coffee freshness

Zigmus

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I like to grind my own coffee and drink it at work using my small brewer that I have in my cubicle, but i'm moving into a larger office, and i'm worried about a grinder being too loud to use in that kind of an office environment. If I were to grind my beans at home, and vacuum seal individual amounts for 1 pot, how long would it last in the bag?
 

John P

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~75% of the coffees degassing is done in the grinding.
So it depends on the quality of your coffee (no point pre-grinding anything remarkable) and your personal standard.
Based on what is generally available in an office setting,
you will probably still come out worlds ahead.
 

BeanBros

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Freshness is EVERYTHING!

The freshness of your grounds when you brew is one of the most significant factors in a quality cup of coffee. As a general rule of thumb, I give freshly ground beans two days before I consider them stale.
 

Julius Caesar

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Coffee Freshness

Hi,
Coffee freshness depends on the natural oil in the coffee not drying out - in a commercial environment you would normally say 12 hours but if you grind and keep the coffee cool you can normally get several days - you will know if the coffee is fresh if you continue to get a creamy froth on the coffee - crema- this is normally talked about more for espresso coffee but is relevant for filter as well- it just the oil in the coffee rising to the surface.
 
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