Attack of moisture and storage problem! You love coffee, but don’t know how to keep it fresh? There are some easy ways to store coffee so that it remains fresh even after a month.
You can buy coffee in three types: whole beans, roasted beans and ground coffee. Ground coffee is prone to moisture attack and within an hour starts losing the real flavor. Roasted beans will take a week’s time to drop its flavor. The same happens to brewed coffee within minutes. And every time you buy coffee you try to finish the pack as soon as you can.
How coffee is packaged
- The best packaging of roasted coffee can be done in plastic film bags or foil in which nitrogen is flushed along with a permanent heat seal.It is even better if a valve lock is attached with the bag so no external air can enter. Valve locks are one way valve system which actually protect the coffee beans from getting damped and also retain the freshness for a longer period of time. The best part of this locking system is that you can store the coffee in the original packet/ bag you purchased.
- Coffees in plastic bags and wax line sealed bags are not as well protected. Roasted beans easily tend to lose the flavor just within a few days. And in case of ground coffee, you find a tarred and sticky substance with a bad odor in a couple of days.
So to prevent this coffee you must take out the roasted beans from the packet and store in an air tight container without wasting time as soon as you reach home. These air tight containers must be dry and clean.Once you have torn the seal of the packet, put the coffee in the air tight container. If that’s not possible, just roll the top of the coffee bag tightly so that no air can remain within it. Then seal it with a tape or a rubber band.
The greatest foes of coffee are extreme heat and extreme cold. Moisture, air and light can easily take away the real aroma of coffee and distaste the odor. Even if stored in air tight containers, coffee should be again kept in dry condition.
Refrigeration can damage coffee. Keeping coffee cold won’t keep it fresh. So under cold condition, the attack of moisture easily allows other odors to get into the coffee pack and lessen its purity.
So when you buy the next coffee packet, just follow these easy tips to get the fresh aroma and energy you love to relish every time.
