Once roasted, coffee begins to lose its flavour the longer it is exposed to air and moisture. We recommend buying your coffee weekly, storing it in an airtight container in a cool, dark place and grinding it just before brewing. We offer Decent Coffee Canisters to keep your coffee fresher, longer in our online ecommerce shop.

Coffee that is not going to be used immediately should be stored in your freezer and will not experience any loss of flavor for several months. We strongly recommend using whole coffee beans and grinding the beans immediately before brewing. Only grind enough beans for one brew. Once the bag is open do not put back in the freezer. Condensation will occur causing mustiness. Instead, zip lock the bag tightly shut and store in a cool dry place well away from heat.

Freshness is one of the key factors that effect the flavor in your cup. The general rule is "the fresher the better". That's why Cafe Milagro roasts your coffee immediately prior to shipment. We encourage you to buy enough coffee to get you through the next several weeks, not months.

Our coffee is vacuum packed immediately after roasting and grinding so that you get the freshest coffee possible. Our special one-way valve bag releases the natural gases produced by roasting. Unopened, this coffee will stay fresh for one year. Once opened, coffee should be consumed within a week for optimal taste and freshness. Remember that the natural enemies of coffee are air, moisture and heat. So always store your coffee in an airtight container in a cool, dry place.

How should the Essentials be stored since they include enzymes and products? I have heard that enzymes should not be refrigerated, but that probiotics should.

Roast A Bean recommends that after roasting and waiting until the coffee has degassed, you should store the roasted beans in an airtight container. Oxygen can quickly deteriorate the quality of coffee. Storing fresh roasted beans in a good airtight seal container can minimize this. It is important to note that freshly roasted beans can emit gases within the first 24 hours after roasting. We recommend allowing the gases to escape within that time and then seal in an airtight container.

Green coffee beans will last for around two years without any noticeable loss of flavor. Green coffee beans should be stored in some sort of container that will allow it to breathe and not impart another flavor to the beans: burlap bags, paper bags, etc.; avoid plastic containers. Storing them at room temperature and out of direct light is fine.

Immediately after roasting, Roast A Bean recommends waiting until the beans have cooled and degassed for at least 4 hours. Flavor will begin to decline after about 10 days, so only roast what you will use in that time. We believe, based upon research that you should roast enough to last 4 to 5 days and use the coffee within 7 to 10 days after roasting to maintain the freshness.

Dark roasts will stay fresh for several weeks but light and medium roasts begin to lose their flavor within days. To best enjoy fresh roasted coffee, consume it within a week of roasting. Apart from dark roasts, coffee is at its absolute best in the first day after roasting, with the exception of the first 4 to 6 hours (during this period, the beans rapidly vent some of the CO2 that the roasting process releases). The coffee aroma is also strongest during the first day.

Place fresh salmon on a platter or pan with a double layer of paper towel underneath. Put two or three slices of lemon on the top of the fish. Then dampen a tea towel with tap water and lay over top. Wrap the fish and tray with plastic wrap and store on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. The salmon should store this way for up to two (2) days. Well-wrapped salmon will freeze for up to two (2) months in a refrigerator and three (3) to four (4) months in a deep-freeze.

Store meats on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator where food stays coldest and dripping meat juice will not contaminate other foods.

Ideally, tobacco should be left in its original sealed tin, and stored in a cool, dry place. It's important to realize that storage in plastic bags and the like, while allowing the tobacco to "meld," will prevent the true aging process. Plastic bags are permeable to small molecules. (Water, while not a very large molecule, is polarized, and has a hard time penetrating the barrier formed by the plastic.

Leave rest of peat in the tube. Seal opened end as much as possible to avoid drying. Store in cool and dry place for no more then 1 month.

The coffee is made like normal coffee. It can be used in a drip, you just use a little less than normal and it is a full flavor coffee.

There's no one "best" way to brew, but there are a few simple guidelines, which hold true for all brewing methods other than espresso. 1. Use freshly roasted beans ground just before brewing. 2. Use the correct grind for your brewer. Too fine a grind causes a bitter brew, while too coarse causes watery coffee. 3. Start with one standard coffee measure (2 tablespoons) of grounds for each 6 ounces of water; adjust this amount to taste with experience. 4. Use fresh water free of taints and odors.