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Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

Michael — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:01:39 -0000

Coffee (beans) should be consumed completely within 10 days (ideally), but up to 14 days from the roast date. Beyond 14 days, coffee begins to lose some of it's complex flavors/flavinoids that were only present near initial roasting. Coffee beans should be stored whole bean until ready to drink. Never freeze, refrigerate, heat coffee beans - light, air, humidity and extreme temperatures are unfavorable conditions for coffee beans. That said, a cool, dry, dark environment is preferable. Beans should be sealed in a container or bag that allow most or all of the air to be removed - fresh coffee beans will "gas" - give off C02. Grind appropriately for the brew method - a conical burr grinder is obviously going to give someone the most precise grind, but not obviously practical or affordable for all. The key to great tasting coffee is very fresh beans!

Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

BaristaOnDutY — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 14:31:37 -0000

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Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

Sheliza — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:32:01 -0000

Wow, great advice! So should I stop refridgerating my ground coffee?

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Neil — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 06:58:24 -0000

Thanks for collecting and organizing all of this great information.

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Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

Neil — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 12:22:53 -0000

More solid advice.

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Melissa — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:50:34 -0000

Just removed my coffee from the freezer. Thanks for the head's up.

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Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

Martin — Mon, 25 May 2009 12:08:03 -0000

Greg is correct that blade grinders create a wider range of particle sizes. I used to grind French roast Peruvian or Bolivian coffee for each serving. It's a matter of personal; taste, but my wife and I both really liked the solids in our cup (the 1/3 that was ground 'too fine')

Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

StephanieFaith.net — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 08:17:00 -0000

I make my coffee in exactly the same way: using a hand grinder (an old non-electrical one!) and then steep the roughly ground coffee in the cafeteire / Bodum. Mmmmm! Perfect every time :p

Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

CoffeeCupNews — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:41:00 -0000

anything that helps keep it as air tight as possible.

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Janeile — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:56:00 -0000

How about a zip-lock baggy? Can that substitute for a can?

Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

Grafixgibbs — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:47:00 -0000

Air tight light tight can works best.

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t3h_5quirr3l — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:46:00 -0000

I usually just buy it ground and drink it quickly anyway, so no need to worry about storing

Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

Bondsir — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:46:00 -0000

Great tips, CCN!

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3amjosh — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:43:00 -0000

The guy on "Good Eats" busted the myth about freezing coffee. He talked about how moisture gets on the beans and ruins the coffee quickly. I tried to comment on this blog like 100 times, not sure what's wrong?

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AmishSteve — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:42:00 -0000

In a can on the shelf works 4 me.

Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

Tom — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:40:00 -0000

I always just went with the ol' can in the cupboard method.

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onetake — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:40:00 -0000

I used to freeze coffee; now I know better. Thanks!

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kayleehawkins — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:39:00 -0000

Yikes! Thanks for the info!

@kayleehawkins

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Amanda (sambodhi) — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:39:00 -0000

Great stuff!

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casey — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:39:00 -0000

i have so many unopened coffee bags, i should really freeze them.

Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

Jason Coffee — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:47:00 -0000

Agreed. Using a blade grinder can prove to be a challenge.

Re: How To Get Awesome Tasting Coffee at Home (Part 3)

Greg — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 11:25:00 -0000

Good advice, but Blade grinders pose another problem (Don't know about burr grinders, I've yet to get one) The coffee grinds inconsistently depending on the proximity to the blade. The solution is to grind for 1-2 seconds, then stop & tap the grinder to realign the larger bean parts. Do this until the proper grind is achieved.
(This is especially important if you, like me, brew using a French press. You use a coarser grind. If you do not do this, you wither end up with 1/3 of your coffee too fine, 1/3 just right & 1/3 too coarse or, if you try to get more of the coffee right, you'll find 1/2 too fine & 1/2 just right.)

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