OK, so Ive been on an espresso quest of sorts over the last 6 months, and during this quest ive acquired more coffee than i could drink in 10 to 14 days. So I decided to test the old "its ok to put whole bean coffee in the freezer, as long as you only take it out once" technique. My opinion thus far is its B.S.
Ill put coffee in the freezer 3 days off roast, then take it out 2 weeks later, and there is a huge loss of aromatics, which then translates to a lack of flavor in the cup. Some times its just the loss of aromatics and other times the coffees sour. Some coffees seem to fare better than others. It just sucks loosing half a pound of amazing coffee cause I couldn't drink it in time.
I generally put the coffee in a plastic freezer bag, then put that bag in a gallon ziploc, then put it in the freezer. Am I doing something wrong? Is my freezer not cold enough? What gives? Does anyone have any tips when freezing coffee?
Thanks
Dustin
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