I've ordered my first batch of Espresso Toscano and decaf Rustico and was looking for some wisdom as to how many days to age the beans before using. I make all milk based drinks for myself and the wife.

I normally blend about 75% decaf to /25% regular for my wife's lattes. Hopefully these two blends will play nicely together.

Thanks for the reply, Dan. Yes, sorry, I meant rest time. I'm still new to the specifics of coffees.

Now, to be a stickler, don't the beans also age by 4-7 days? The beans, after all, are sealed up just like wine in a barrel (well, minus the outgassing valve). Just curious about the wordplay as it applies to coffee.

Excellent, Dan. Now my day is complete as I've learned something new today. Thanks for playing along. Digressing is fun once in a while.

I'm a regular long time user of their Toscano and have found that on my machine, a double boiler Brewtus, that 8 to 10 days post roast yields a smooth, rich, chocolatey (sp?) taste profile. We too are latte and capa drinkers that also prefer sugar in our drinks.

I know this long a time sounds unusual but I've found that anything much shorter results in lots of spritzing during the pour and a harsher taste. Usually receive coffee about 3 days post roast, let them sit about 3days then freeze in zip locks. Pull them a bag at a time and let sit out another 3 days. Usually finish a 12 oz bag in 5-6 days and drinks are consistenly good.

All in all, the beans are consumed from about the 9th day to 15th day post roast. I buy 6 bags at a time and it works well from the first bag thru the last.

steve

That's great information, Steve. My first batch should be here tomorrow and will already be on its 4th day post roast. I'll let it sit another day and then freeze the beans in Ball jars like I usually do.

Dan seemed to like 4-7 days, so I'll split the difference on the first jars out of the freezer. After a day's wait, I should be on a day 6 start and I'll experiment from there.

Thanks for your help,

Jim