Sort
|
|
Keith Crumpton
March 23, 2025
Sumatra provides a good,deep, earthy, and smooth rich flavor. Luckily I have some left for another few small batches. Ditto about all the flavors. I roasted a little ways past my first crack on my Bullet. I saved the recipe so I'll reproduce more good ones.
|
Zac
August 27, 2024
I roasted this today and I'll have to say it is the most fragrant that I've had so far. The beans are larger too than anything I've tried. It was roasted fairly dark and stood up to it.
In general I've been trying all of these coffees and roasting for the first time over the last few months and it really opened my eyes. I've been looking for a satisfying coffee that is flavorful, has mouth feel, is only bitter to a degree, has a sweetness to it. I live in Brooklyn and there is no shortage of local roasters here and I can't say I've found one that can even compare to the results I'm getting. I was ordering real Kona from Hawaii but that got really expensive and didn't enjoy the last few pounds, at least not at that price.
I'm going to make sure that I make the coffee tomorrow. While my wife makes a decent pot, I want to get this one just right.
|
Mark
February 17, 2024
I have been roasting and drinking a blend of Costa Rica (50%), Columbian (25%) and Ethiopian (25%) for a few years and love that.
However, I tried of sample of this Sumatran recently and it may be my new daily coffee. For me it's so smooth, deep, rich and has chocolaty mouth feel when I add some cream. I roasted this on the darker side (into 2nd crack maybe 30 sec) in an SR800. Definitely recommended to try this out.
|
Tihua
January 8, 2024
Second-crack Mandheling -- THIS IS the coffee that punched my soul so hard 10 years ago, while 1C was...way too acidic for my taste. If you are looking for light roast fruity flavors, try something else. If you are craving some pick-me-ups, here you are!
|
Tihua
January 8, 2024
Second-crack Mandheling -- THIS IS the coffee that punched my soul so hard 10 years ago, while 1C was...way too acidic for my taste. If you are looking for light roast fruity flavors, try something else. If you are craving some pick-me-ups, here you are!
|
Mike
June 4, 2023
|
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.
|
Jb
February 19, 2023
|
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.
|
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.
|
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.
|
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! : )
|
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 :-)
|
Doug
March 24, 2022
|
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!
|
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....
|
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.
|
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?
|
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.
|
Larry
August 13, 2021
Its the house coffee in our restaurant. customer's love it.
|
Michael Kimberlin
May 13, 2021
Purchased before, I really like Sumatran...it always reminds me of how coffee should taste...no favoring.....just coffee.
|
Mark
January 20, 2021
It turned out to be what I expected. Definitely will be purchasing again
|
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.
|
Michael Kimberlin
July 11, 2020
Going to keep it short....Excellent coffee...roasted correctly and french pressed.
|
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.
|
mombrea
May 18, 2020
Roasted about 30 seconds into second crack, pretty dark. Perfect dark roast. Heavy body but smooth. One of our favorites.
|
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.
|