Every Christmas-tide I order my coffee for the next year, usually because I receive a few monetary gifts from some members. So, here is the order for this coming year.

Ethiopian Natural Sidamo 4 FTO Oromia - 20#

Haitian High Altitude Typica Gwo Chwall - 5#

Kenya Peaberry Muhugu Estate - 20#

Colombian Supremo Popayan - 20#

Hoping that holds me for the whole year!

Peace of the Lord be with you.
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Rev, do you do your own roasting?
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Yes, for about 17 years now. Use a Fresh Roast 2000 coffee roaster to do so. Have already used up a Fresh Roast 5.
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Sounds great, Todd, especially the two African beans. :-)

Me, I gotta grit my teeth and make do with store-generic cans of mud. :-)
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What do you pay for a can of mud?

If you look at what I picked up, (including the Haitian which is treat-myself splurge and more than I'd spend normally) I am getting 65 pounds of coffee shipped, for less than $400. That's about $6 a pound, but about $5,50 a pound for 60 pounds worth, the Haitian is a big difference.

You can get into an introductory roaster for about $130. I've had mine for about 6 years now, after the first one finally gave up the ghost.

For the difference in fresh roasted coffee, it is amazing. And I am guessing, not truly much more expensive than the "mud" you are drinking.

Once a week I get coffee other than at home, it is the day of the Men's Morning Bible Study. I think it rude to sit there and not patronize the shop, so I get a cup there. Although, I have brought the owner some of my fresh roasted coffee, for they buy theirs elsewhere, and the owner was duly impressed.
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Mud normally runs (or oozes) about 2 bucks a can, so around half the price of your beans. And though I am sure your brew is at least twice as good, I still could not justify it on my budget. But I am glad someone I know and like gets to enjoy it. :-)
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I like your choices, but that's a lot of green coffee beans. I only order about 10-12 pounds at a time, how do you store your green beans? :-)
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Just in the cupboard. Looked into it once and learned that as long as they do not get moldy, they are good for quite a while. I had 5# of Jamaican Blue Mountain that I used very sparingly for special occasions, it has been in my cupboard for 4 years.

Now, I may be wrong, but there have been no problems with the beans I have had around.

Peace of the Lord be with you.
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Looks like you have a nice selection lined-up for 2017 Todd:-)

Like Todd, I simply store mine in the bottom cupboard, where its dark and cool. Try to keep as much air out of the bag when I reseal it and store it after a roasting session.
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What do you store then in after roasting?
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I even store mine in burlap bags, letting the air in. It allows air flow which keeps the mold from growing.
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I roast about a week's worth, keeping the roasted beans in an old Del Monte Grapefriut sections container.
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Well, I haven't been sent a large order in "burlap" to date:-), but I do know that the company I order from does indeed store their numerous burlap bags in the warehouse, and can do so in the right conditions.

My beans simply arrive in thick sealed plastic sacks (5#). To date, I guess I've been fortunate not to have experienced mold on the green beans. Then again, I don't worry about it.
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I have not seen coffee in the store for $2 a can. What are you buying?

Do you have grinder, or is buying roasted beans out of the question?
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Coffee Bean Corral used to send their orders out in burlap bags. I kept them around, so even if I order from someplace that sends their beans in plastic, I have burlap bags for storage.
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On occasion name brands like Maxwell House, Folgers, etc. are on sale. Otherwise my local grocery Stop&Shop has its "Guaranteed Value" house brand that sells for 2 bucks a can every day. It's not great coffee, but it does the job. :-)

I do have a Krups grinder and splurge on beans rarely, using Mayorga, Starbucks, and Dunkin in the past. Of course I like these better, but cannot fit this into my budget often. As for green beans, I've had fresh roast a few time, but have never done so myself. Too much like work. :-)
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:-)...but its fun work. Especially with all of the coffee bean chaff flying around during the roasting process, and getting in your hair and... wait a second... I don't have any hair... well anyways, its fun work:-)
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