Greetings, group, = I seem to recall a thread about Date-Marking Packages of Green Coffees, and= I also seem to remember that Tom thought he might go ahead with the idea. = This would definitely be a help to me. = However, the last coffee I purchased at and from SM's has no date-mark on t= he package. = Whatever happened to this suggestion? = Happy Roasting, (and, in the spirit of the upcoming Valentine's Day: Happy= Dating) = robert yoder = = Hotmail: Trusted email with Microsoft’s powerful SPAM protection.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469226/direct/01/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmar=iascoffee.com Homeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee=.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=7820 |
You know, they actually are coded with a little letter on the label,
but off hand I cannot tell you what they mean! Let me forward this to
Maria. Since we pack coffee all the time, and nearly every coffee is
repacked every week, the labels on bags we ship each month definitely
stand for that particular month. So if you look at the letter on the
labels from your last order and just work backwards, that will date
it pretty well for you. We just use the alphabet consecutively. We do
this to ensure that, in our bins of packed coffee, there is not some
little "pocket" of older bags that doesn't sit longer than others. We
actually physically rotate too as we fill, but I guess its just an
added measure. Also, all the coffee is from the same lot, so it's all
the same from start to finish. But lets say, in a bad case, there was
a bag that got wet in transit... and had white beans in it. Then we
could track it down, I suppose...
Now, from the subject line, it looked like you might be looking for a
date. This might not make it through some SPAM filters!
Tom
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On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 05:28:43PM -0800, Tom & Maria - Sweet Maria's Coffee wrote: <Snip> Looks like January = A, February = B, ... December = L. This is based on labels from samplers ordered & received last December and last week. I did notice that a few - an FTO decaf, eg. - didn't have a month code. -- Some people, when confronted with a problem, think "I know, I'll use regular expressions." Now they have two problems -- Jamie Zawinski Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
Hi Tom, Thanks for your reply. I had imagined just the date of the lot. Same date as we might find in your coffee descriptions. Now, as to the other remark, I am definitely dated! best regards, robert <Snip> Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection.http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
Are you suggesting a green singles get-together? Ineresting, but many of the best blends are the product of more then two participants... :-) -Chris On 2/12/10, Tom & Maria - Sweet Maria's Coffee wrote: <Snip> Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
Rats! I was going to say something similar.. haha... sounds good to me! On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 11:01 PM, Yakster wrote: <Snip> Lynne Homeroast mailing list Homeroasthttp://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20">http://host.sweetmariascoffee.com/mailman/listinfo/homeroast_lists.sweetmariascoffee.comHomeroast community pictures -upload yours!) :http://www.sweetmariascoffee.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemIdx20 |
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