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Freshness is crucial to the experience of quality
coffee. "Fresh is Best!" is a mantra to be lived by in the world of
coffee. Despite this fact, 90% of all coffee sold in the U.S. is already
stale.
This is because contact with oxygen over time causes
deterioration of all the qualities one drinks coffee to enjoy. If stored
in bins or other containers with air, the roasted beans begin to stale
after as little as two weeks. Aroma and acidity are quickly lost, while
flavor still remains. Between four & six weeks after roasting, even a
noble bean roasted with the most delicate precision has become a mere
shadow of its former self.
After roasting, beans produce more than three times their
volume in carbon dioxide, thus making packaging in cans or other solid
containers impractical. This problem was solved more than 30 years ago,
when the one-way valve was invented. This could be laminated into an
oxygen-impermeable material, so that carbon dioxide could be released
without allowing oxygen to reach the coffee and destroy its virtues.
This does extend the life of roasted coffee beans and allows for
shipping, however, the best cup of coffee results from grinding and
brewing beans as soon as possible after the 24-48 hours of degassing
which occurs after roasting.
If one of these containers holds your shipped coffee beans,
then the ideal way to store the beans once this bag has been compromised
(ie. you have opened it to brew your first cup) is in a sealed glass
jar, preferably one that does not allow sunlight to permeate. A less
expensive option is to use a Ziploc.
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