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Test Coffee Freshness with a Zipper-Lock Bag
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| Oct 16, 2009
| Kevin Purdy
Posted on 10/18/2009 6:18:51 AM PDT by GonzoII
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Juan Valdez says: "Que bien!"
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posted on
10/18/2009 6:18:52 AM PDT
by
GonzoII
To: GonzoII
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posted on
10/18/2009 6:23:49 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: GonzoII
To check if your beans are fresh, scoop 1/2 cup into a zipper-lock bag and press out all the air, then seal the bag and leave it overnight. If the beans are within seven to 10 days of roasting, they will make the bag puff up from the carbon dioxide that they release. If the bag remains flat, then the beans are not producing gasa sign they've passed the point of peak freshness.
To: GonzoII
Is anyone else out there like me and is tired of postings to FREE REPUBLIC that are just teasers to get you to go to someone’s webpage?
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posted on
10/18/2009 6:25:23 AM PDT
by
1raider1
To: GonzoII
will make the bag puff up from the carbon dioxide Juan Valdez is an environmental criminal
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posted on
10/18/2009 6:26:08 AM PDT
by
gusopol3
To: GonzoII
Home roaster here. Can’t go back to store bought.
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posted on
10/18/2009 6:26:13 AM PDT
by
NautiNurse
(Obama: A day without TOTUS is like a day without sunshine)
To: HangnJudge
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posted on
10/18/2009 6:26:37 AM PDT
by
Skooz
(Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us Gabba Gabba we accept you we accept you one of us)
To: GonzoII
I don't need you to tell me how f*****g good my coffee is, okay? I'm the one who buys it. I know how good it is. When Bonnie goes shopping she buys S**T. I buy the gourmet expensive stuff because when I drink it I want to taste it.
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posted on
10/18/2009 6:29:45 AM PDT
by
randog
(Tap into America!)
To: GonzoII
Interesting article.
I have whole bean coffee stashed in our long term supplies. We have been drinking Costco’s whole bean espresso for 15 years, and I wanted to have a few bags in the long term pantry.
I bought fresh bags that were still vacuum packed fairly tight, and I packaged them again with our vacuum bagger, with a food-grade oxygen absorber packet inside the bag with the bag of coffee. When I vacuumed out the air the coffee was packed tighter than ever, and I stored four of those bags in an air-tight 5 gallon food grade bucket. I expect that coffee should last a good long while in there, because the oxygen absorber removes what little O2 is left inside, leaving an inert nitrogen atmosphere (what little there is inside the vacuum bag). That coffee won’t be “fresh” but it certainly won’t taste stale, either...
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posted on
10/18/2009 6:32:42 AM PDT
by
Bean Counter
(Stout Hearts....)
To: GonzoII
I roast my own and have everyone at work hooked!!! It's really easy with the proper equipment and the taste difference is dramatic. I use ‘Sweet Marie's’ website but there are numerous sites out there.
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posted on
10/18/2009 6:38:21 AM PDT
by
PushinTin
(NEVER, argue with an idiot, they drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience!!)
To: GonzoII
The only problem with this is that whether or not the beans are fresh, you’ve already purchased the coffee!
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posted on
10/18/2009 6:41:43 AM PDT
by
SamAdams76
(I am 13 days away from outliving Laura Branigan)
To: SamAdams76
I’m single and buy Folgers single packet coffee bags..... same size as tea bags in individual packages. I pour in bottled water and nuke the cup............... It’s great.
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posted on
10/18/2009 6:45:01 AM PDT
by
umgud
(I couldn't understand why the ball kept getting bigger......... then it hit me.)
To: JoeProBono
Adding a small amount of baking soda to your grounds prior to brewing your coffee will create a MUCH smoother brew. It helps to neutralize some of the acid produced by brewing coffee.
To: NautiNurse
Could you please give a synopsis of the equipment you use, where you got it, and how you roast ... any secrets along the way that you have picked up.
Still searching for that allusive perfect cup of coffee.
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posted on
10/18/2009 7:38:26 AM PDT
by
dartuser
("If you torture the data long enough, it will confess, even to crimes it did not commit")
To: 1raider1
Is anyone else out there like me and is tired of postings to FREE REPUBLIC that are just teasers to get you to go to someones webpage? I'm sick of it too. Its called BLOG PIMPING. And THANK YOU for not starting a VANITY POST about the behavior....
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posted on
10/18/2009 7:38:39 AM PDT
by
BullDog108
(A Smith & Wesson beats four aces)
To: 1raider1
“Is anyone else out there like me and is tired of postings to FREE REPUBLIC that are just teasers to get you to go to someones webpage?”
Yes, I tired of blog pimpers.
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posted on
10/18/2009 7:49:53 AM PDT
by
caver
(Obama's first goals: allow more killing of innocents and allow the killers of innocents to go free.)
To: taxcontrol; Daffynition
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posted on
10/18/2009 7:51:32 AM PDT
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: Bean Counter
Your methods might help a little if the beans were fresh to begin with (debatable) but if our society ends even stale coffee is loads better than none at all.
Really fresh roasted coffee is a taste that has to be experienced. Hours and days do matter. Also, how the coffee is handled right after roasting.
Best bet—quickly cooled from an air roaster and flash frozen. I don't bother divvying up my coffee into small bags. I store it frozen in a mylar bag and scoop out what I need each morning into the espresso grinder.
Once the Co2 is gone it's not really fresh anymore.
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posted on
10/18/2009 8:11:24 AM PDT
by
5by5
To: dartuser
Started with the
iRoast 2. It is great for beginners. Very easy to program and use. Cons--very loud air roaster. Small batches equate to frequent roasting for serious coffee drinkers. More cons--plastic and glass parts break, and the heating element wears out in just over a year.
After wearing out two iRoast 2 in as many years, moved up to the Behmor 1600 drum roaster. Pro--very quiet, larger batches, no breakable parts. Con--for darker roasts, requires much smaller batches. Difficult to see the roasting progress. However, because it is so quiet, you can easily hear the beans crack. It's still working after two years. Note--if you purchase this one, make sure it comes with the small screen drum. Our original drum had a larger screen diameter, and small peaberry beans frequently got caught in the screen.
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posted on
10/18/2009 8:11:34 AM PDT
by
NautiNurse
(Obama: A day without TOTUS is like a day without sunshine)
To: SamAdams76
"The only problem with this is that whether or not the beans are fresh, youve already purchased the coffee!" It's a good way to test old coffee.
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posted on
10/18/2009 8:27:25 AM PDT
by
GonzoII
("That they may be one...Father")
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