Josuma Malabar Gold or RedBird Espresso? - Page 5

#41: Post by **IMAWriter** » March 16th, 2018, 11:06 am

Freeze upon delivery...I will allow maybe 1 centimeter or 2 for space for the degassing. The's jars won't explode, or at least never have in the 5-6 years I've been freezing. The coffee may age the equivalent of a day or 2 while frozen, thus, just pull out a jar a day or 2 before you need it, let it thaw, and later expel any gas. This is my normal procedure for all coffees purchased online.

#42: Post by **Christo** » March 18th, 2018, 11:58 am

I ordered a pound of Malabar Gold from Bean Central Coffee Roasters. It was so over-roasted it's undrinkable. I emailed them twice, asking them what they recommend; refund, send it back so they could examine it for a replacement, send me another pound... No reply. Nothing. They won't even respond. Look, it's only over-roasted beans, not a very big problem in life. As I stated in my email to them, companies aren't perfect, they make mistakes, but you gotta respond to a polite email if a customer respectfully asks for help. Ignoring a complaint is always worse than the initial mistake. Oh well, I've already got some beautiful Verve Ethiopian in the grinder.

Chris

#43: Post by **chipman** » March 18th, 2018, 12:22 pm

Chris.....Why not order the MG directly from Josuma?

#44: Post by **Christo** » March 18th, 2018, 5:47 pm

I emailed them. They only wholesale in 5 lb bags and he directed me to Bean Central for a 1 lb purchase. Not an indictment of the beans, just the roasting. Maybe I'll find someone local and split an order directly from Josuma.

#45: Post by **JohnB.** » March 18th, 2018, 6:22 pm

It's usually a good idea to avoid roasters like Bean Central that prominently advertise flavored coffees. They do claim to offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee.

#46: Post by **Dbcooper** » March 18th, 2018, 6:50 pm

Christo wrote:I emailed them. They only wholesale in 5 lb bags and he directed me to Bean Central for a 1 lb purchase. Not an indictment of the beans, just the roasting. Maybe I'll find someone local and split an order directly from Josuma.

Just FYI, the Josuma roasting instructions that come with green Malabar Gold warn you not to over-roast this blend. I had good success roasting it to the very end of first crack and resting it for 3-4 days. I realize that you don't home roast but I thought I'd pass along my experience.

#47: Post by **slybarman** » March 18th, 2018, 7:09 pm

FWIW, I ordered a pound of Malabar Gold from Whole Latte love. They claim to roast it to Josuma's specifications. I found it to be over-roasted as well. It improved slightly with time post-roast, but not to the point I would order it again. It was also quite oily.

#48: Post by **lancealot** » March 18th, 2018, 7:11 pm

Christo wrote:I emailed them. They only wholesale in 5 lb bags and he directed me to Bean Central for a 1 lb purchase. Not an indictment of the beans, just the roasting. Maybe I'll find someone local and split an order directly from Josuma.

They retail in 5lb bags too. It is $60 shipped. Compared to Bean Central's $23 shipped for a single pound

. Freezing coffee really really works guys. No joke.

#49: Post by **Bret** » March 18th, 2018, 8:31 pm

Christo wrote:I emailed them. They only wholesale in 5 lb bags and he directed me to Bean Central for a 1 lb purchase. Not an indictment of the beans, just the roasting. Maybe I'll find someone local and split an order directly from Josuma.

Josuma sells in increments of 5 pounds, but you can choose either 5 pound bags or 5 one-pound bags. I choose the one pound bags, freeze four on arrival. Works great.

http://josumacoffee.bigcartel.com/produ ... d-espresso

#50: Post by **Christo** » March 18th, 2018, 10:03 pm

How long will the beans stay fresh in the freezer? I just pull a shot a day. 5 lbs would take me months. Would I still be getting crema after a couple of months?