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Re:The Humble Brilliance of Italy's Moka Coffee Pot (2018) by sam_lowry_ on Friday November 26, 2021 @04:12AM (#29348588)
The advice I always had from local roasters is to store the beans in a fridge.

I have the luxury to have a stepless grinder, and I can observe the difference when I have to adjust the grain size between beans that are freshly roasted, stored in fridge and stored at room temperature.

At fridge temperatures, beans stay wet and oily much longer.

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Re:The Humble Brilliance of Italy's Moka Coffee Pot (2018) by MrDresden on Friday November 26, 2021 @04:56AM (#29348840)
Fridge might be alright. I haven't tried.

But surprisingly many believe that freezing the beans make for a good cup for longer.

Which is not going to be the case when the bean has not thawed and is so brittle it gives an uneven grind (and thus uneven extraction).

Better, if possible, is to buy smaller amounts more frequently and use them all up before getting more.

It isn't like you get high quality whole bean in bulk anyway.

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