ray_carr•1mo agoMost Upvoted

Hit 500 grams of coffee beans in my freezer and it felt like a turning point

I was cleaning out the freezer and weighed all my vacuum sealed bags. I had exactly 500 grams of beans from three different roasters, all bought within the last two weeks. It hit me that I'm not just trying new coffee, I'm actively building a little library of it. When does a habit become a proper collection? Anyone else find themselves with a specific weight or number of bags that made them pause?

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4 Comments

beth_ward801mo ago

Call that a library, not a freezer.

the_emma1mo ago

Weirdly, it's the freezer burn test for me. If I can still pull a decent shot after a bag's been in there a month, that's when I know I'm keeping it for taste, not just hoarding.

xena_jackson1mo ago

Hah, brutal test. Beth_ward80 has a point though, my freezer is a total coffee archive. I freeze everything right after roasting. Found a bag from three months back last week. Ground it, pulled a shot. Tasted flat, like paper. That's the real hoarder alarm. Your one month rule is smart, keeps the library honest.

pats231mo ago

Ever try freezing in smaller batches? I portion mine into single doses so I'm not thawing and refreezing the whole bag. That paper taste usually means it's lost its edge for good.