We get this question all the time, so here is our answer. Keep beans airtight and cool. Air, moisture, heat, and light are your beans greatest enemies.
To preserve your beans’ fresh roasted flavor as long as possible, store them in an air-tight container at room temperature. Coffee beans can be beautiful but avoid clear canisters which will allow light to compromise the taste of your coffee. Keep your beans in a dark and cool location.
Buy the right amount – Coffee beans begins to lose freshness almost immediately after roasting. Try to buy smaller batches of freshly roasted coffee more frequently – enough for one or two weeks.
This is especially important when buying pre-ground coffee, because of the increased exposure to oxygen. If you buy whole beans, grind the amount you need immediately before brewing.
Freshness is critical to a quality cup of coffee and should be consumed as quickly as possible after it is roasted (best is within 7-10 days from roasting).
To freeze your beans or not to freeze your beans, that is the question?
There are different views on whether or not coffee should be frozen or refrigerated, the main consideration is that coffee absorbs moisture and odors, and tastes from the air around it, since it is hygroscopic.
Most home storage containers still let in small amounts of oxygen, which is why food stored a long time in the freezer can suffer freezer burn. Therefore, if you do refrigerate or freeze your beans, be sure to use a truly airtight container.
If you choose to freeze your coffee, quickly remove as much as you need for no more than a week at a time, and return the rest to the freezer before any condensation forms on the frozen coffee.
Take a look at our website for a great airtight container which we feel is the best in the market place. The Airscape is a perfect container to store your fresh roasted coffee in as well as many other things. The patented lid locks out air to keep your coffee fresh and flavorful.
