Coffee Storage Testing: Airscape vs. Friis

[SuperTestfreak]

I CANT WAIT FOR MINE TO COME IN THE MAIL,I LIVE FOR COFFEE

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@SuperTestfreak Hahahahaha - I guess so ;) - Kat

[etherealrhythm]

I love these crazy jerks.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@etherealrhythm haha -- thanks i think ;) - kat

[Warrenff5]

i'm a little confused by the last 15 swconds..  ;P

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@Warrenff5 We are complex ladies. - Kat

[lewys258]

So when it's in the bags you get it from the shop in, it's good in there as long as they are unopened? :D

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@lewys258 Well, withing reason; larger roasters treat their beans, so they last longer in the bags; we get batches of Velton's in quantities that we will go through in a week -- I still wouldn't let a boutique roast hang out longer than 10 days in its bag. - Kat

[ferryengr]

@renix, the ladies did review the Coffee Vac some time ago. Search their channel back a couple of years - Kat was in Kindergarten at the time and she filmed it using Super 8.

I have one of the Coffee Vacs and found they work OK for a few months and then the air valves give out and they no longer hold a vacuum. I did get a warranty replacement from the importer, however. I'll also note that batteries last forever in the Coffee Vac. I go a year without replacing batteries for the air pump.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@ferryengr No, we did the Coffee Bean Vac, which is battery operated, but not the Coffee Vac or Tight Vac specifically. We carry the Coffee Bean Vac but not the other two as we didn't dig 'em. And that first video is only available on Beta Max. - Kat

[MissouriMatt54]

So, how many of you folks can finish off one pound of coffee in a week? Since apparently after a week the coffee goes "bad"? At $10 a lb nthat would be a waste to toss coffee after a week.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@MissouriMatt54 Not true; after one week it was fine, it was at 2 weeks that it started to lose its luster. I think you should keep around as much as you'll use in a week, if possible, and you'd still be relatively assured your coffee would be up to snuff. - Kat

[PiercedCub32]

Hello again ladies! So how do you guys store your beans that you are currently using. I mean I just leave my current beans in the hopper of my grinder, and the rest in their original (open) bags sealed in zip-locks... I go through like a lb a week LOL but they still get sour by the time I finish the bag....

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@PiercedCub32 For the store, we have a day's supply in the grinders and then we use Airscapes, but we go through enough coffee that it's not really that much of a concern. You could try an airtight container like this to see how it goes, as a week later it was still good from both of them. - Kat

[joeldamianicigan]

I would probably go with the Airscape since I don't have to replace those center caps on the Friis that are supposed to be replaced every couple months.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@joeldamianicigan Yeah, I dig the Airscape, but we may carry the Friis as another option for folks if they don't like the look/design of the Airscape. - Kat

[lewys258]

Hehe, I like at 4:28 where Gail just goes ummm I had a good weekend XD I am surprised that the beans didn't stay fresh for longer in air tight containers

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@lewys258 Once the oxygen hits them, it's all downhill from there! :) - Kat

[nicklaw17]

Regarding freshroasted, outgassing beans - I use the airscapes after roasting at home, but leave the inner handle up, with the lid on. The top lid of the airscape has a 1 way valve too, so you can use it similarly for the first few days of a fresh roast.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@nicklaw17 Yeah, Gail mentions that in this video as well. - Kat

[caffe1nated]

Gail and Cat,

With all the machines in the store, which ones do you use for your own personal use at home? Or do you just make coffee at the store?

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@caffe1nated Both of us do different coffee preps at home, we we make coffee at home (we drink enough espresso all week long :D ). I have a Freiling french press and Gail uses the Aeropress. - Kat

[renix]

The CoffeeVac has been around for quite a while, ever look at those?

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@renix We looked at that & the TightVac but didn't like the quality, so decided to skip them - Kat

[renix]

@SeattleCoffeeGear I have been using them for quite a while and have no complaints, maybe cheaper (plastic) but also cheaper in price than either of the containers in the video at $12 for a 1/2 lb. and $15 for a 1 lb.

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@renix Cool; we didn't like the design of them, Gail thought they looked too cheap and so we elected not to carry them. Great to hear you're having good results with them, though! :) - Kat

[thePowerPlant]

@renix They looked at those a LONG time ago.

[TheTraumaFactor]

so the Friis may be better for freshly roasted beans because they are "out gassing" and it allows for the release of the gas where as the other one does not?

[SeattleCoffeeGear]

@TheTraumaFactor Theoretically, but we didn't notice any real practical difference between the two. They both do similarly well. - Kat