Storage Tins

Mister Moo · 10-07-2009, 12:27 PM

Store the beans when they're cooled, object being to reduce the contact with air, light, odors and moisture. Those cans will do that.

Best to grind right before brewing.

floydpink · 10-07-2009, 12:35 PM

I use them and my system is to keep my green beans in paper bags or burlap bags until roasted.

Once roasted, they move to the SM storage tins with a note on it saying the bean, roast date, and roast notes.

I was told to make sure you don't expose the bottom to water as it will mess up something or other in the valve that releases the gas.

If you do mess them up, they are cheap enough to replace.

They are nice and plain, and I let my 4 year old daughter color mine with rainbows, frogs, and angry pit bulls.

Cigargal · 10-07-2009, 05:10 PM

Hey...lets have a Post your Tins Photo contest!!

So let them cool then tin...I always grind seconds before brewing. 24 hrs in the tin good enough to wait befor brewing?

Mister Moo · 10-07-2009, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cigargal

Hey...lets have a Post your Tins Photo contest!!

So let them cool then tin...I always grind seconds before brewing. 24 hrs in the tin good enough to wait befor brewing?

24-seconds in a pinch; 24-48 hours, ja, shure.

Fumes · 10-07-2009, 09:00 PM

I figure the beans are cool enough once the cooling cycle is finished. I just dump em straight from the drum into the SM tin can. (Barbaric, I know, but there are only so many hours in the day.) The valve has a paper bit that is susceptible to H2O damage, so you're supposed to wipe it out with a dry paper towel and not wash it.

floydpink · 10-08-2009, 06:57 AM

Mine get cooled over a fan in a collander after roasting, then put in the tin.

I normally have a day or two worth of beans in the grinder hopper so I am not going to the tin for a couple days.

I'm roasting twice a week now and actually find that I am liking the stuff better after 3 days of rest and even notice more oils showing up on the darker roasts after a few days.

I guess this this can still be considered fresh.

Cigargal · 10-08-2009, 12:00 PM

I wish I could get ahead on the roasting. It seems like I am always needing more coffee!

10-07-2009, 12:27 PM	#1
Mister Moo I barely grok the obvious Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Dan Location: Lizard Lick, NC Posts: 1,417 Trading: (3)	Re: Storage Tins Store the beans when they're cooled, object being to reduce the contact with air, light, odors and moisture. Those cans will do that. Best to grind right before brewing. __________________ "I hope you had the time of your life."

10-07-2009, 12:35 PM	#2
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: Storage Tins I use them and my system is to keep my green beans in paper bags or burlap bags until roasted. Once roasted, they move to the SM storage tins with a note on it saying the bean, roast date, and roast notes. I was told to make sure you don't expose the bottom to water as it will mess up something or other in the valve that releases the gas. If you do mess them up, they are cheap enough to replace. They are nice and plain, and I let my 4 year old daughter color mine with rainbows, frogs, and angry pit bulls. __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane"

10-07-2009, 05:10 PM	#3
Cigargal Waiting for SoCal XI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,472 Trading: (25)	Re: Storage Tins Hey...lets have a Post your Tins Photo contest!! So let them cool then tin...I always grind seconds before brewing. 24 hrs in the tin good enough to wait befor brewing?

10-07-2009, 09:00 PM	#5
Fumes Not So Memorious Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Posts: 205 Trading: (0)	Re: Storage Tins I figure the beans are cool enough once the cooling cycle is finished. I just dump em straight from the drum into the SM tin can. (Barbaric, I know, but there are only so many hours in the day.) The valve has a paper bit that is susceptible to H2O damage, so you're supposed to wipe it out with a dry paper towel and not wash it. __________________ It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues. -A. Lincoln

10-08-2009, 06:57 AM	#6
floydpink crazy diamond Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Pete Location: Orlando Posts: 1,955 Trading: (17)	Re: Storage Tins Mine get cooled over a fan in a collander after roasting, then put in the tin. I normally have a day or two worth of beans in the grinder hopper so I am not going to the tin for a couple days. I'm roasting twice a week now and actually find that I am liking the stuff better after 3 days of rest and even notice more oils showing up on the darker roasts after a few days. I guess this this can still be considered fresh. __________________ "If we weren't all crazy we would go insane"

10-08-2009, 12:00 PM	#7
Cigargal Waiting for SoCal XI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,472 Trading: (25)	Re: Storage Tins I wish I could get ahead on the roasting. It seems like I am always needing more coffee!