benthx Senior Member Joined: 14 Nov 2002 Posts: 49 Location: perth Expertise: Just starting
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Posted Mon Dec 27, 2004, 5:41pm Subject: Changing taste of coffee from beans Yemeni Mocka Ismali
Hello Fellow Coffee Friends
Two questions here:
Is there anyone apart from Coffee for Connoissures that sells the Yemeni Mokah Ismail? I find it hard to obtain althought I did receive some about 3 weeks ago.
It was my first taste of gormet? expensive coffee. For the first week the flavour was excellent! My shots tasted sweet for the first time. Then after a week they went back to their usual slightly bitter. Can the flavour change that quickly?
Luca Moderator Joined: 27 Jan 2004 Posts: 2,658 Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Posted Mon Dec 27, 2004, 10:23pm Subject: Re: Changing taste of coffee from beans Yemeni Mocka Ismali
Not in Perth, so I can't really help you. I saw some at Jaspers for $60/kg. Some of the green bean buyers may be able to get you some cheap, but not roasted.
Most definitely. At Maltitude we don't ever have coffee around for more than a week. We've found that you need to give it a day or two after roasting, then there are a few days when it's great, then it goes downhill. Atomica have now started delivering to us twice weekly, so that it's always in the zone.
When buying from Alan I used to buy in 250g lots and freeze the excess, but I found a marked difference in flavour after a few weeks.
corey Senior Member Joined: 26 Sep 2003 Posts: 1,148 Location: Perth, Australia Expertise: Professional
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Posted Fri Dec 31, 2004, 4:58pm Subject: Re: Changing taste of coffee from beans Yemeni Mocka Ismali
Hey Ben, yeah listen to Luca. The coffee will definitely change its profile after one week (for the worse). Use roasted coffee always within 7 days for optimal taste. I personally don't recommend freezing beans because there are five enemies of coffee, air, light, oxygen and moisture. When you take beans out of the freezer condensation (moisture) develops on the outside of the beans and therefore this moisture will stale your coffee faster. Sorry Luca.
I also am not aware of anyone locally who has access to those particular beans. Five Senses in Rockingham might possibly be able to help you out, I'm not sure.
When you mentioned that the taste of the beans went bitter, were you adjusting your grind to compensate for the age of the beans? You will also find that you will generally have to cut your shots short when the beans begin to age.
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