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Coffee Storage - what is airtight?
There are as many opinions about the best way to store roasted coffee as there are coffee geeks, but I’ve discovered that sometimes, storage methods are not always what they seem…
Cafes, Fresh Coffee and Resting Beans
I’ve mentioned before here and in other places, that I think that the issue of freshness and coffee beans needs careful qualifying.
A commercial roaster friend of mine challenged my thinking on this a while ago. The commonly accepted wisdom amongst many home roasters is that coffee can’t be too fresh – but I beg to differ…
Lock, stock and coffee machine
Of moving, new beans, Fair Trade and Rwandan coffee.
New beans - December 2006
Two new much anticipated beans have landed in the Ministry Grounds stash just in time for Christmas…
New Beans - October 2006
I have a few new beans heading my way, with more to follow.
Here’s what waiting for me to pick up from the warehouse:
Coffee Too Popluar?
Could we coffee enthusiasts be driving a trend that will turn around and bite us?
In reports in a number of financial journals this week, Arabica coffee beans on the “New York Board of Trade could climb more than 20 percent in the next 12 months and outperform some of this year’s best commodities investments, including copper and silver.”
So what, you might say.
But look who is really driving the price increase:
Learning from a master roaster
A few fellow coffee geeks and I spent yesterday morning at Dean Morgan’s roastery.
(See photo gallery).
Amongst a load of things that I learned this morning, a couple stand out:
A visit to a roastery
An invitation to visit Morgan’s Handcrafted Coffee roastery at Emu Plains, near Penrith in Sydney.

September 8th 2008
3:53 AM AEDST
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to my site for all things coffee related.
Ministry Grounds is a blog for reflecting on my experience of roasting and drinking speciality coffee.
There's also some basic information here for people looking to start their journey into fine coffee.
I also sell small amounts of green and fresh roasted coffee - see the Ministry Grounds Shop.
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