Coffee Storage + Full Bags
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Green + Roasted Coffee Storage Best Practices
Green Coffee Storage + Containers
Roasted Coffee Storage + Containers
Preparing For Full Bag Coffee Shipment
Green + Roasted Coffee Storage Best Practices
Depending on how much room you have and how much roasting you are doing, having buckets, containers, or bins around can be very helpful. Whether you are storing and blending green or roasted coffee, roasting many batches in one session, or want to cut down on your single-use coffee bags, having the right sized container available can make your coffee roasting operation a lot easier.
Green coffee storage can often be a little easier to organize. Store roasted coffee in a cool, dry place, away from heat and light.
Boxes and bags of green often come in Grain-Pro bags, which are perfect for green coffee storage. You will want to make sure you store your green coffee in a cool, dry place free from cleaning products or fragrant foods. Remember, green coffee is porous and can absorb smells from nearby materials. Also, be sure the green coffee is stored separately from the roasted coffee to avoid cross-contamination.
Green Coffee Storage + Containers
If you want to transfer your green coffee into a different container than the Grain-Pro bag it is often packaged in, it can be really convenient to have a platform with casters to help move them around. Here are a few suggestions for containers of various sizes:
- Baytec 5 Gallon Food Safe Bucket 3 Pack $17
- Rubbermaid Brute 10 Gallon $22.82
- Rubbermaid Brute 20 Gallon with Lid & Dolly $45
- Rubbermaid Brute 44 Gallon $54
- Rubbermaid Brute 44 Gallon with Lid & Dolly $74.99
Roasted Coffee Storage + Containers
For your roasted coffee, it’s convenient to have buckets that you can easily label, stack, carry, and scoop from for bagging. Here are a few that we suggest:
- Rubbermaid Brute 10 Gallon $22.82
- Cambro 5.5 Gallon Pail $15, (Lid For Pail $1)
- Baytec 5 Gallon Food Safe Bucket with Lids 3 pack $69
To read more about roasted coffee packaging, check out our Roasted Coffee Packaging article.
Full Bag Coffee Shipment Info
Bags of coffee are an excellent way to supply your business. Not only are bag prices cheaper than boxes per pound, if you order more than three bags, you can also reap the benefits of reduced shipping costs per pound too. However, in saying all of this, they have a few disadvantages: they are heavy, can tip over, and are difficult to move.
Here are a few things to consider when you order bags of coffee and how some tips to ensure the arrival, offload, and storage of your bag order goes smoothly.
Prepare the appropriate space for the bags of coffee.
Boxes and bags of green often come in Grain-Pro bags, which are perfect for green coffee storage. You will want to make sure you store your green coffee in a clean, cool, dry place. Remember, green coffee is porous and can absorb smells from nearby materials. Also, be sure the green coffee is stored separately from the roasted coffee to avoid cross-contamination.
Get a plan together for storage and access.
Are you keeping the coffee on the pallet on which it was shipped? Are you emptying the bag into a Brute Bucket? (please see above for suggestions) Are you going to move the bags from the shipping pallet to your own pallets? Whichever you do, please bring a buddy with you to help you lift!
Bring a buddy with you! Team lifts are essential in moving bags of coffee.
Bags of coffee are heavy. Bags of coffee are roughly 28 inches wide x 40 inches tall and weigh between 132 and 154 lbs. They cannot be safely lifted by one person. Here’s a play by play of how we suggest you move your bags:
a) Each team member will stand at one end of the coffee bag, crouch down, and grasp two corners.
b) Lift the bag by straightening your knees, not your back.
c) Move the bag to a brute bucket or another pallet or rack. Please make sure the rack or pallet can safely accommodate the weight.