Wow.
While I agree that buying coffee on the same day it's roasted isn't a big deal, I'm not sure some of the responses are in the spirit of the forum. I joined this forum and learnt so much about coffee from it a few years back but I can honestly say that the 'mood' of the forum and some of the responses to people lately definitely has a different tone.
What about letting people like me (and possibly Recaffinated) who don't necessarily have careers in coffee and are still learning, ask a few questions, silly or not, without being jumped on? It's all about learning more isn't it?? :-)
While I agree that buying coffee on the same day it's roasted isn't a big deal, I'm not sure some of the responses are in the spirit of the forum. I joined this forum and learnt so much about coffee from it a few years back but I can honestly say that the 'mood' of the forum and some of the responses to people lately definitely has a different tone.
What about letting people like me (and possibly Recaffinated) who don't necessarily have careers in coffee and are still learning, ask a few questions, silly or not, without being jumped on? It's all about learning more isn't it?? :-)

Anyway when I went to make coffees that afternoon I was surprised and a little annoyed to see the roast date on the packets were the same date. I had always assumed that the first couple of days were off limits and it was only worth drinking from day 4 onwards. I tried the beans anyway and they were a bit charry and bitter. They got better throughout the holiday and were excellent on the the morning when we had to leave 6 days later. Have I got this wrong? Is it normal for (good) commercial roasters to sell beans on the day of roast? Or was it a bit rude to sell them on the same day without pointing out they had just been roasted?
, raises the coffee bar that little bit higher.
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