Economical "bean cellars"...

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Almico
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#1: Post by Almico »

I ordered these a couple of weeks ago. They just arrived and look pretty decent. They are 50ml, hold 18-19g depending on bean size and cost about $1.35 each including shipping. And it looks like they'll make an excellent guitar slide. 8)

I'm hoping to avoid pre-weighing every shot by filling these en masse by grouping them together inside a larger tray.



They're also available in 40 and 60ml sizes:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121841663092?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

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#2: Post by Bob_M »

Almico wrote:And it looks like they'll make an excellent guitar slide.
Duane Allman used a coricidin bottle. Wonder how many beans they would hold.

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#3: Post by nuketopia »

I got some spice jars from Amazon as well as a little funnel. Moves the morning along a little faster.

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MB
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#4: Post by MB »

Polystyrene centrifuge tubes 50ml.
LMWDP #472

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#5: Post by markmark1 »

4oz Mason jars. Work well vacuum sealed and frozen.

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#6: Post by aecletec »

4oz of beans is one hell of a morning coffee!

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#7: Post by h3yn0w »

Almico wrote:I ordered these a couple of weeks ago. They just arrived and look pretty decent. They are 50ml, hold 18-19g depending on bean size and cost about $1.35 each including shipping. And it looks like they'll make an excellent guitar slide. 8)

I'm hoping to avoid pre-weighing every shot by filling these en masse by grouping them together inside a larger tray.

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They're also available in 40 and 60ml sizes:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/121841663092?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT
Those look pretty nice and the price is reasonable.

Are you planning to freeze them as well, and if so, how well do they seal?

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Almico (original poster)
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#8: Post by Almico (original poster) »

I wasn't planning on freezing them. I think I'm going to just keep them in a drawer under my machine.

I'm not sure what kind of seal they have. I'll look later. I would rather them not seal completely and gas off naturally.

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#9: Post by RockyIII »

I'm interested in hearing about the seals too.

Rocky

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#10: Post by cmin »

Interesting, I use ball jars for freezing. Kinda liking the notion of using these for freezing single doses.

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