Freezing Coffee, good or bad?

[profsaffel]

Coffee should not be "moist". Moisture allows hydrolytic reactions causing early breakdown of flavour. While refrigeration will prevent oxidation (and thus bittering), it will in most cases actually accelerate the staling process.

Oops, ok. So "moist" was not the correct word there. I meant to say "not stale" as in, fresh. Yeah, I don't want "moist" coffee, either. Sorry for the confusion.

 

[sehrgut]

Ahh . . . that's better.

*calms down*

*grin*

 

[mdo12345]

And I thought I was serious about coffee!

 

[adamjaskie]

I just don't buy more coffee than I can finish in a couple of weeks. There are several local roasters in my neighborhood (I live in an Arab neighborhood; there's high demand for freshly roasted coffee/nuts/spices so they are cheap and plentiful) so I just stop in every 1.5-2 weeks and buy a pound.

Yeah, I go through a pound in two weeks.
By myself.
I don't have a caffeine problem.

 

[_JP_]

My wife likes to buy bulk coffee from a local roaster and put the bags in the freezer. I say it ruins the taste and dries it out.

I say you're right. Don't stockpile coffee, especially if you can get it locally.

 

[Doc4]

Apparently, I like the taste of stale coffee.