Iluvdabean Said:

I tried it again just out of curiosity. Followed all the rules and used sealed jar.Same results as the other two times ,I tried this once about 7 years ago...then 3 years after that.Ive never liked the taste once they are frozen
I dont think a bigger myth has ever been perpetrated into the coffee world and upon those who are prone to such non scientific methods of scrutiny.

Posted March 4, 2013 link

CMIN Said:

You seem to be one of the only ones that can't make it work from your other post, something is wrong or the beans sat too long, didn't you post before you waited weeks after roasting to try freezing or was that someone else? Sure your freezer is working right? I freeze right after taking delivery. 1 month out and taste same to fiance and myself, as well as friends, extraction times are about the same as well for same amounts. Can't just use any jars, mine for example are canning ones that have a two piece lid with a "seal" on the lid so its air tight, w/o the seal wouldn't work well or at all like with other jars or twist ones w/o the seal. Is that the seal jar you used and not a mason "seal" jar? Though I use zip bag inside each as well.

Verse storing in the cuboard same way in which the coffee goes flat/stale fast. If I noticed taste suffering I wouldn't bother lol.

Maybe you have insanely sensitive taste buds ;p lol

Posted March 4, 2013 link

Iluvdabean Said:

But once again there is no scientific data to substantiate this.

Posted March 5, 2013 link

Iluvdabean Said:

Listen heres the deal  1) There are many who think its fiction, in fact its a divided camp. 2) making it work ( Your kidding right )  Its not rocket science.
I think the problem for me is I only drink fresh coffee and I can tell the difference. If your only drinking average coffee or dont have a palette that can distinguish
good fresh coffee I see why its so confusing to you. Anything fresh will always taste better than something thats been frozen.But it is a subjective thing so if to you its better
then I would suggest you do it. But once again there is no scientific data to substantiate this.

Posted March 5, 2013 link

AlexKilpatrick Said:

The guys on home barista did a very scientific blind taste test.  And several of those guys are professional tasters; I would trust their palates over mine any day.

Confirmation bias (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias)  is a big factor here.  If you taste coffee you know was made from frozen beans, you are going to tend to think it tastes worse.  That's why a blind test is so important.

But here is another analogy to think about.  I don't know if this is appropriate, but it is something to consider.  If you make homemade bread, it goes bad in about a day because it has no preservatives.  If you make homemade bread and freeze it, you can keep it relatively good for a long time.  A slice of bread from the freezer is not as good as bread fresh from the oven, but it is a whole heck of a lot better than bread that is a week old.  

It may be the same with coffee.  Let's call coffee that is 3-4 days from roast "Excellent" and coffee that is 10 days from roast "Good"  Freezing coffee may be a way to keep it at "Good" for a relatively long period of time (few months).  It also may be a way to keep a large amount of coffee consistent - I know when I pull it out of the freezer that it is the equivalent of coffee 10 days from roast.  

The best possible option is to have a local roaster and buy coffee every few days from them so you are always drinking the freshest coffee possible.  But that's not an option for most folks.  Freezing seems to provide a very good alternative.

Posted March 6, 2013 link