COFFEE: What are you drinking?

BSB · 03-31-2011, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeuceone

just a quick qeustion. i was at the local market and they have roasted beans for sale. the beans are in a clear bag which allows you to see inside. the bag has some oil from the beans on it, so does that mean that they are not good anymore?

Hard to say. Where were they roasted? When were they roasted? What are they? Oil is normal, it seeps outa the beans after they have been roasted, or during, depending on how dark you roast them. Also, different ways of roasting will produce more or less of the oil. Air roasting=less

Zeuceone · 03-31-2011, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by BSB

Hard to say. Where were they roasted? When were they roasted? What are they? Oil is normal, it seeps outa the beans after they have been roasted, or during, depending on how dark you roast them. Also, different ways of roasting will produce more or less of the oil. Air roasting=less

i was looking for a date, but couldnt find one, which was my main concern. if i remember correctly it was either from africa or central america beans. it was a dark roast.

Mr B · 03-31-2011, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeuceone

i was looking for a date, but couldnt find one, which was my main concern. if i remember correctly it was either from africa or central america beans. it was a dark roast.

Once you hit a dark Vienna or Darker (French) the natural oils will come to the surface of the bean. If they are not that old, they are probably fine.

BSB · 03-31-2011, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Zeuceone

i was looking for a date, but couldnt find one, which was my main concern. if i remember correctly it was either from africa or central america beans. it was a dark roast.

You really oughta see if you can find a local roaster and buy some fresh. You got Dunn Bros out there?