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How Long Can Coffee Beans or Ground Coffee Be Stored?

Shelf Life and Freshness Are Two Different Things

Freshly roasted coffee beans begin to degas (primarily carbon dioxide), with the highest amount released in the first two to three days, continuing for about a week. Once the gas is completely released, the coffee beans will slowly decline in flavor, a process that typically takes two to three weeks. In other words, coffee beans are at their best flavor period from the third day after roasting until the fourth week.

Mass-produced coffee beans operate using a central roasting model. By the time they reach distributors, it takes at least a week, but the industry average distribution time is two months, while mass-produced coffee beans typically have a shelf life between one to 18 months.

Specialty Coffee Association Recommends Brewing 3-7 Days After Roasting

In 1999, the Specialty Coffee Association of America (SCAA) strictly adopted the definition of "freshly roasted coffee": regardless of packaging method, it must be brewed within 3 to 7 days after roasting, and must be brewed immediately after grinding. SCAA President Don Holly concluded on this matter: this is definitely not what mass-produced coffee merchants want to hear, because their distribution systems typically cannot deliver beans to consumers within a week.

Because fresh coffee beans slowly change during the process, after extensive testing, most people can still accept fresh beans within one month, and in winter, even after 45 days, they still taste good.

How Long Can Coffee Beans and Ground Coffee Be Stored?

It actually depends on your personal requirements for coffee quality. Given the variations in people's sensitivity to smell and taste, how many people can taste the difference between one week and two weeks, or two weeks and one month? Therefore, as long as you know how to store coffee beans properly, one month is a generally acceptable timeframe.

The shelf life of ground coffee is very short. After grinding, due to increased surface area, oxidation accelerates, causing aroma and flavor to be significantly lost within minutes. Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, such as in office settings or when traveling where grinding beans isn't possible, it's best to buy fresh coffee beans and grind them just before brewing.

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