This week we dive into two more of my "Top 5" variables to pay attention to in your home coffee making journey: Grinding Whole-Bean Coffee and Holding Coffee. Send in a Voice Message with your ideas/questions/thoughts to be featured on future episodes!    Call to Action #1 (free): Grind 3 days worth of whole-bean coffee.  Use 1/3 of it for today, seal the rest.  Use 1/3 tomorrow and 1/3 the next day.  Do you notice a difference in the taste in your cup? Call to Action #2 (expensive): If you don't have one already, buy a burr grinder!  I guarantee grinding whole-bean coffee with a burr grinder will take your coffee game to the next level. **Articles/Resources mentioned in Episode 3**  This is the grinder I use!  (Baratza Encore)  -- it's lasted me 5+ years and still going strong HuffPost Article: Don’t freeze your coffee! Example of drip brewer that helps you monitor Hold Time (Breville Precision Brewer) Oh, and shout out to Bill Nye the Science Guy (click for a blast from the past) and the Periodic Table of Elements for being awesome and helpful for life and for coffee. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/craftyourowncoffee/message