title_body: What is a good recipe for high quality coffee beans that are no longer fresh?
upvoted_answer: One option is a somewhat obscure preparation method, but one that works best with older-ish beans: Nel drip (nel pot) preparation recommends beans that are a few weeks old; here's a Nel preparation guide from Blue Bottle. I don't know why older beans are recommended, except perhaps tradition. 
  
  See also other questions tagged nel-drip including another question of mine on Nel.