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  • #16
    Re: storing green beans

    Originally posted by 455E55484909544E4A57544849270 link=1217911994/14#14 date=1298025593
    Does anyone see a problem using "ham" bags for green bean storage? They are just calico bags you can get from the supermarket.
    I cant see an issue as long as they are cotton, not any synthetic, but why not just buy spare ones off beanbay if you need extras? - 66 cents each.

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    • #17
      Re: storing green beans

      After picking up my stash from Andy today, I found this thread after reading many others. In summary, the basic rules are:
      • Keep the beans in non-synthetic (beanbay cloth style) bags
      • Allow ventilation
      • Keep light & temperature change minimal
      • But mostly treat the beans well and with respect
      How did I go?- above was a question    and I now have 10 k of beans to look after!!!!

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      • #18
        Re: storing green beans

        Spot-on "koligi".... 8-)

        Also should probably include the need to avoid exposure to high humidity for long periods as well.

        The cupboards Ive pinched set aside : for my bean storage are more towards the centre of our house and maintain a fairly steady-state 50% R.H. throughout most of the year and seems to work pretty well for bean quality longevity. This is just down to luck of course, not design....

        Mal.

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        • #19
          Re: storing green beans

          Cheers Mal. Better pinch set-aside my own cupboards, and I already think I know which ones... So now to find a place for all the bed linen and towels and... :-?

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          • #20
            Re: storing green beans

            So I removed all those domestic things from the pinched set-aside cupboards (you can tell my partner is away, right?  ;D  Sadly because she is from Christchurch  , and I may start another post to see what we could do for our c-snob bro in CCH beyond what we do as humans; sorry I digress)

            I have 2.5 KG of beans in each beanbay bag so they will not lay flat.  Do you have the beans on a single-like layer, or do you stir the bag every week, or is the shape of a bean enough to ensure air circulation amongst them?

            I need to know as getting through the "honey I moved the linen" when she gets back will require me to only visit this pinched set-aside area as only absolutely necessary! : Not really but it did end the question well.

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            • #21
              Re: storing green beans

              Gday again mate....

              All the best for your friends and family back in ChCh mate. Certainly a tough time over there.

              I stack my beans in their 2.5Kg bags two high with their labels facing out... Considering they originally get shipped and then stored in warehouses in 60Kg sacks secured on pallets several metres high, I dont think double stacking them in a well ventilated cupboard is going to cause any problems.

              I recently roasted up an "End Of Bag" batch of SHB Huehuetenango that was approaching 4 y.o. and that tasted wonderful in the cup. Im not advising that this is something that everyone should be doing, fresh is always best of course; but its nice to know that with some beans, when stored well they can still manage to deliver on their original promise. Possibly to do with their SHB character, to some extent.

              Good luck with the "Honey...." speech

              Cheerio,
              Mal.

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              • #22
                Re: storing green beans

                Thanks Mal and like your logic; my position is about as good as gets in Koligi-abode.

                Cheers

                Colin

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                • #23
                  Re: storing green beans

                  [QUOTE=2F30322831243332255D0 link=1217911994/15#15 date=1298026324]
                  Originally posted by 455E55484909544E4A57544849270 link=1217911994/14#14 date=1298025593
                  Does anyone see a problem using "ham" bags for green bean storage? They are just calico bags you can get from the supermarket.
                  I use old pillow slips that wifey wants to discard ...... perfect

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                  • #24
                    Re: storing green beans

                    I also smoke cigars and know a little about controlling humidity. With cigars, I try to keep them around 65% using a type of silica beads. The beads are also used to control the humidity in art museums where paintings are stored. You can condition the beads so they keep the humidity at 50% but the only problem is there is little air-flow which sounds like its important for green beans. Is there a little more leeway with the humidity with green coffee beans? I would think using a humidity gauge, one could find a good storage place in ones home.

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                    • #25
                      Re: storing green beans

                      silly me is thinking why would you need to store beans more that 3-4 months?? :-/

                      I must admit after they have been roasted ground and extracted I just store them in my garlic patch. or under the walnut tree.

                      this dose seem to change the flavor though. ;D

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