How do you store your coffee in the short term?

#1: Post by **kam1996** » July 3rd, 2013, 1:21 pm

Hello all,

I get a couple of 16 oz bags from Zoka coffee and the same from Counter culture every month. (for the sake of variety)
For now, I keep the opened bag of coffee in a vacuum sealed container while we go through the remaining bag. The unopened bags are stored in the pantry.

I have heard of people storing the bags in either the fridge or freezer (if the storage in long term)

Just wondering what most people are doing for short term storage

#2: Post by **innermusic** » July 3rd, 2013, 1:26 pm

Assuming it comes in a proper airtight bag with one way valve, I just roll up the bag, excluding as much air as possible, tuck in the little flaps, and put an elastic around the whole bag. Low tech, but seems to be the same or better than when I used mason jars, which of course contain more air than the re-sealed bags, and allow more light if they are not inside a cupboard.

#3: Post by **Bob_McBob** » July 3rd, 2013, 1:31 pm

Unopened bags go in the freezer with the one-way valve taped over. When I open a 12 oz bag, I transfer it into 3-4 small mason jars, which I then vacuum seal and place back in the freezer. I remove a jar from the freezer as required. Sometimes I use frozen coffee straight from the freezer like a few other HB members, and I haven't noticed any taste issues, though it does tend to run slower for the same grind setting.

#4: Post by **innermusic** » July 3rd, 2013, 1:42 pm

Bob_McBob wrote:Sometimes I use frozen coffee straight from the freezer like a few other HB members, and I haven't noticed any taste issues, though it does tend to run slower for the same grind setting.

Wouldn't pulling a shot from frozen coffee result in a lower intra-shot temperature?

#5: Post by **kolu** » July 3rd, 2013, 1:48 pm

You defrost it during the grinding.

July 3rd, 2013, 2:04 pm

It's still a lot colder than ambient temperature though.

#7: Post by **Burner0000** » July 3rd, 2013, 2:27 pm

They should be fine as long as your getting rid of as much air as possible in the bags. I personally use mason jars for long and short time usage.

#8: Post by **entropyembrace** » July 3rd, 2013, 3:38 pm

innermusic wrote:It's still a lot colder than ambient temperature though.

Actually it's only slightly cooler than ambient temperature after hand grinding, and doesn't result in any perceptible difference with my thermometry or taste balance. Since electric grinding actually heats the coffee a bit I'm sure Chris's coffee really is back up to ambient temp when he uses it.

#9: Post by **Burner0000** » July 3rd, 2013, 4:22 pm

IMO nothing beats freshly roasted coffee. I roast 1.4 lb batches resulting in around 550g of roasted coffee. Drinking only 1 or 2 a day (20g drip or triple Americano) I get 3 weeks to a month of coffee. I don't even notice any staleness until week 3. By then I am getting ready to roast again.

#10: Post by **Intrepid510** » July 3rd, 2013, 4:28 pm

If you haven't noticed any fall off in the quality of your coffee, I think you are doing fine. Don't go looking for a problem when you don't have one because you will find it.