In another thread someone has expressed doubts about the viability of storing green beans for up to 3 years, he may well be right, I've never kept any as long as that to find out.
He also commented that in his opinion they should be kept for no more than 6 months.
My experience is that under the right conditions they can most certainly be stored for 12 months and not show any detectable signs of deterioration when roasted.
I store my beans in cool dry conditions in a vermin proof steel cabinet, and follow a strict rotation policy of first in first out, in other words the oldest beans are selected for roasting, as tempting as it is I never break into a newly purchased batch to (try them out)
I usually keep a stock of about 30kg on hand and tend to roast SO, although when I do blend I still make sure I select from the older stock.
Hope this is of some help to those new to home roasting.
He also commented that in his opinion they should be kept for no more than 6 months.
My experience is that under the right conditions they can most certainly be stored for 12 months and not show any detectable signs of deterioration when roasted.
I store my beans in cool dry conditions in a vermin proof steel cabinet, and follow a strict rotation policy of first in first out, in other words the oldest beans are selected for roasting, as tempting as it is I never break into a newly purchased batch to (try them out)
I usually keep a stock of about 30kg on hand and tend to roast SO, although when I do blend I still make sure I select from the older stock.
Hope this is of some help to those new to home roasting.

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