Storing espresso beans/grounds at work..

germantown rob · 05-15-2009, 09:05 AM

Setting aside what O2 does to beans there is degassing going on, when degassing stops the coffee is stale. This occurs in the range of 2 weeks and when beans are ground the degassing is done in about 15 min. There is no storage short of freezing that can stop this.

This really has any bearing if you are starting with fresh roast, you are throwing money away by pre grinding like this. If the coffee you are using is already old then grind away and put it in whatever is convenient for storage.

05-15-2009, 09:05 AM	#4
germantown rob Still not Adjusted Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Rob Location: Philadelphia Posts: 330 Trading: (1)	Re: Storing espresso beans/grounds at work.. Setting aside what O2 does to beans there is degassing going on, when degassing stops the coffee is stale. This occurs in the range of 2 weeks and when beans are ground the degassing is done in about 15 min. There is no storage short of freezing that can stop this. This really has any bearing if you are starting with fresh roast, you are throwing money away by pre grinding like this. If the coffee you are using is already old then grind away and put it in whatever is convenient for storage.