Coffee getting old
- Thread starter Nevada Ed
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Couldn't have said it better myself.
fiasconva
US Veteran
According to the "experts" the worst place to store your coffee is in the fridge or freezer. I just use an airtight container. For me, the old Eight O'Clock brand is as good as any of them.
A picture is worth a thousand words....
Grind just before brewing and keep beans sealed airtight.....
Grind just before brewing and keep beans sealed airtight.....
I make a little divot with my pinkie finger atop the grounds and fill it with salt.
Coffee brand doesn't matter to me much, I just need it hot, black and strong.
Coffee brand doesn't matter to me much, I just need it hot, black and strong.
A few years ago, this was on sale at Big Lots and we snagged some. Turns out it has become my daily fare. Good coffee doesn't have to be pricey.
susieqz
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why no freezer?
i freeze coffee n all my herbs. they last forever.
but you guys are fussier than i am.
coffee is just the drug i use to get going.
i freeze coffee n all my herbs. they last forever.
but you guys are fussier than i am.
coffee is just the drug i use to get going.
Try to find some Puerto Rican coffee. Got some flavor to it.
Kernel Crittenden
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
Winner, winner, chicken dinner. It's impossible to make a good cup of coffee with bad water. If you're on City Water, at a minimum a softener and some kind of charcoal filter to remove things like chlorine and fluoride.
Can I get an Amen?
Go ahead with your bad self! PBR is a great breakfast beer!
Be safe.
Go ahead with your bad self! PBR is a great breakfast beer!
Be safe.
CAJUNLAWYER
Member
Hey...you never know until you try. Try grind your beans in smaller amounts. I remember buying ground chicory and making my own coffee and chicory. I tell you it was WICKED STRONG but back then I was partaking in "The Breakfast of Champions" meaning black coffee and MarlborosMy super duper fresh ground coffee beans have sort of lost their "Zing",
so I tried to pick it up a notch with a little added flavor.
Tossed in five whole Clove pods in the blender and let her rip.
Lets just say they do better in a HAM !!
Just have to take my Java regular or with a touch of Cinnimon.
Just a heads up for you coffee lovers........
and no, I could not finish off my mug full of this test run.
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mrrick
Member
Refrigerator or freezer have dehumidifier and will dry out coffee.
In Arabic/Turkish style coffee a little cardomin is added to spice it up.
In Arabic/Turkish style coffee a little cardomin is added to spice it up.
HOUSTON RICK
Member
I never acquired a taste for coffee, my parents ran on it and had coffee with everything and every meal. They tried to get me to like it, but I just never did.
Whenever I buy whole bean I always keep it in the freezer - BUT in an airtight container. Seems to stay super fresh a lot longer that way.
French roast whole bean. Small amount in a air tight container, rest is in a vacuumed sealed bag.
Only grinned for one pot in the morning.
Yea, Hot, Black and Strong!
The Navy way!
Only grinned for one pot in the morning.
Yea, Hot, Black and Strong!
The Navy way!
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I don't know, but a coffee salesman told me once that keeping beans in the freezer or frig forces the oils out of the bean? I still store in the freezer though, I can't tell any difference.
BearBio
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For an extra kick try Deadman's Reach by Ravensbrew. Named after a reef in Alaska. Extra caffeine but no acid "back bite"
I've been drinking coffee for a long time and learned something a while back from a coffee roaster. I always thought the darker the roast more caffeine. He tells me, lighter the roast caffeine content is higher.
bigwheelzip
Absent Comrade
We had our AhhHaa moment, talking with Pedro, our hotel barista in Lisbon. He told about the small "Super-Automatic" machine he has at home.
Got home and bought a small Saeco unit from Costco and feed it a "Full City" blend called Red Line from Metropolis coffee. Perfection.
Got home and bought a small Saeco unit from Costco and feed it a "Full City" blend called Red Line from Metropolis coffee. Perfection.
