Long Term Roasted Coffee Bean Storage...

[KevsFarm]

Thanks Hoosier, that sounds like a good idea...

 

[curly_kate]

My husband roasts coffee, and is pretty well-read on the subject. He said that freezing roasted coffee really doesn't help, and that airtight containers stored in a cool, dry place are the better route. He actually bought a full-size roaster, and now is making some extra money selling fresh roasted coffee. But you can actually make a pretty good home roaster out of an old bread maker and a heat gun. If you like good coffee, it's definitely more cost-effective to buy green beans and roast them yourself. I can't say it's cheaper than buying Folgers, or one of those kinds.

 

[KevsFarm]

Thats interesting Curly-Kate,thanks,maybe i should just do what i did with rice,beans and grains.Stored them in mylar bags with oxygen absorber, then into the basement where its cool and pretty dry.
Hmmmm..now i'm not sure what to do.I sure don't want it to go bad, since i bought a fairly large amount of roasted beans.
Do green unroasted coffee beans last longer than roasted if properly sealed and stored...? I'd love to learn to roast my own beans. But really interested in learning the best way to store coffee beans long term, roasted or not.
While were on the topic where does one find green coffee at a good price, bulk..? I love a good cup of Columbian fresh ground coffee.Does any one bean store better, longer than others..?
Yesterday was a good day at yard sales
i found a little eletric coffee mill for $2. and a brand new in the box Rival Seal-A-Meal vacuum machine.
So this morning i ground some of my newly bought beans, perked a cup, put half the 2 lb bag in the freezer after vacuum sealing. Man that coffee was good..!!
Anyway, anyone with answers , i'm all ears and eyes,,,lol....thanks....

 

[curly_kate]

Green beans can store about a year or so. We get ours from a local coffee roaster who sells us some of his raw beans. I think the mylar bags are probably a good idea.

 

[KevsFarm]

Thanks Curly_Kate, so if the beans are roasted i guess it does matter how their stored.Since KOxxx had roasted beans frozed for over two yrs and said the coffee was fine when they used it, i'd better go that route.
Since raw coffee beans store about a yr.
as your husband says, i guess were talking about two different things here, raw versus roasted.Thanks everyone for the tips and advice..

 

[Icu4dzs]

I haven't done a lot with storing coffee but I have been doing a lot of storing grains, beans and the like. I got a food grade nitrogen cylinder (D) size from the welding supply place in the closest city to me and have been buying new paint cans from a dealer (available on request). Paint cans (at least new ones) seal air tight and hold about 1 gallon each. By filling the cans with the product and displacing the air (Oxygen 21%) the shelf life of the product is extended for many years. Coffee should be no different since it is the oxygen in the air that causes things to deteriorate.
Try that and see.
Best
Trim

 

[KevsFarm]

So Trim, by my using oxygen absorbers in a new air tight paint can or heavier mylar bags, i can accomplish the same thing as you do. Whats important is getting the oxygen away from the food and protecting the can /mylar bag from damage.What i have done with rice, beans etc is place the filled mylar bags in big covered barrels so mice or whatever can't chew the mylar bags and ruin the stuff.Thanks for sharing...