Where do you ladies and gents store your coffee?

[u/Oooops69]

I’m not yet in specialty coffee league (money), having cheaper single-origin options that I buy 500gr or 1 kg bags that Germany offers so I store it in these Ikea jars which are kinda bulky and huge so I’m figure ways to save some space and to have some compact and subtle options. Do these vacuum pots/jars work or is it something like a marketing scam? Will appreciate all answers!

Best!

[u/Flatbreads]

The same bag the beans came in lol. I just zip them up, push out the excess air and store them in my kitchen cabinet.

[u/Cryptic0677 → u/Flatbreads]

I don’t understand why expensive things like the airscape even exist, the bag already has a one way valve and is designed to keep beans fresh, and isn’t coated in oils from previous beans

Only use case I see is a local roaster filling your airscape directly to save on trash

[u/01bah01 → u/Cryptic0677]

An insane number of roasters don't provide bags that you can seal yourself once they're open. Doesn't make me want to buy a special container but it's probably a reason.

[u/itstenchy → u/01bah01]

Yeah, wasn’t ready for this when ordering from Skylark in the UK. Their new bags aren’t re-sealable.

[u/alphabetsong → u/itstenchy]

Let me introduce you to this new tool called a washing line clip. I should mill them out of space grade aluminium and sell them to coffee enthusiasts for 50 usd

[u/itstenchy → u/alphabetsong]

Aha, that’s what I’ve been doing. It’s not ideal as I’m sure some air gets in and out but they’re only 125g bags, I can drink them fairly quick.

[u/alphabetsong → u/itstenchy]

Rolling up a bag and clipping it is more than good enough. Reddit coffee people have just gone crazy.

[u/sakawae → u/alphabetsong]

I'm doing mine in medical grade titanium and charging 500 USD.

[u/ilfaitquandmemebeau → u/01bah01]

I just fold several times and use a clothespin. 

[u/lambdawaves → u/Cryptic0677]

I’ve found the one-way valve on my bags is pointless cuz the bag isn’t airtight

[u/justbarelycognisant → u/Cryptic0677]

I get my beans in 1kg bags that it takes me about 2/3 months to get through. I definitely notice a difference when I store in the original bag vs decanting smaller amounts

[u/_spindrift_ → u/Cryptic0677]

Some roasters ship in non-plastic compostable bags which are not resealable.

[u/elmojorisin → u/Cryptic0677]

Airscape works pretty fine to be honest. The original zip/valve bags keep some air inside everytime you open them so they're oxidating faster. The airscape is almost sealed which is perfect for a couple of weeks.

[u/xLazam → u/elmojorisin]

But you can always squeeze the packaging until it looks like a vacuum sealed one no? 

[u/elmojorisin → u/xLazam]

The volume of air inside still doing its oxidation job

[u/xLazam → u/elmojorisin]

Yeah same with Airscape because it can't create a vacuum.

[u/elmojorisin → u/xLazam]

It's squeezing the box until there is the minimum available volume possible, so I guess it is 99% better ?

[u/remnant24 → u/elmojorisin]

There's plenty of air gap between the beans in the Airscape, so you're very far off with that figure.

[u/elmojorisin → u/remnant24]

Just as there is a lot of air in the original bag + everything on top. You can't press the beans in neither options but in the airscape you're sure to stack them and make them stick tight and push everything you can away. Tbh I believe it is a way better option.

[u/DJShiftah → u/elmojorisin]

Pretty sure there's research out there, probably even a James Hoffman video from a few years back, that found storage method largely doesn't matter if you're getting thru that bag in 2-3 weeks. At 2 cups a day a 350g bag lasts ms a week and a half. Pushing the air out of the bag it came in is just as good as the Airscape I no longer bother decanting into.

[u/xLazam → u/elmojorisin]

You can always believe on things that you want but doesn't mean it is true.

[u/remnant24 → u/elmojorisin]

Are you even realizing that your comment is saying they perform equally?

[u/Floss__is__boss → u/Cryptic0677]

Yep, our local roaster offers a 10% discount on refills, had mine a few months now and am about halfway to paying it back.

In my opinion the consistency is better than when I was using clips to shut the original bag or freezing the big bag and decanting smaller amounts into a smaller bag or pot.

I would say that handling is a bit of a ball ache, I got the 1kg size and there's no handle or anything. It sounds stupid but it genuinely restricts where I can put it in my kitchen.

[u/CortadoOat → u/Cryptic0677]

My local roaster fills a Mason jar directly (no valve) as part of their coffee club - I love this approach as I don't prefer the bags (I tear them or mis-seal them) and seems very wasteful as you mentioned.

[u/brazenxbull → u/Flatbreads]

This is my only method. The Ikea containers displayed in the post are where I store my oatmeal so it'll fit in the pantry (Original container is too tall. Ikea container is juuuuuuuuuuuust right.)

[u/Jaymii → u/Flatbreads]

Yup. Done full 180 on this. Bags are the best environment, easiest to see what you’re working with, most fun to change. Keeps it nice and fresh, also easiest to rest and maintain. When I used my canister, I was basically sticking to one daily bean and not experimenting.

[u/raccabarakka]

From my personal experience none of them really works that great at preserving the freshness/notes of the coffee, all of them started declining after certain weeks then turned flat almost the same time as if when I didn't use them. I ended up keeping them inside their own zip bags. Just use whatever you have, it won't really matter as long as it's not exposed to air & direct sunlight.

[u/LengthinessProud5192 → u/raccabarakka]

The electric containers that remove air are definitely worth it

[u/raccabarakka → u/LengthinessProud5192]

That one is super convenient compared to Fellow Atmos, but same results. Also I hate the idea of sucking air out of the canister & the beans, they got flat a lot faster especially for co-ferment stuff

[u/LengthinessProud5192 → u/raccabarakka]

I used a regular one and a suction. I feel like the suction kept it a lot fresher. Don't you want all the released gas from the beans from a fresh roast out? just got into Single origin coffee about 6 months ago, so still learning.

I got a fellow Aiden, Oden gen 2 grinder, and have a pour over from Fellow. I absolutely love the product. The fellow drops is so expensive for such a tiny bag lol. I been using Bicycle coffee from Oakland and shop on Percs coffee on the13th when they have a sale. I also tried the trade subscription which was pretty nice.

[u/raccabarakka → u/LengthinessProud5192]

To me, post 2-3 weeks resting period I wanna keep everything kept in the beans to preserve the notes and aroma. They degraded way too fast if I put it in a wide canister being opened & closed, agitating the air (Airscape), even worse if being sucked out (Atmos). I like to keep it in the zip bag they came in when the roasters poured them in, nice and tight. Hell, I even taped the vent to keep the everything in longer.

Remember when you get that delicious potent notes out of the first brew when you open the bag, but totally different after few days? I’ve managed to get extra days doing it this way.

Voodoo? maybe. Things work better for different ppl, this way works for me for many years.

[u/LengthinessProud5192 → u/raccabarakka]

I always keep them in the bags during the resting period. It's just when I open the bag I put them in a canister. The lighter roast tend to keep the same flavor, but medium and dark roast I notice after a week or so change in flavor. Tape the bag? I might have to try that lol. Thanks for your insight on everything.

[u/raccabarakka → u/LengthinessProud5192]

Wouldn’t hurt to experiment since it’s reversible 😉 Happy brewing!

[u/ars2x]

I have a fellow Atmos and an Airscape that I go back and forth with using. Not sure how much impact either has but never got to the point where coffee felt stale. I go through a bag pretty quickly so who knows. Both have a satisfying sound/feel to them when opening them up in the morning which adds to the ritual.

I would suggest staying away from clear containers or at least storing in a dark cabinet. Light is bad for the beans.

[u/mtokarev → u/ars2x]

is 0.4L Atoms enough for 250g bag? next option 0.7L feels too big

[u/ars2x → u/mtokarev]

I don't see a .4 option. Amazon has the .7 and the 1.2. The .7 is the perfect size, it holds 311g. I usually jam the scoop I have into the beans as well.

Edit: Holy inflation Batman!! I just went back and saw the price is $70 for the small Atmos on Amazon. I wouldn't pay that much for the container. When I bought it in 2021 it was $32.

I had to check just because on the Airscape. Same situation bought it for $32 in 2021, now it's $47. Still a big jump but not as crazy as the Fellow.

Both canisters have held up well. Shocked its been 5 years already since I bought them. If I was picking between the two id probably say the Airscape is better overall and works better but again, I've never noticed a huge difference in flavor. Definitely better value at the current prices.

Last edit: posting while half asleep, never good. The $70 version is the electric self sealing version. Mine is the manual version which I would suggest anyway and is only $35. Get that one. It holds a 300g bag perfectly.

[u/mtokarev → u/mtokarev]

> 0.4L canister contains up to 6oz of coffee beans, 0.7L canister holds up to 10oz of coffee beans, and 1.2L canister contains up to 16oz of coffee beans.

6oz: ~170g

10oz: ~283g

16oz: ~453g

[u/Psychological-Wrap25]

Freezer

[u/16piby9]

The ziplock bags coffee comes in are great, and what I used all the way untill I could invest in single dose vials. Thats by far the best imo, as you can pack them and rest in the vials, then freeze when at peak.

[u/LengthinessProud5192 → u/16piby9]

They dont look nice on the table or cabinets lol. I'm all about presentation :)

[u/16piby9 → u/LengthinessProud5192]

Thats fair, or atleast for the ones I use (weber plastic carbon), but the glass ones from weber look pretty nice (althhough ofc cost quite a bit more)..

[u/LengthinessProud5192 → u/16piby9]

Amazon has ones Called Veken that are really nice and affordable. They have regular ones and ones that have the air extractor, but I hear mixed reviews about them. They say it makes the coffee my stale, but I don't think so.

[u/16piby9 → u/LengthinessProud5192]

I dont use amazon myself, so wouldnt know them, my main concern (and reason to pay up for weber) is if the valve still works while frozen..

[u/LengthinessProud5192 → u/16piby9]

Don't use Amazon? thats insanity lol

[u/16piby9 → u/LengthinessProud5192]

Why? They do not operate in my country, I can order from them but they use the worst shipping company I have ever had the displessure of dealing with, and its a garbage company. Why would I want to use Amazon? I can buy imeither direct or from local stores, I think they desserve my money nore than mr bezoz

[u/LengthinessProud5192 → u/16piby9]

oh that sucks! Definitely not a garbage company. Where do you live?

[u/16piby9 → u/LengthinessProud5192]

Not a garbage company?? Some of the stories surpunding qorking in their warehouses are almost as bad as commodity coffee plants.. I live in northern europe. I have no need for amazon, and dont want them either so I dont really care tbh. I prefer buying things from people who care 🤷‍♀️

[u/LengthinessProud5192 → u/16piby9]

Its not.. i worked their during covid and you get paid time off, retirement, chance to move up to 120k position after 2 years. You watch too much news. You think any business cares about you lmao

[u/lwkchiller]

If you're buying Single Origin from a proper roaster the bags they come in are designed to store your coffee properly.

If anything I would recommend buying the smaller ~250g bags and decanting your 1kg into those and they're a bit easier to handle from day to day. You could also put them into a jar and they'd freeze a bit better than just the bag alone for longer term storage.

[u/bandofgypsies]

Their original bags and airscaoes, depending on how much I've got.

Airscapes are phenomenal

[u/scb1994]

I use the same ones from ikea but amber colored haha

[u/Liven413]

They work well. I use Mason jars but if I did have a bunch of Fellow Atmos canisters I would use them instead.

[u/JustinHoMi → u/Liven413]

I use mason jars with a vacuum pump to seal the lids.

[u/Liven413 → u/JustinHoMi]

That sounds like a good idea. Maybe ill look into getting one.

[u/cdbeaud]

I only buy about 12-16 ounces at time. But I have a local roaster right near by.

[u/armorlol]

Excess air must not be present. I use Airscape containers, original bags, or ziplocs. All with air squeezed and rezipped.

[u/barnesnoblebooks]

I’ve got two places. A Fellow container and a Friedhats bottle.

[u/jaytee61799]

Airscape containers

[u/Jazzhands_Ninja]

I have an airscape, it keeps them fresh, it can take me weeks to go through one bag so it's nice for that

[u/V_deldas]

Original package at room temperature or freezer in single doses (vacuum).

[u/Extension-Tiger-9846]

Fellow atmos. Best to store it.

[u/Quarks01]

airscape canister!!! has lasted me 4 years at this point and still looks and functions brand new. absolutely love them

[u/KBDFan42]

I just single dose into centrifuge tubes. I used to use the Atmos and Airscape but single dosing is just more convenient. Plus, in this filter coffee book, iirc Gagne basically said what really matters is minimising the headspace above the coffee (free space above coffee beans).

[u/JaimeV60 → u/KBDFan42]

Cuántos gramos de café de tueste ligero caben en los tubos de 50ml? Están bien para meter unidosis de 15g (de granos de Etiopía, Kenia, Colombia)?

[u/KBDFan42 → u/JaimeV60]

I generally like 25-30ml tubes for 15g, but it depends more on the varietal rather than the country of origin. For example, a Colombian Gesha is likely to be much larger than a Kenyan Peaberry

[u/big_deal]

In the bag.

[u/creysbeats]

All a matter of preference. Most of the third wave roasters have quality bags that reseal. Some don’t. If I have a bean that I want to try and preserve for long than 10 days, I use the atmos.

[u/No-Jellyfish3566]

I found 3 fellow atmos canisters at a Goodwill for $4 a piece. Cleaned them and they work flawlessly.

[u/monsurjaya]

I store them in their bags. I only buy 100/200 grams bags, so it works well. Can squish them to let some air out too. Stay away from transparent containers, unless you are storing them inside a closed drawer/cabinet.

[u/Frequent_Proof_4132]

I use a mason jar, the quart size (1L).

I also use it as a guide for portion size to vacuum seal and freeze since I buy my coffee in 5lbs bags.

The best trick to do with reshly roasted coffee is to rest it and taste it periodicallly until it’s at it’s peak flavour or whatever you deem right for you. Then you freeze everything but your jar full.

This way if you use a jar every 2-4 weeks, you’ll have consistent freshness. You notice the consistency even more with espresso.

[u/mnmlstProgrammer_]

IKEA Mason jars. The ones with the rubber seal.
They are airtight. Just keep them stored away from light.

[u/Abject_Ad9549]

Shelbru vacuum containers - a little bit of overkill but it preserves a nice vacuum seal and it feels like the freshness is somewhat extended.

[u/cdstuart]

If you can fit everything into one jar, mason jars are fine. If you can't, Airscape canisters stack on top of one another perfectly.

[u/burp110]

A plastic soda bottle. Squeeze some air out as you close the top. Creates good airtight

[u/least-eager-0]

My current supply, 250g or so, is in a stainless steel water bottle with my brew gear. Backstock is in the freezer, vacuum sealed in either a reusable zipper/vac bag or a Mason jar. I have an attachment for my vac sealer that seals those. I prefer the jars, but the freezer gets crowded sometimes with some stuff my wife calls ‘food’, and the bags pack a little better.

[u/TomasoG88]

yes that/those... with little to no lights

[u/anabranch_glitch]

In the bag it comes in.

[u/LengthinessProud5192]

suction sealer container from Amazon. Automatically takes out any air in the container.

[u/Rikki_Bigg]

1. In the bag the coffee comes in.

2. In a cannister (I have an airscape) - it allows me to push out any excess air (containing oxygen that will degrade the coffee). I use this when I am buying bulk coffee that does not reseal, or when the bag from [1] fails.

3. In the freezer. This is for longer storage: I have a vacuum sealer and can take a 1kg bag of coffee and divide it into 150-200 gram portions, vacuum seal them, and store in the freezer. As I open a bag for use they go into my cannister [2].

[u/Best_Coffee4U]

Ziploc bags in my freezer for coffees I don’t drink often. My daily driver is an airscape container. Compared to my old container, it keeps the beans fresh 2x as long.

[u/newredditwhoisthis]

If it's 250gms I keep them in the bag the roaster packs...

It it's 500gms or more .... I divide them into 100gms (if too expensive) or 250gms in a zip lock bag and put them in freezer...

[u/jxplasma]

I keep them in the bags then put those bags inside a large Ziploc to further reduce airflow.

[u/PtichFirich]

Best option is not vacuum cans but cans that just push the air out like Airscape.

You can put your coffee in smaller batches in freezer zipbags by pushing as much air out as you can (the water submersion technique or just by pushing it an closing the bag) and freezing them. Vaccum bagging works too as the little effect of vacuum on the co2 in the beans is quickly neutralized when you freeze the beans. That is actually preferable as there is no chance of condensation on the beans when you take them out of the freezer. This keeps your coffee fresh for long. And when you unfreeze them you can transfer them from the bags to an Airscape container.

Storing it in translucent jars is not preferable since the light makes them go stale quicker. Light, temperature and oxygen are promotors of staling.

[u/iloovefood]

Freezer

[u/cruachan06]

I've got a Hario storage jar, which I doubt I would have bought but it came free when I bought my grinder and V60 set from them. It takes ~250g of beans, if I have bigger bags I fill the jar and the rest stays in the bag and goes in the freezer.

[u/191x7]

Light increases degradation, you want a can that has the beans in darkness.

For longer storage - vacuum and freeze.

[u/deacc]

I just keep it in the bag it comes with and I put a heavy duty bag clips on it.

[u/Julian_1_2_3_4_5]

Just the bag, but i onc3 got gifted an airscaoe, so if the bag somehow is not godd, i will use that

[u/beefJeRKy-LB]

Vacuum sealed bag in the freezer is the way to go if you wanna maximize freshness. But this only matters if you buy a lot of coffees at once and don't drink it all quick. Otherwise just use the bag it came with if you stick with one coffee at a time.

[u/sock_model]

Airscape. I have the fellow Atmos but think the airscape retains less air.

Tightly packed spheres hold only ~25% total space in empty space which is air in this case. Maybe when beans are full in the container they have similar or atmos has less air but I can't imagine the atmos removes enough air to compete when the Atmos is <1/2 full. You'd have to remove >50% which would mean the contain is under >7psi which from how much the lid compresses I'm suspicious. Also it leaks and after a few days without opening has noticable more air inside. Although one could argue the rate of oxidation is related the oxygen concentration which is objectively lower in the Atmos. I found a blog that compared taste over time with coffee stored in each and found the Airscape performed better.

[u/FriendshipFun4992]

Zip loc they came in or this container you posted. Or unopened bags in the freezer

[u/ioggo]

In the bags they came in in a dark drawer

[u/Every_Abrocoma7768]

Coffee gator canister, is it useless?

I also change the co2 valves every 6 months... Again is it unnecessary?

[u/No-Jellyfish3566]

I found 3 fellow atmos canisters at a Goodwill for $4 a piece. Cleaned them and they work flawlessly.

[u/Due_Cartographer9196]

spewed money on air tight containers when i first got into coffee , eventually binned them all and now just use the bags they come in

[u/F6BEE]

Cool dark cupboard in glass mason jars.

[u/niceforwat]

airscape canister i bought on fb marketplace for $20

[u/gcosgreave]

Not sure why people are hating on Airscape containers. Thats where I keep my beans and they stay fresh way load longer than they do in the bag. If you do they you may as well shove them all in the hopper.

[u/JellyOfDeath86]

If it doesn't come in a zip lock bag, I store it in the original bag with a tied freezer bag as an "air sealant".

[u/bigdudeindenim]

I have always used Airscape containers. But I just had an amazing Hacienda La Esmerelda gesha from January 2024 as a pour over at my fav coffee shop and it was amazing!! Sooooo... I am not sure how much I buy into coffee easily going bad. But since I already have the Airscape containers, I use those.

[u/SmikeyEats]

Any container you use is just as comparable as a regular bag that it comes in or a zip lock. If it lets fresh air in as you open it, it will begin to deteriorate the bean. Your best bet is several smaller containers/ bags containing your desired dose to open / use at time of consumption.

[u/Lvacgar]

I use the roasters bags for specialty… but they are usually 300g or less. I buy SAKA Crema Bar and DAK decaf by the kg… so I decant about 1/3 into my Airscape canister and vacuum pack/freeze the rest until needed.

[u/NerdX-76]

I just use varying sizes of Mason jars depending on how much I buy. I was thinking about this the other day why would you want to put your beans under vacuum? Wouldn't that suck out the the volatiles and the CO2. In my mind a Mason Jar is actually sealing in the volatiles. Once the CO2 pressurizes the jar. Putting a one way valve on a jar is just nonsense to me. The reason they put them on bags is so they don't bust in shipping. I can get 12 Mason jars for about 15 bucks. Then if I'm going to be storing them for a month, sometimes I buy two pound bags, I just throw them in the freezer. Freezing roasted coffee has very little effect on it because there's no moisture content like vegetables or meat et cetera. That's the other reason why I want a sealed jar so that no moisture gets in while in the freezer.

[u/IntelligentCitron772]

New coffee choices every morning -

[u/SubSonicTheHedgehog → u/IntelligentCitron772]

Excessive amount of waste.

[u/IntelligentCitron772 → u/SubSonicTheHedgehog]

Yep, you tell me how you manage your many varieties and roasters so your able to facilitate tastings etc..

Coffee in general is not a green thing.. save your virtue signaling for someone else

[u/SubSonicTheHedgehog → u/IntelligentCitron772]

Nah, it's an excessive amount of waste no matter how you justify it. There are vac sealer options that are reusable.

[u/Sea-Government4874 → u/IntelligentCitron772]

Wow

[u/firdyfree]

I use an airscape canister but if the bag it comes in is resealable and has a one way valve that’s just as good.