Coffee Resources: Calculators, Brewing Guides & Tips
Find Your Brewing Method & Coffee Match
Explore six ways to brew great coffee. Each method is paired with a Love Beyond Borders blend to try—choose your favorite method, then shop the coffee.
These are suggested pairings, not rules—enjoy any blend with your favorite brewing method.
Better coffee starts with clear answers. Explore our free brewing guides, coffee measurements, and tools for homes, churches, offices, and events. No special coffee knowledge required.
Start here: choose what you need
Most dry ground-coffee measurements in these guides use grams (g) and ounces by weight. Brewed beverage sizes use fluid ounces (fl oz). Use a kitchen scale for repeatable batches. Serving estimates are approximate and may not account for water retained in the grounds.
Church volunteers: Plan monthly orders or use the serving checklist.
Office managers: Estimate breakroom coffee and compare cost per cup.
Event planners: Plan coffee for 25–200 guests.
Brewers: Find airpot coffee measurements in grams and ounces by weight.
Free coffee calculators and tools
How Much Coffee Do I Need?
Planning Sunday coffee, an office gathering, or a large event? Estimate 8-ounce servings, pump pots, coffee needed each week, and how many five-pound bags to order monthly.
How Many Cups Does a 5-Lb Coffee Bag Make?
See serving estimates for 6-, 8-, 10-, and 12-ounce cups, plus how many 2.5-liter airpots you can brew from one five-pound bag.
Brewing guides and everyday coffee questions
Church Coffee Station Checklist
A practical volunteer checklist for setting up, brewing, serving, cleaning, and tracking coffee at church.
How Much Coffee for 100 People?
Simple estimates for 25, 50, 100, and 200 guests, including brewed cups, 2.5-liter airpots, and ground coffee amounts.
Airpot Brewing Guide
See easy ground-coffee measurements for 2.2-, 2.5-, and 3-liter airpots, plus a practical commercial brewing checklist for churches and offices.
Coffee Brewing Guide
Easy starting ratios and brewing tips for drip coffee, pour-over, French press, and cold brew. Learn how to adjust coffee strength and troubleshoot a bitter or weak brew.
Brewing Tips and Videos
See additional tips and video resources for improving your everyday coffee.
More ways to plan, brew, and save
Coffee Cost Per Cup
Compare the approximate ingredient cost of an eight-ounce serving from each of our five-pound blends.
Coffee Grind Size Guide
Choose a starting grind for commercial drip, home drip, French press, pour-over, and cold brew.
How to Store Coffee
Simple storage tips for keeping whole beans and ground coffee fresh.
Monthly Church Coffee Ordering
Estimate five-pound bags per month based on attendance and weekly services.
Office Coffee Planning Guide
Estimate daily cups and monthly five-pound bag needs for a workplace.
Serving coffee at church or work?
Use the calculator to estimate your needs, then choose a freshly roasted five-pound bag. Our Coffee for Churches page explains our bulk options and shares feedback from churches already serving our coffee. We also have information for offices and businesses.
Ready to order five-pound coffee?
Start with Salama Sunrise for a balanced everyday cup, Sunset for a richer profile, or Midnight for a bold dark roast. Choose whole bean or ground on the product page.
Great Coffee. Greater Purpose.
Love Beyond Borders Coffee is roasted by Onyx Coffee Lab in Northwest Arkansas. Your coffee purchase helps support the mission of Love Beyond Borders in Guatemala and beyond.
Shop five-pound coffee: Salama Sunrise · Sunset · Midnight