How to keep the coffee? How long will it take for the coffee to expire?

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Coffee is a crop that, like other foods, can rot.

At this time, many people may have a question: "how long will it take for coffee to be out of date?" "

There are two ways to explain this question:

One is when will my coffee exceed the peak of the best drink? (that is, the best taste period)

One is the coffee stored in the kitchen cupboard. Can you still drink it now? (that is, the retention period)

Here is a brief introduction to what happens after coffee roasting and practical information to help you solve your problems.

Fresh coffee lasts for two to three weeks.

Freshly roasted coffee will maintain its best flavor for about two to three weeks. Once roasted, the beans will take several days to exhaust (carbon dioxide), and then can be boiled to drink.

About a week after baking, the coffee flavor is at its peak, and the coffee has the strongest aroma and flavor characteristics, and it can also show the best alcohol thickness and acidity of this coffee. But once you leave it for a few more weeks, most of the coffee will no longer be fresh.

The "safe drinking period" of coffee is several months.

Although these coffee beans, which have been kept for months, are no longer rich in flavor levels such as flowers, fruit and caramel when they are fresh, they are still safe to drink.

In fact, coffee sold in many places does not indicate the date of baking / manufacture, but only the shelf life. When such coffee is sold, it is often coffee beans that have been roasted for several months, but these coffee beans may be placed on open and dry shelves with air-conditioning, so they do not have the problem of deterioration, but they can be drunk with peace of mind.

Although these coffees are not as delicious as they are when they are fresh, drinking them will not do any harm to your health, as long as the environment is not hot and humid, which will cause qualitative changes in the coffee.

Coffee beans that are usually kept for more than six months and not preserved in a stable environment are not recommended to drink as they may produce toxins that are harmful to the human body.

Of course, there is no need to choose to drink such old beans, here are some creative ways to help you consume coffee beans that have been in place for months:

1. Use these coffee beans to make coffee ice cream

two。 Brew the coffee and use it in cake baking

3. Put it directly in the shoe cabinet, wardrobe and car as odorant.

4. Use it to make coffee beans and chocolate (wrapped in chocolate)

5. Use these beans to practice different hand flushing tools / skills

Do not refrigerate or freeze coffee

In order to increase the lifespan of coffee, some people will put it in cold storage or freezing to prevent corruption, which sounds reasonable, but it is actually counterproductive.

Storing coffee in cold or frozen storage will not prolong its shelf life because it will continue to release aroma. Whether they are at room temperature or in the refrigerator, they release these gases.

Keeping the coffee at a cold temperature will not lengthen the six-month shelf life, because there is no need to keep it below zero at all. In fact, storing coffee in cold or frozen storage may shorten its shelf life. When you put coffee in the refrigerator or freezer, a sudden change in temperature usually causes moisture to form inside the bag, just like taking out a drink in the refrigerator. Although stored in a cold environment, the packaging will become wet and the beans will go bad.

Use up the old coffee beans!

No matter how hard we try to consume the fresh coffee at hand, we always keep the coffee for months. As long as it is properly preserved, the coffee is still safe to drink. In any case, these beans can still be used in cooking, baking and practicing hand brewing.