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Daniel
February 24, 2008
Though I'm new to home-roasting, Mandehling has always been one of my favorite full-bodied coffees. The deep earthy flavor with slightly brighter fruit tones is excellent for a relaxing afternoon cup. I've found it best to "cure" this one for 2-3 days after roasting; I'm by no means an expert, but I feel more of the bright and flavorful overtones come through that way for a more balanced taste.
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JCSilk
August 21, 2018
I can't get enough of these flavorful quality exhilarating Sumatra Mandheling Grade 1 Coffee Beans! My wife and I, are loving the rich quality coffee bean flavor while too, experiencing a feeling of being uplifted, certainly the expected effect of how a real quality coffee bean should perform once consumed into one's body....
Now, I know the truth that is, The Coffee Bean Corral! No more fake ground up or tampered with so-called roasted coffee beans... Thusly, Folgers, Maxwell House, StarBucks, Dunkin Doughnut, or commercial branded coffee beans are not for me! The Coffee Bean Corral, sells real coffee beans! The quality, flavor, and content yet intact; the quality of the coffee beans provide both exhilaration and excellence! The company's service too, was excellent being that my order was both prepared and delivered promptly! I'm delighted regarding the outcome of this purchase and too, will return to further patronize this company's rich tasty coffee beans.
Coffee Bean Corral, thanks for delivering a quality product expeditiously!
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Mahesh Krish
January 24, 2022
I bought a sample size of this to see how it tastes. I roasted it on SR540 - first time, it came out so well - perfect coffee for me - dark, tasted fine - no bitterness etc - loved it - earmarked this as my #1 coffee bean for a long time. Second time brewing, same bean, same roaster, same settings came out very under-roasted - no idea what happened (I am new to roasting - still same qty, settings can't have such a vast quality difference), 3rd time, I did the roast with much longer time and came out ok....This is certainly a great bean....If there are any roasting experts here, pl guide me.
My settings are mostly 0-3.30 - F6P9; 3.30 - 5.00 - F6P8; 5-6.30 - F6P7; 6.30-7.30 - F6P6; 7.30 onwards cool down. I did hear two stages of cracks - first one at around 4 minute and second at around 6.30 mts....
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Mike
January 12, 2022
One of my favorite "Daily Drivers" for a basic dark roast. I usually roast them to about 30 seconds into the 2nd crack on a FreshRoast 800 with extension tube. Give them a minimum of 48 hours to outgas. Dark, Earthy chocolate notes with low acidity and zero bitterness. Nice as a pour over or in a French Press. I haven't tried them as espresso yet.
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The Man
September 29, 2022
Superb! Roasted well past the second crack and cupped out in my Chemex!
Nice body, smooth, full flavor Sumatra. I think I need a 10lb bag a month! : )
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Don
October 1, 2021
Sumatran Mandheling is my favorite. Coffee Bean Corral offers great prices and quick service plus I like the burlap bag the beans are shipped in. Roasting the beans myself is a good way to save money and since I'm retired what else do I have to do?
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mombrea
May 18, 2020
Roasted about 30 seconds into second crack, pretty dark. Perfect dark roast. Heavy body but smooth. One of our favorites.
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tilderton
September 26, 2019
This was my first time roasting and I bought these beans along with the sample pack. These are great beans. I roast these are am getting better at roasting everyday. I have found that after roasting these and leaving them in a dark place for a couple days they taste better. I also bought the sample pack and am looking forward to trying those beans as well.
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Gilberto Morua
September 5, 2019
I had for years been buying coffee beans from another distributor and now for the past couple years the beans they have sent me were either very low grade grade or a mix. Only because I have been roasting for years can I detect that. Anyway the beans from Coffee Corral have been spot on. After roasting my beans Specially the Sumatran beans I let the rest in a cool mainly dark area for three days minimum then grind and brew. Good beans Coffee Corral. Really appreciate it.
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Mike
June 4, 2023
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Mark_in_PDX
May 11, 2023
I have roasted this coffee for years, loving the earthy (terroir) flavor and low acidity. I accidentally over roasted a recent batch (just to the point of oil showing on the beans after 1-2 days) that turned out to be delicious. When the cup cools, I could swear that there is dark chocolate and tobacco in the cup. I have gone from one clear favorite (Indian Monsooned Malabar) to now having several co-favorites.
I order nearly all my green beans from Coffee Bean Corral as they have the best prices and an excellent selection. Some like their burlap bags, I prefer their green plastic bags.
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Jb
February 19, 2023
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Dale Rolffs
February 3, 2023
Tastes very good, roasted into 2nd crack. It just came with way to many defected beans and a lot of debri in the bag.
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Kate
January 26, 2023
This has been my favorite Coffee for over 20 years. It seems to reach peek flavor about two days after roasting. I have tried other suppliers, and the coffee has definitely been lower grade with lots of chaff.
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William
January 19, 2023
It has taken me awhile to get the flavor you expect from Sumatra. High heat, fast drum speed and roast well into the second crack appears to be the magic formula for these beans. Definitely a bean you want to roast outside as it produces a lot of smoke. Tastes wonderful when you get it right.
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James
June 24, 2022
Vienna roast on this and its the cats meow! I'm not one for high fruit so this fits right in, think Guatemalan high altitude.
Roasted on an SR800 since our pit is out of commission :-)
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Jon
February 20, 2022
Very nice! Roasted it in an SR540; brewed it with a Hario V60 and in a French Press. Both were lovely!
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Mark_in_PDX
September 4, 2021
Coffee Bean Corral had the best price I found. I like the heavy duty plastic resealable bags that they ship their coffee in. Ordering was a snap.
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Larry
August 13, 2021
Its the house coffee in our restaurant. customer's love it.
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Michael Kimberlin
May 13, 2021
Purchased before, I really like Sumatran...it always reminds me of how coffee should taste...no favoring.....just coffee.
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Michael Kimberlin
July 11, 2020
Going to keep it short....Excellent coffee...roasted correctly and french pressed.
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Richard Allen
May 28, 2020
My wife loved it. I am not a big Sumatra fan. I will say the beans looked good though and they roast well. I will be purchasing this again in the future for the wife. Sorry I didnt give it a better review...I just am no fan of Sumatra and my wife doesn't do reviews.
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Mark
May 7, 2020
I haven't had the greatest of luck roasting Sumatra beans. These are good, but I think I need some additional practice. I've tried other lower grade Sumatran beans with less luck. Grade 1 has provided the best results for me.
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Backwoods Roasters
October 4, 2019
I had a difficult time getting these beans to roast evenly, however the earth and rose flavors come through clearly.
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Gilberto Morua
September 5, 2019
I had for years been buying coffee beans from another distributor and now for the past couple years the beans they have sent me were either very low grade grade or a mix. Only because I have been roasting for years can I detect that. Anyway the beans from Coffee Corral have been spot on. After roasting my beans Specially the Sumatran beans I let the rest in a cool mainly dark area for three days minimum then grind and brew. Good beans Coffee Corral. Really appreciate it.
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albertsonz
August 28, 2019
This is a new favorite - I find it shines in both Chemex and French press when roasted just into the second crack. As other reviewers have noted, chocolate notes and low acidity make it one of my "standard" beans to keep around.
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Chubby
September 25, 2018
I’ve had this as city + and full city + and it’s great at both levels of roast, either as pour over or French press. Full bodied, chocolate, almost sweet, low acidity, no harshness whatsoever. Very little chaff too, but it does tend to stick to the bean. Great coffee.
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Anonymous
January 15, 2007
Mmm.
One of the first coffees I roasted to city+.Just a pleasure to drink.It was quite a hit with my friends they all ask for more
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Doug
March 24, 2022
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Mark
January 20, 2021
It turned out to be what I expected. Definitely will be purchasing again
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Don
January 1, 2021
I love Sumatran Mandehling and I love the fast service. Thank you so much for the great service and wonderful beans. You'll be hearing from me again.
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Lorne S Sorneson
January 11, 2019
Very happy with the fast delivery and the quality of the product!
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Mark
November 17, 2018
We had never roasted coffee at home prior to buying your coffee. The first batch we did not roast long enough, but the second batch came out great. Watching the beans brown and the oils come out was almost as fun as the the taste of the 1st cup of rich flavorful coffee. We will surely be a repeT customer.
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S H Perry
April 4, 2020
I haven't had a chance to roast any of the Sumatra but the beans look good and it was delivered in only a few days. Good price and good service.
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Charles
March 7, 2019
I have to rate these beans 3-Stars only because I haven't found the right roasting profile. I'm sure if I could get that down they would be fabulous. This particular bean ( for me anyway ) seems to reach 1C very quickly and then takes quite a while to hit 2C and I believe the 'stall' is what is wrecking my roast.
The service from the Corral is always excellent, and I will continue to buy beans of various varieties from the Corral.
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TIM
December 11, 2017
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