Sure. But have you ever been to Vietnam and had a filtered coffee there made with freshly ground beans? It is very very good. Particularly if you go to the highlands.
FWIW I grind my own beans at home, have an espresso machine and go after single origin.
Just wanted to comment on the trashing of Robusta, which I think is unfair if you get good beans.
I didnāt realise it was a different species but can confirm thereās good coffee there. Can be tricky to find espresso there, not that weird condensed milk iced thing.
Yes. They use a similar drip method to the Indian ones.
Thereās been massive improvements in robusta production in some parts of the world. Itās still a lesser product to arabicas.
At 7 Seeds stocking up for the apocalypse. Iāve never seen this place not hectic busy. Itās pretty dead.
Zombies?
boom boom.
Sad.
fairly confident theyāll surviveā¦ online shopping for one.
Question @Strewth
Iāve got a kg on their Golden Gate blend but itās in 250gm packs. Am best popping a couple of these in the freezer or fridge being that they wont be opened for a couple of weeks at least, or storing them unopened at room temperature (which is going to be cooling off over the coming weeks)? They gave me the 250gm bags at the 1kg price owning to not having the 1kg left, Iām seeing this as a win as it will enable me to keep the beans fresher for longer from not being opened.
*oh and vacuum sealed canister is gonna happen now.
In bag at room temp for up to 4 weeks (I do this with my coffee sub). Any longer than that youāll want to freeze in bag. If freezing Iād put the bags in Tupperware and freeze. Bring it out to defrost in container and give it plenty of time. You could also add paper towel to the container to absorb moisture.
Iāve heard the Freezing thing is a myth, & totally the wrong thing to do.
Itās contentious. Lowering temps slows degradation in a lot of things, but with coffee the staling comes about as the beans equalise C02 and 02 within their porous structure. This usually takes about 4 weeks in ideal storage, with the majority of that happening in the first 7 days. I donāt have experience with it (Iāve virtually never had coffee more than 4 weeks old in my house in 15 years) but the guys I pay attention too (like James Hoffman for example) are of the opinion that if coffee is to be stored longer than 4 weeks, freezing should provide a benefit. Keeping coffee in the fridge is the sin. Coffee is highly hydroscopic and will absorb moisture from the air in the fridge as it degasses. In the freezer, if you can keep the container dry, you shouldnāt have the same problem.
Busted the first frozen packet from the freezer this morning, extracted well. Seems okay.
Just off to 7 Seeds now to get more beans, ā ā ā ā ā ā ā punching through them now the Mrs is working from home. Thank god theyāre still open, Iād rather corona virus than buy that horrible ā ā ā ā at the supermarket!
Have a āLikeā for the Double Wall Glass.
Yeah, Iām thinking I need more beans for the weekend. This month will be a record in our house since we started our subscription, 1kg from the sub + 750g worth of top ups and Iām still at work so that doesnāt include the 1 coffee Iām buying weekdays either.
While youāre around @Strewth, do you recommend vacuum sealing coffee beans before freezing.
For example, I live on my own, but still purchase a minimum of 1kg at a time for economical purposes.
With only 1-2 cups per day, thatās at least 2 months before I get to the end of the bag.
I have freezed very expensive beans before, and they tasted great once thawed, but I wonder if there are advantages to vacuum sealing in addition to freezing ?
Cheersā¦
I can speak on this more broadly from the point of view of eliminating any possible source oxidisationā¦ that being the exposure of your sensitive product to oxygen hastening the āstalingā process. If youāre keeping beans for that long, even in the freezer, Iād definitely be looking at vac sealing. You can get vac sealed canisters for up to 500gms, that might be a good option for you.
Iām about to get on and buy one right now because we also tend to buy in 1kg bags, albeit that they last about ~3 weeks.
jeepers! 
Mrs keeps her consumption to a couple a day, if I start working from home itās gonna get out of handā¦
