Posted

on December 16, 2014

Most coffee lovers know that the best coffee comes from
grinding whole beans. This is true whether you like single origin coffee beans,
gourmet coffee blends or cheaper coffee beans. The only problem with preparing
coffee from whole beans is that people don’t
know how to keep coffee beans fresh. Coffee beans can go stale fairly easily,
and that defeats the purpose of preparing whole bean coffee in the first place.
Fortunately, there are some surprisingly easy ways to keep coffee beans fresh
until it’s time to grind them for your
morning brew.

Keep Your Coffee Beans in Cool, Dark, Dry Places

Keeping your coffee beans
fresh means keeping them away from air, moisture, heat and light as much as
possible. This means storing them in a cool, dry and dark place. Pantries are
usually best for this purpose, but a kitchen cupboard will do if you want to
keep your coffee beans in a more accessible place.

Many people like to keep their coffee beans in their
refrigerator or freezer, especially if they have a lot of beans that they aren’t
going to use right away. This may seem like a good idea at first, but coffee really doesn’t belong in your refrigerator.
Freezing or refrigerating your coffee won’t
completely ruin its flavor, but refrigerators and freezers have too much moisture
for long-term coffee storage. The odors from the surrounding food can also
affect the coffee’s flavor, especially if your coffee isn’t in an air-tight container.

Use an Air-Tight Container

Since air is one of
the many enemies of fresh coffee beans, your beans should be stored in an
air-tight container, preferably one that is opaque. If you have the right
container, you can even store coffee beans on your counter as long as you can
re-seal your container when your coffee isn’t
being used.

Use Your Coffee Beans Quickly

Like any kind of food
or drink, coffee beans will start to lose their freshness just after they are roasted. You
should be able to get away with keeping coffee beans in your home for a few
weeks or longer if you store them correctly, but as a rule coffee beans will
produce the best possible coffee if you use them a few days after they are
roasted.

If you drink coffee regularly, stick to buying beans in
small quantities to ensure that it gets used up quickly. Buy enough coffee
beans for two weeks’ worth of coffee; any more will just go to waste if you are
serious about only drinking fresh coffee.

Keeping your gourmet and single origin coffee beans fresh is
just one-step to the perfect home-brewed cup of coffee. No matter how you
choose to store your beans, the source of your coffee will ultimately play the
most important role in the flavor of your coffee. For the finest roasted coffee
around, be sure to check out the extensive selection of single source coffee
beans and gourmet coffee blends from Fortunes Coffee. At Fortunes Coffee, we don’t just consider ourselves specialty coffee
roasters, but rather coffee connoisseurs and enthusiasts devoted to crafting
the perfect blend of flavor and quality with every batch. Don’t settle for
mediocrity with your home-brewed coffee, shop Fortunes Coffee today for the
best taste, flavor and selection of gourmet coffees available.

Keeping Your Coffee Beans Fresh

Keeping Your Coffee Beans Fresh

Keeping Your Coffee Beans Fresh

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