Thread: coffee bean storage

i know there is alot of coffee nuts around here and i was just wonder the best way to store coffee beans. do you keep them in the freezer or just leave them out?

-dan-

Airtight is the key...freezing doesn't make much of a difference...plus it make affect the essential oils in the beans.

Get the beans a freshly roasted as possible (check for local roasters in your area or start roasting your own)

Buy only enough for 1-2 weeks use.

Grind the beans just before you intend to brew.

Keep in an airtight, light-proof container, away from heat and moisture (ceramic or steel gasket-sealed canister is great or a canister that lets you vacuum out the air after resealing)

Look on coffeegeek.com for more info...it's the SRP for coffee!

thanks, ill have to go get i can or something tomorrow

-dan-

We use a ceramic canister w/ a silicone gasket. It was part of a kitchen canister set. I have seen the set for less than $20 and in some places $10 for the set.

Also, I roast my own beans and only roast enough for ~ 3 days at a time.

My supplies come from Green Coffee Beans & Home Roasting Supplies from Coffee Bean Corral

an airtight glass container holds mine fresh for approx 2/3 weeks

Pretty much the same here, I keep 1lb or less of coffee in an airtight glass jar for daily use, if I have more for whatever reason, it's kept in it's original mylar one-way valved bag as packaged by my local roaster until I can get to it. Fridge/freezer storage simple makes it worse if the air can get to the beans,the cold forces the oils to the surface of the beans so they can oxidize if there is air available.

I'm pretty damn fussy about my beans and I won't drink coffee made from them until they've had 36 to 48hrs of rest after roasting and by the time their 12 to 14 days old, I'm looking for an excuse to dump them in the garbage and get fresh roasted beans again! So.... I generally only buy enough for a week and make the weekly trek to the roaster on Saturday mornings.


Regards

Kaptain "Life is to short to drink bad coffee, there's plenty of time to sleep after I'm dead" Zero

Are you talking green or roasted? green goes into a bag that beathes. Roasted any container will do since you should be drinking the stuff within a week or two.

roasted, i might get into roasting my own beans later on just not right now

-dan-

Originally Posted by WireBeard

Airtight is the key...freezing doesn't make much of a difference...plus it make affect the essential oils in the beans.

Get the beans a freshly roasted as possible (check for local roasters in your area or start roasting your own)

Buy only enough for 1-2 weeks use.

Grind the beans just before you intend to brew.

Keep in an airtight, light-proof container, away from heat and moisture (ceramic or steel gasket-sealed canister is great or a canister that lets you vacuum out the air after resealing)

Look on coffeegeek.com for more info...it's the SRP for coffee!

Ditto on the above. Locally roasted is key.
Dannyr
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