We just got our first 5 pound bag of Costa Rican coffee beans and are faced
with a storage issue.
We plan to grind 1 pound or less at a time and store the remainder as whole
beans.
What do you coffee guru's use for (roasted) bean storage?

Thanks,

Geezer
New to the world of fresh coffee

On Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:55:23 GMT, "Geezer"
wrote:

We just got our first 5 pound bag of Costa Rican coffee beans and are faced
with a storage issue.
We plan to grind 1 pound or less at a time and store the remainder as whole
beans.
What do you coffee guru's use for (roasted) bean storage?

Thanks,

Geezer
New to the world of fresh coffee

Freezer in an airtight container.

aloha,
beans
roast beans to kona to email
farmers of Pure Kona

In article ,
wrote:

On Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:55:23 GMT, "Geezer"
wrote:

We just got our first 5 pound bag of Costa Rican coffee beans and are faced
with a storage issue.
We plan to grind 1 pound or less at a time and store the remainder as whole
beans.
What do you coffee guru's use for (roasted) bean storage?

Thanks,

Geezer
New to the world of fresh coffee

Freezer in an airtight container.

aloha,
beans


Cea, if one is going to grind only a pot's worth of beans at a time,
does one thaw the beans first (a short time, I presume) or just put them
from freezer into grinder and go?

Thanks,
-B
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor -- the world can
learn much about grace from Amy and Warren.

On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:57:09 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

On Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:55:23 GMT, "Geezer"
wrote:

We just got our first 5 pound bag of Costa Rican coffee beans and are faced
with a storage issue.
We plan to grind 1 pound or less at a time and store the remainder as whole
beans.
What do you coffee guru's use for (roasted) bean storage?

Thanks,

Geezer
New to the world of fresh coffee

Freezer in an airtight container.

aloha,
beans


Cea, if one is going to grind only a pot's worth of beans at a time,
does one thaw the beans first (a short time, I presume) or just put them
from freezer into grinder and go?

Thanks,
-B

Hi Barb,

Because coffee has so little moisture- it is reduced to 12% and then
roasted at 400 something or other, the accepted method in my world,
is take the beans from the freezer to the grinder, despite the
condensation on the outside of the bag.

Happy Holidays Barb.

with aloha,
Cea
roast beans to kona to email
farmers of Pure Kona

In article ,
wrote:

On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:57:09 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

On Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:55:23 GMT, "Geezer"
wrote:

We just got our first 5 pound bag of Costa Rican coffee beans and are
faced
with a storage issue.
We plan to grind 1 pound or less at a time and store the remainder as
whole
beans.
What do you coffee guru's use for (roasted) bean storage?

Thanks,

Geezer
New to the world of fresh coffee

Freezer in an airtight container.

aloha,
beans


Cea, if one is going to grind only a pot's worth of beans at a time,
does one thaw the beans first (a short time, I presume) or just put them
from freezer into grinder and go?

Thanks,
-B

Hi Barb,

Because coffee has so little moisture- it is reduced to 12% and then
roasted at 400 something or other, the accepted method in my world,
is take the beans from the freezer to the grinder, despite the
condensation on the outside of the bag.

Good to know.
Thanks!

Happy Holidays Barb.

with aloha,
Cea

Mele Kalikimaka, Cea. '-)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/amytaylor -- the world can
learn much about grace from Amy and Warren.

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article ,
wrote:

On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:57:09 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

On Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:55:23 GMT, "Geezer"
wrote:

We just got our first 5 pound bag of Costa Rican coffee beans and are
faced
with a storage issue.
We plan to grind 1 pound or less at a time and store the remainder as
whole
beans.
What do you coffee guru's use for (roasted) bean storage?

Thanks,

Geezer
New to the world of fresh coffee

Freezer in an airtight container.

aloha,
beans

Cea, if one is going to grind only a pot's worth of beans at a time,
does one thaw the beans first (a short time, I presume) or just put them
from freezer into grinder and go?
Thanks,
-B
Hi Barb,

Because coffee has so little moisture- it is reduced to 12% and then
roasted at 400 something or other, the accepted method in my world,
is take the beans from the freezer to the grinder, despite the
condensation on the outside of the bag.

Good to know.
Thanks!
Happy Holidays Barb.

with aloha,
Cea

Mele Kalikimaka, Cea. '-)
imho
Keep your beans in the freezer if you must but not necessary if you
drink as much coffee as I do :-) A pound barely lasts a week around here.
You should let cold beans warm a bit before grinding and definitely warm
before brewing. You want to be sure to release all the flavour. If the
hot water has to warm cold coffee first, it may not be able to extract
all the flavour - for espresso this is critical.

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Melba's Jammin' wrote:
In article ,
wrote:

On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 07:57:09 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
wrote:

In article ,
wrote:

On Sun, 07 Dec 2008 17:55:23 GMT, "Geezer"
wrote:

We just got our first 5 pound bag of Costa Rican coffee beans and are
faced
with a storage issue.
We plan to grind 1 pound or less at a time and store the remainder as
whole beans.
What do you coffee guru's use for (roasted) bean storage?

Thanks,

Geezer
New to the world of fresh coffee
Freezer in an airtight container.

aloha,
beans

Cea, if one is going to grind only a pot's worth of beans at a time,
does one thaw the beans first (a short time, I presume) or just put
them from freezer into grinder and go?
Thanks,
-B
Hi Barb,

Because coffee has so little moisture- it is reduced to 12% and then
roasted at 400 something or other, the accepted method in my world,
is take the beans from the freezer to the grinder, despite the
condensation on the outside of the bag.

Good to know.
Thanks!
Happy Holidays Barb.

with aloha,
Cea

Mele Kalikimaka, Cea. '-)
imho
Keep your beans in the freezer if you must but not necessary if you drink
as much coffee as I do :-) A pound barely lasts a week around here.
You should let cold beans warm a bit before grinding and definitely warm
before brewing. You want to be sure to release all the flavour. If the
hot water has to warm cold coffee first, it may not be able to extract all
the flavour - for espresso this is critical.

Just went out and bought some of those freezer bags with the vacuum pump
and they seem to be working just fine. We now keep the beans in the wine
cabinet.
Nice and cool and dark. We go through a pound in a week as well!

Geezer