruit tastes, the other part gets a roast just when the oils start to show, I know it might be not a good idea to let it go to that point, but those oils give it an after taste licorice like, almost subtle numbing; and combined with the lighter roast, make a superb cup of coffee using an aeropress. Now, if you try it roasted when the oils are fully released..just try it. You'll thank me later.

I roast my coffee on an outdoor, homemade “Rocket” wood stove. I use a “Whirly Pop”, and stir and shake the beans. I have been doing a lot of that my results are very consistent, and I prefer a medium roast, when it is just getting a little dark. This is the best coffee I have ever roasted. I bring coffee to people and they consistently say it’s the best they’ve ever had and all this coffee is the best that I’ve ever roasted. It is absolutely amazing. To my palate it is a little bit creamy, has little bit of vanilla and a little chocolate. It has very nice sweetness, no sugary taste at all, but very smooth and pleasant. I use a stainless steel filter, so it has a wonderful mouth you and feels a little thick to me. know some people don’t like that feeling but I love coffee that has a thickness to it. It is absolutely no bitterness at all, but I can taste a little bit of acid in and I love that flavor. It is especially good when it cools down a little bit when the flavor nuances come out. I It is not fruity at all like an Ethiopian coffee. I definitely like the central African coffee and until I roasted this Kenyan, my preference was Tanzanian. When I purchase coffee again, I’m going to get at least 10 pounds.

Silky smooth coffee with good body and great mouth feel. As others have mentioned, a hint of pepper and chocolate, and not much acidity. Aftertaste...well, you want it to last forever! I normally drink Cafe Au Lait to be easy on my stomach, but I could definitely drink this black. Seems like it would make a great espresso. Next time I visit my daughter I have to take some and make espresso. This has been the easiest Kenya coffee to roast so far. It went into a vigorous and sustained first crack the first time I tried it. There is no fiddling necessary! I used the technique I developed for big Kenyan beans which were problematic for me in the past - an extended drying phase slowly approaching 400°F and then a constant temperature around 408°F through the first crack. When it got about to the end of the first crack I turned off the heat and let it coast a minute then quickly cooled it down.

This is my all time favorite coffee. It always roasts up nice. Whether it’s city roast or French roast, the beans deliver the smooth and delicious coffee ever. The beans give a somewhat chocolate flavor and no acid. The shaff is easily removed after roasting so there isn’t a lot of skin in the batch. I love to share it with my friends.

I have tried this coffee with all roast modes it is always smooth and full bodied. Never a bitter taste. When blended with Colombian or Brazilian the flavors really pop. I would recommend this coffee for beginners as you cannot ruin the roast unless you totally burn it.

I found that roasting this up to the 14 minute 30 second mark on my roster which is right before second crack, Gave me the flavor profile I was hoping for. Great coffee, will be ordering more.

For years Kenya has been one of my favorite beans for espresso. Roasted to a Full City + on a Behmor 2000. I get very tasty full bodied shots. CBC has never disappointed me.

Pretty much roast to medium.Solid cup-nice body,feels good on the palette and balanced flavor.I however am still training to find that AA that delivers that cabarnet flavor.o

Threw in air fryer for my standard 9 minute dark roast. Very very nice cup of coffee. Kenya is my go to bean.

I fell in love with Kenyan AA coffee 25 years ago while in South Africa. I could generally find the roasted beans from time to time; however, as they began to get harder and harder to find, I found your website and bought a small roaster. I have not been disappointed! The beans have been consistently flavorful and the service in shipping has been very good. Thank you!!

I cannot do justice to describing the aromas coming from my kitchen. I've roasted many coffees since getting my roaster for Christmas, and this one has my mouth watering before I even pour a cup. My preference is a city roast, but my husband likes medium, so I try to fall just shy of my preference to meet in the middle. The coffee has a very slight citrus note to it, which I usually don't love, but it works well in this one. I still put Kona at the top of the coffees I've gotten at Coffee Bean Corral, but this one takes a close second.

This is probably one of our family’s favorite coffee beans! Delicious.

From medium to dark I love these beans. Bold and smooth shots every time. These are definitely one of my favorites.

I just roasted more of this bean from my 1# bag at light roast (city-) with my FR500. Darker roasts were lacking. After sitting 2 days, I must say it is very delicious Kenyan. Buy it! If you get everything right, the roast, grind and the amount, you will be rewarded!

I have a super automatic coffee machine. I have to have fresh beans, as oily beans will gunk up the grinder. I love the Kenya beans I get from the Coffee Bean Corral. I roast them lightly as that is the flavor I like, and even in a super automatic my coffee has a very rich, awesome flavor.

I have been very pleased with the quality of this Kenyan coffee and I have purchased it over a period of a couple of years now. I just have my small home roaster that works fine. The taste is superb and when I have shared my beans with friends, they say it is the best coffee they've ever tasted. One of these people worked in a coffee house and purchased for the store in the past, so I would say that is a good confirmation on the quality of your beans.

Something was missing, tried a number of roasts with this light, medium light and medium and couldn’t get it to truly shine. I have had other Kenya AA/auction lots that blew my socks off and were roasted very similarly but this one didn’t hit home. Not going to give up on the beans I have left but I’m going to move on especially since it’s pushing $9 a pound. The best description out of all the other reviews was the pour over comment tasking weak. I’ve never considered Kenya mediums as weak, but it was almost tea like, I made 3 pour overs all with increasingly more grind and higher temps to enhance extraction but still got the almost watery taste and mouth. What I could taste was good enough (tasted like a Kenya) but it was a lot of work to coax what flavor I could get out of it. I couldn’t sell this because most people wouldn’t be able to tweak and diagnose and first impressions are way too important. Maybe a French press might be a better option, but this will be the first coffee I’ve ever had (out of dozens and dozens) that had this unfortunate condition across all ranges of roast and brew methods.

Yummy!