FRESH roasted coffee beans by mail?

[Piston]

I always used a local roaster in town, but I’ve since moved, and the one local roaster in my new town just moved about 30 mins away.

Does anyone have a recommendation on good quality, super fresh roasted beans delivered to your house?

I’m in NH and would love to stay somewhat local within New England, but I suppose it doesn’t really matter that much in the end.

 

[kelving884]

Have you looked at Amazon? A lot of the roasted beans have a subscribe feature where you can pick the quantity and shipping frequency. And they will ship it to you automatically until you tell them to stop. I use it for my beans.

I can't recommend a brand because I drink Mocas. So for me the driving factor is cost. After all that flavoring in my coffee, super fresh beans is just a waste of money.

 

[jeff9366]

Do you have a "Trader Joe's" store anywhere near?

Most coffee Trader Joe's offers is whole bean. I have tried all blends over the years. TJ's Columbian Supremo is my house coffee. Fourteen ounces for $6.99.

Shipping is usually too high a portion of the price with mail order beans.

Coffee and imported cheese are what made TJ's reputation in Southern California, where TJ's was founded. Wine later became an adjunct.

TJ's is now owned by Aldi of Germany but I have not noticed any decline in TJ's high coffee standards.

 

[sseelhoff]

Coffeeicon.com

 

[ustmd]

While there is debate on this, coffee beans, IMHO, need to rest for 48-72 hours after roasting (outgassing of CO2 to avoid bitterness), but should be used within 10-12 after roasting to avoid them going stale. That is a very narrow window to order and get shipment.

May I suggest an alternative?

I home roast. I order green coffee beans off of the internet (Sweet Maria's Home Coffee Roasting) for $5-7/lb and roast them at home. After doing it for the last 8 years, I will never go back.

I use a Behmor 1600+ which set me back about $300-400, but you can get much cheaper roasters. You can also use a hot air popcorn popper, a heat gun and a metal bowl or even a cast iron skillet.

 

[downsizingnow48]

Many years ago my wife and I spent a year in a small village in Africa. We bought green beans from local farmers and roasted them in a cast iron skillet over a wood fire. Best coffee ever!

 

[Zippo1]

This is what we like - though I can't speak to its freshness - it tastes great to us:

Amazon.com : Two Volcanoes Espresso Coffee Beans - 2 Lbs - Guatemala Dark Roast Espresso Blend Whole Bean Coffee - Rare Single Origin Gourmet Beans. Get The Kick, Enjoy the Smoothness! : Grocery & Gourmet Food

 

[motownbrowne]

I'd give this guy a try. He's a member at Arboristsite and OPEforum. He roasts his coffee over firewood he cuts. Nice guy. Been meaning to give it a shot. Also, Cafe Mam is pretty good mail order coffee. I know a few people who but it regularly.

Coffee Snobs

 

[Piston]

Thanks for the replies so far. I'd like to find a place that either roasts on a regular enough basis that they are always shipping beans within a couple days of roasting, or that roasts as the orders come in. Regardless I'm having a hard time finding beans that have a 'roast date' on them at all, let alone recently :laughing:

I may be stuck with having to drive the 30 mins to the new location that my local roaster moved into. I suppose that isn't that bad, but I'd rather something delivered to my door. Although on the plus side, I believe I can take my snowmobile right to their front door in the winter time.

While there is debate on this, coffee beans, IMHO, need to rest for 48-72 hours after roasting (outgassing of CO2 to avoid bitterness), but should be used within 10-12 after roasting to avoid them going stale. That is a very narrow window to order and get shipment.

May I suggest an alternative?

I home roast. I order green coffee beans off of the internet (Sweet Maria's Home Coffee Roasting) for $5-7/lb and roast them at home. After doing it for the last 8 years, I will never go back.

I use a Behmor 1600+ which set me back about $300-400, but you can get much cheaper roasters. You can also use a hot air popcorn popper, a heat gun and a metal bowl or even a cast iron skillet.

I've actually tried the home roasting thing, using an air popper, probably about 10 years ago now. I ordered my beans green from Sweet Maria's. I did like it, I actually enjoyed the whole process, but once winter came along I had a really difficult time getting a consistent roast (roasting outside). I'd love to try it again with a better roaster, and I had looked over the last couple of months off and on, but I don't remember seeing much in the way of roasters in the 300-400 dollar range. I'll check out the Behmore. Can you get a darker roast out of it, or mostly just light to medium?

Regardless, I will hold off on purchasing a roaster. My wife and I bought a new Expresso machine for each other as a joint gift this year, so my coffee budget is all but extinguished :laughing: We've wanted one for years, and having used this model before, I felt it was a good value for the price.
Breville Barista Express Espresso Maker | Williams Sonoma



For the past many years, I've been using an Aeropress for home brewing, so this is quite a jump in my coffee prep technique!

 

[M5farms]

Buzz box coffee , very good coffee and it supports a great charities , first pound is free so you have nothing to lose