FAQ

Q: Does light or Dark Coffee have more caffeine?

A: Light coffee has significantly more caffeine that dark roast.

Q: Does light or dark roast have more acidity?

A: Dark roast coffee will have less acidity than a light roast coffee. This is one of the reasons you notice a change in taste. A fun fact you can use salt to help cut the acidity in coffee. You can also look for coffees such as those from Nicaragua that lend themselves to be less acidic by nature.

Q: How much coffee do I get when I order?

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A: All of our coffee is sold by the pound instead of the traditional 10/12 ounces you get from traditional coffee. So when you shop at Sally Sue's you can an extra 4-6 ounce per bag.

Q: How long does coffee roast for?

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A: Coffee typically roast for 12 minutes plus the cooling time. On average a coffee takes 18 minutes to process given the roast variety as a dark roast takes longer.

Q: Can I eat coffee?

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A: Roasted coffee is often eaten we actually do chocolate covered espresso beans in the winter. However;we recommend grinding and brewing it for preparation. In addition you cannot drink or eat raw/green coffee.

Q: Where does you coffee come from?

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A: Our coffee comes from all over the world each listing is the country of origin of where it comes from.

Q: What does fair trade organic mean?

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A: Fair trade is an organization that promotes a fair wage for those harvesting the coffee. In order for a coffee to be fair trade a large premium is paid per pound for the coffee that goes back to the farmer and infrastructure. In addition to a per pound charge to the certifying organization. There are different levels of certification. We are 100% fair trade meaning everything we get is fair trade certified vs a portion. Organic means simply it was organically grown without the use of chemicals to aid in less weeds and enhancing its growth. This is vital as many countries do not have governing body for agriculture and chemical usage.