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Does it make sense to buy smaller-sized bags of whole bean coffee to keep it fresher?
Trading off taste difference against price depends on how much each of them matters to you.
Storing an open bag of beans in the cabinet for 8 weeks probably does matter to taste, while a 4% price ...
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How should I store whole bean coffee?
The big killers of coffee taste in roasted coffee beans are:
moisture and airborne aromas
oxygen
heat
In the roasting process the coffee bean doubles in size and gives off most of its moisture ...
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Does it make sense to buy smaller-sized bags of whole bean coffee to keep it fresher?
Perhaps a better way to frame your question is to ask if you are willing to pay an extra 4% to have coffee fresher by one month. For me that's an easy one - absolutely I would pay an extra 4% to have ...
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How should I store whole bean coffee?
It's interesting how negative folks can get about freezing coffee.
There are a few places where freezing coffee has been tested to do really good things.
1) one good thing - is extending life (and ...
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How should I store whole bean coffee?
In a cool, dry place, away from elements and preferably sealed / vacuum sealed
No paper bags or canvas, something clean, and preferably with one of those moisture wicking buttons
My favorite thing ...
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Should I freeze my green coffee beans to prevent infestation?
You failed to give us any details about the variety, provenance or history of your green coffee beans. Nor did you elaborate on what kind of potential pests you are worried about so all we can do is ...
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Sourcing Liberica or Excelsa coffee in the UK
Noah, sadly not a direct answer, but may i recommend that you reach out to your favourite supplier? Otherwise, you may wish to chat with the folks at Union Roasted or Squaremile who do a lot of work ...
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Weight loss between harvest and pre roasting
Dry enough = 12% moisture content
Weight loss by roasting = 12-18% of green bean weight
Volume loss = opposite; coffee beans puff up after roasting
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How does moisture occur inside Trader Joe’s coffee cans?
Are you sure it is water? If you bought a dark roast, there is a distinct possibility that there is a bit of oil in the coffee.
Another possibility is a minor machine malfunction during the roasting ...
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Does it make sense to buy smaller-sized bags of whole bean coffee to keep it fresher?
I suggest you buy the large quantity and freeze the beans in a zip-lock... or even multiple small sandwich-size zip-locks.
I buy whole beans by the kilo and freeze it. At 2 cups a day. it takes ...
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