How long do you store coffee greens before roasting them? - Page 2
- JohnB.
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George Howell has some good info on freezing greens on his website. All my greens get vacuum sealed in either jars or bags & stored in my storage freezer.cannonfodder wrote: If you plan on long term storing the greens, vacuum pack them and put them in the freezer. That will prolong their life.
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- FotonDrv
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I have been doing this and found that beans seem to last a bit longer but I still try to use them withing 2 years.
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They'll last much longer then 2 years vac sealed & frozen.
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How long have you found them to last?
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- JohnB.
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I've got a variety of greens in my freezer dating from 2011-2017 at the moment. Picked up 25 lbs of SM's Moka Kadir in 2011 & still have 5-6 lbs left. I've yet to notice any deterioration in any of my older greens. They still smell like fresh greens when I open the bag or jar, roast up normally & produce great shots if I don't screw up the roast.
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- FotonDrv
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WOW! Thanks.JohnB. wrote:7 years & counting.
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My experience is that beans in a vac sealed bag and stored at 4* centigrade in a refrigerator last for years. I have been reluctant to place them in a freezer as freezing cells alters cellular structure. As others have good experience with freezing I trust that method too. If you don't have extra freezer space the refrigerator works too. The key is a good vacuum sealer.
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The cell structure thing makes sense.
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I figure that if George Howell hasn't noticed any issues with freezing greens there probably aren't any. He stores his vac sealed greens in industrial storage freezers at around -20*F.
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