Re:Why a spritz of water before grinding coffee yields bette...
by ndsipa_pomu on Saturday December 09, 2023 @10:56AM
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If the beans are freshly roasted, it's often best to leave them two-three days to degas the CO2 from the beans.
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Re:Why a spritz of water before grinding coffee yields bette...
by neverrroot on Saturday December 09, 2023 @10:59AM
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Agree 100%, I didn’t mention this because the beans were resting for longer as mentioned by the user I replied to.
Re:Why a spritz of water before grinding coffee yields bette...
by sgt on Saturday December 09, 2023 @01:50PM
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A professional roaster told me at least a week. I brought them green beans which they roasted and phoned me after a week (telling me that before that would be too soon and taking a chance) to come pick up.
Re:Why a spritz of water before grinding coffee yields bette...
by robbs on Saturday December 09, 2023 @02:45PM
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It varies. I roast at home, and some beans are great the next day. Some are great the next week. The cafe I used to live next to would rest their beans for a week.
Re:Why a spritz of water before grinding coffee yields bette...
by swells34 on Saturday December 09, 2023 @03:06PM
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Same. I have noticed that the lighter the roast, the happier the beans are with less rest.
That being said, the best coffee I've had was Ethiopian style, roasted dark and brewed right in front of me with no rest.
Re:Why a spritz of water before grinding coffee yields bette...
by stouset on Saturday December 09, 2023 @03:55PM
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I buy 5lb bags and let them sit on the counter for a week or two. Then I set aside a week’s worth for use and freeze the remainder in gallon ziplock bags with the air pressed out.
This allows me to waste less coffee and less time dialing in shots because each week’s worth will be very close in required grind setting to the previous week’s.