The best and freshest coffee i have purchased is from the local roasters in Canberra. However, I have also had some very dissapointing coffee from the same two roasters and i believe it is related to how long since the coffee has been roasted. I have to say that even when the coffee is at its worst it is 100 times better than anything from the supermarket.
Its really annoying me that the retail outlets for these beans are reluctant to tell me how old the coffee is. They always say its fresh but will not tell you the roast date. One place just says 1 to 2 weeks old and thats that. I have had extremely good aswell as bad coffee from this place always buying the same blend at the same time of week.
We all know that coffee peaks 3 to 7 days after roasting. All i want to do is buy coffee before it peaks, enjoy it while it peaks and finish it as it declines, but this seems to much to ask from canberra roasters. Its more like a lucky dip, and i think that sucks.
Do other coffee snobs know how old their coffee is?
Its really annoying me that the retail outlets for these beans are reluctant to tell me how old the coffee is. They always say its fresh but will not tell you the roast date. One place just says 1 to 2 weeks old and thats that. I have had extremely good aswell as bad coffee from this place always buying the same blend at the same time of week.
We all know that coffee peaks 3 to 7 days after roasting. All i want to do is buy coffee before it peaks, enjoy it while it peaks and finish it as it declines, but this seems to much to ask from canberra roasters. Its more like a lucky dip, and i think that sucks.
Do other coffee snobs know how old their coffee is?

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