How long to wait after roasting for the best-tasting cup?

[Coffee_Mad_Man]

Hi All,
How many days after a roast do you wait before grinding and making a cup of coffee?

Sometimes I wait a day (sometimes I can't resist and make it on the day!). I usually put the beans in a vacuum-sealed container. However, I left one batch of roasted coffee for about three weeks in an air-tight (non-vacuum) jar - exactly the same beans I've been using for the past three weeks - and the taste was divine! I couldn't believe it was the same batch of coffee. So I'm thinking to wait 2-3 three weeks before grinding the roast I completed today.

Interested to hear your thoughts on this too @Blue Cliff Roaster and @shadow745?

Thanks,
CMM

 

[Coffee_Mad_Man]

PS we used these heavy-duty masks this time to avoid Diacetyl risks lol

 

[shadow745]

Depends on the coffee used, level of development and brew method. I only do espresso and minimum for my taste is 6 days and no longer than 9-10. If a green is new to me I will try at day 2-3, then maybe 4-5 and greens I prefer to give taste/texture with Full City development a 7-8 day peak just works well and I do smaller batches and rotate so each jar opened is in that peak stage.

Good deal with the mask. I am far from concerned with air quality as I always roast outdoors and 95% of the time have straight line wind 5-20 mph. When there is no wind I wear a thick dust mask just in case.

 

[Coffee_Mad_Man]

Depends on the coffee used, level of development and brew method. I only do espresso and minimum for my taste is 6 days and no longer than 9-10. If a green is new to me I will try at day 2-3, then maybe 4-5 and greens I prefer to give taste/texture with Full City development a 7-8 day peak just works well and I do smaller batches and rotate so each jar opened is in that peak stage.

Good deal with the mask. I am far from concerned with air quality as I always roast outdoors and 95% of the time have straight line wind 5-20 mph. When there is no wind I wear a thick dust mask just in case.

thanks shadow745!