Coffee shelf life

[Onepoint]

Meh, I'm not a coffee snob, but BRC is not the best coffee ever, it's not really that good at all IMO. It may have the best commercials though.   We have a local roaster that is hands down the best I have had.  Another good one is Snake River coffee and Snowy Elk Coffee, both out of WY and I'm sure there are lots of small roasters in most states.  We used to buy beans, and roast and grind, but being a consumable, it was a continual chore.  I think my wife has some instant coffee vacuum packed somewhere just in case.

[Filroy77]

You're all a bunch of junkies arguing about your "stash." 

 

I rarely touch the stuff, though I have been known to drink a bit of tea on occasion.  It IS an interesting question though.  I was thinking about it because my brother and his fiancé were thinking of visiting me in Atlanta and my apartment is very small and only has stuff I need. In other words you'll be hard pressed to find any ketchup (IMO the most overrated of all the condiments) or any coffee in the entire place.  Those two on the other hand love their coffee and have some fancy new type of contraption in the house as well as frequenting Starbucks a lot.  I was wondering what would happen to them if they came by for a week or so and couldn't brew any coffee, as I am not going to buy a coffee maker just for guests (something that hasn't come up as I have literally not had a single guest in the place in the two and a half years I've been there).  I've been thinking maybe I could keep a small container of instant coffee for guests like that Seinfeld Library Cop suggested.

So to reiterate:

JUNKIES!!!!!

Small container of instant coffee.

That is all. 

We take our coffee maker when we go on trips. It’s not too cumbersome as it and everything that goes with it fits into one of those re-useable shopping bags. Coffee in a ziploc, two big cups, squeezable honey for sweetening, filters. We don’t use cream so that’s not an issue. We stop for a few gallons of water at the destination or bring it with from the house.

Anybody do black rifle coffee?

I do not, but do know that they are veteran owned and operated, and endeavor to hire veterans, so that's noble.  They have a nifty logo, and you are pretty much paying for the name and to have a rifle logo on your coffee.  It may be the best coffee ever, but I haven't had it. They have lots of merchandise and some cool looking shirts.

I usually buy Seattle's Best.  Mainly because their "Henry's Blend" is the wife's favorite.  I get the "Post Alley"  because it's a darker roast, which is what I like.  I compared them side by side with some Starbuck's and the Seattle's was better, and takes about half the coffee to brew the same amount for some reason.  The Starbuck's was dry, and made a sandy sound when you scoop it out.  When I compared the two, I used the same amounts and the Starbucks was just brown water, so I had to brew some more using twice as much for the same strength as Seattle's.  The Seattle's Best is more aromatic and much less dry.  The Seattle's Best is fresher, cheaper, better tasting, and goes farther, so I'll stick with it.  It's not too pricey.  A tad more than Folger's, about half of Starbucks, which is much over rated IMO.

I like both of those Seattle coffees. Good coffee for the price. Thumbs down for Starbucks.

Good idea on the instant. I vacuum packed 12oz of ground Hawaiian blend and put in the freezer for long term. We’ll see how that goes.

[1911crazy]

What about buying beans, grind them yourself?