I go though a bag of beans every week. Found a roaster near me that has free shipping on orders over $20, so if i buy 2 bags its better in the end then ordering one bag and a week and paying $5 for shipping each time. So my question is... if i buy 2 bags at once, freeze one and use one that week, can i just pull the other bag out week two and use it as normal, or do i have to leave it in the freezer and just pull out enough for that use and grind from frozen? I know i have to tape up the valve or the bag thats going into the freezer.

thanks for the help!

mindless_fool wrote:can i just pull the other bag out week two and use it as normal, or do i have to leave it in the freezer and just pull out enough for that use and grind from frozen?

Short answer: Pull the second bag, let it defrost, use as normal. Long answer: Coffee: To Freeze or Not to Freeze (feedback), Freezing Espresso Coffee, Part Two, and various other discussions.

mindless_fool wrote:I go though a bag of beans every week. Found a roaster near me that has free shipping on orders over $20, so if i buy 2 bags its better in the end then ordering one bag and a week and paying $5 for shipping each time. So my question is... if i buy 2 bags at once, freeze one and use one that week, can i just pull the other bag out week two and use it as normal, or do i have to leave it in the freezer and just pull out enough for that use and grind from frozen? I know i have to tape up the valve or the bag thats going into the freezer.

thanks for the help!

Maybe he will give you an even better deal if you buy 5 bags at a time; you won't know until you ask.

How old is the coffee (exact day post roast) when you receive it?

How big are the bags? 12 oz, 1lb, ????

The easiest thing to do would be to take one bag, tape over the valve, toss it in the freezer, then remove it when needed and keep it at room temperature for use after that.

Depending on the coffee and your usage pattern, your results might be better if you opened up the bags on receipt, put the contents into smaller containers 6 or 8 oz. each, froze them, then took those out as needed, allowing for any degassing you might want to occur before use. One thing is for sure, however, and that is that coffee that is "too fresh" is hugely better than coffee that is too old. So I don't mind all that much if I consume some of my coffee at a point that might be a little bit "young." I do mind when the coffee is too old, and I find then that it is only usable in a milk drink.

ken

IMO, freeze ASAP and pull a few days before use to allow resting. No double blind A/B testing, but coffees frozen later don't seem to hold up as well.

Frozen Coffee Storage Calculator

I use these (9 fluid oz. size) containers from The Container Store. It's the one on the top left:



6 of them nicely handle a pound of coffee. When I get my coffee, I just line up my containers and pour out the entire contents of the bag. I seal and freeze them immediately. Then I remove about one a day for quick defrosting and brewing. I own 12 of these, so I can conveniently freeze two pounds at a time.

$1.99 each at The Container Store: http://www.containerstore.com/shop/kitchen/foodStorage/leftoversPlastic?productId=10014892&N=74063

great thanks for all the info guys!!!

Or you can use Mason jars (http://www.freshpreserving.com/pages/home/258.php?pid=291&product=297). Perfectly air tight, available in many format, made of glass (doesn't retain any odour), cheap (roughly 10$ for 12). You can find them under multiple brand names, the originals are Bernardin or Ball. I found the cheaper one are not always made to the same specs (for canning): some blew, some leak.

Marshall wrote:I use these (9 fluid oz. size) containers from The Container Store.

Experience with plastic in the freezer is the seal is suspect.

Marshall, do the boxes out gas when opened on coffee frozen fresh?
Can you hear the phhtt if you just open the corner once defrosted?