Burlap and Ziplock Coffee Bags 

The Problem:Even after coffee is roasted, the beans continue to release CO2 gasses, which if not properly vented can give the coffee a gassey aroma and flavor. Unvented ziploc bags can actually blow up like a balloon after filling with freshly roasted coffee, and the more coffee they hold, the more pressure is generated. Sealed coffee bags which are unvented, often blow open after being stored due to the pressures caused from the release of the gas. The more oxygen the coffee is exposed to, the faster it loses its aroma and freshness. When sizing the correct bag for your application, please keep in mind that coffees vary greatly in weight, density, size of bean, roast level, and a few other factors that determine how much of a particular bean a bag will hold. Our published weights for bag capacities are based off of average common coffees.

Our burlap coffee bags are the exact same coffee bags that we receive our coffee in from around the world! Coffee has been shipped in burlap bags since the begininng of the world coffee trade, and is still shipped that way today. Burlap bags have the strength and durability to withstand weather, time and stress. The materials used in these bags vary depending on the materials that are readily available in the regions that the coffee starts its journey in. All burlap bags consist of some form of woven vegetable fibers, jute, hessian, flax, cotton and a few others are all possibilities. We try to take good care in opening our bags to minimize rips and tears, and for the most part, bags are completely intact and usable. although, you may ocassionally come across a rip or tear in a bag... but they are usually easily mended.