About the preservation and purchase of coffee beans

The preservation of coffee beans is a constant problem for many individuals or coffee shop owners. The main reason is that if the purchase volume is small, the freight cost and management cost are higher. The purchase volume is large, but the business is not very good, which leads to a long retention time and a serious decline in the flavor of coffee beans. Lao Cui thinks that at this time the coffee shop owner needs to make some adjustments according to the situation in his own shop.

In a small coffee shop, the owner will not bake coffee beans by himself, and the storage time of roasted coffee beans is very limited. Although the time written on the package is 6 months or 12 months, or even 2 years. But in fact, the flavor has declined greatly after being preserved for more than 2 to 3 months. It doesn't take into account the period from the time the manufacturer baked to the time before you got it.

In theory, the best drinking time for roasted coffee beans is 3-7 days after baking, when the flavor reaches its peak and the coffee produced is the best. After 7 days, the taste began to fade slowly, and after 15 days, the aroma was basically gone, and the coffee was only sour and bitter. Not to mention the flavor. If it is ground into powder, the flavor will run out within an hour due to the geometric increase of the contact area. So Lao Cui advised coffee shop owners not to buy coffee powder to save trouble.

With regard to preservation, generally speaking, roasted coffee beans are vacuum packed, and better ones will have an one-way valve. When stored at a temperature of 28 ℃ and humidity of 50% to 65%, the flavor will last a little longer.

Therefore, coffee shop owners are advised to pay attention to when purchasing coffee beans:

1. Buy coffee beans soon after baking as far as possible.

2. Try to choose and buy local baked coffee beans to ensure that the coffee beans are as fresh as possible while reducing freight costs.

3. Estimate the consumption rate of coffee beans in your own store, and reach a fixed supply cycle and supply volume with merchants.

Finally, ideally, if the coffee shop is on track and doing well, consider buying raw beans and baking them yourself. On the one hand, customers who like coffee can buy freshly roasted high-quality coffee beans and generate income for the store at the same time. On the other hand, it can ensure the quality of coffee in your store and make it a virtuous circle.