Brazil Ipe Natural - Green

Espresso and pour over review

The beans have a very funky smell, that is more prevalent the degassing period, few days after roasting. After that they are not so funky smelling. Taste is earthy, with a smooth balance between acidity and sweetness. When brewed using an espresso machine, the beans goes very well in a milky latte. They taste good when brewed using a drip style machine in an americano. My personal taste is I would not purchase this again, but I have not found a Brazilian bean that I have bought more of after the first pound. I’ve repurchased other beans like Vietnam Lotus, Colombian Patronus, Honduras La Paz (lots of this), and others.

Flat flavor

I have done 3 roasts with this and it still unable to get a decent profile out of it. At this point it is coffee. I roast for low acid and a decent mix between roast flavor and cup notes. First roast was to 420 overall temp, second roast was 430 and final roast was 440. At 440 I was able to get a slightly bolder roast flavor but still no cup notes to speak of. This origin seems to me to be mostly flat due to being an older bean that has been sitting around awhile seeing as the reviews go back to October of 2020.

Solid, predictable, versatile bean

Roasted 15lbs for a coffee stout beer. Found that it was quite nutty around the 403° mark and entered a nice milk chocolate around 417° Where the nuts and chocolate merged. Could probably get more dark choco out of it a bit hotter. Not as complex as some Brazils I’ve used before but certainly a good bean to blend with.