Coffee: To Freeze or Not to Freeze

When we first started getting asked about preservation of coffee, we did our own tests and our conclusion where that our coffee, roasted to an Agtron level > 50 or a Citi roast was able to retain its aroma and fragrance for approximately 2.5 months without any real loss, when kept in the freezer.

Since then we have had a number of clients and other so called ex-sperts saying now this is not the case.

Recently I found an article that was a little more scientific in its approach. I really believe it is worth a read:

You can read the whole article, but the conclusions are important:
http://www.home-barista.com/store-coffee-in-freezer-conclusions.html