Math guru's: what's the approximate volume of 150lbs of coffee?

by **poison** on Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:01 pm

Odd question? You bet!

I need help, 10th grade was a long time ago. I actually need the volume, and dimensions of said volume. Demanding people, pfft.

by **another_jim** on Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:22 pm

That's kind of easy since your standard burlap sack of green coffee is 120lbs. So 150 would be a just a bit bigger. For roasted coffee, roughly two sacks.

by **jammin** on Fri Jan 01, 2010 5:36 pm

per: http://www.mpd-inc.com/material.htm

coffee beans = 24lbs/cubic foot

150lbs/(24lbs/ft^3) = 6.25^ft^3

I also cross referenced this with density data from: http://www.simetric.co.uk/si_materials.htm

and came up with ~ 5.8 ft^3

if you need it in m^3, you are looking at ~ .164m^3 - .177m^3

for dimensions, V = WxHxL. You will just need to set your V to one of the above values i listed, then plug and chug

hope this helps

~Jammin

by **poison** on Sat Jan 02, 2010 3:11 am

Whoa, sweet!

by **timo888** on Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:27 am

Ground or whole bean? Tamped or untamped? :wink:

by **JonR10** on Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:58 am

Nifty little calculation....I'm thinking maybe the data is for roasted coffee.
Also, it seems that Jackson's units should probably be pounds/cubic ft.
(I mean that it looks to me like the word "pounds" got lost)

Edit - Silly me!
Jackson is dead on with units, the final measure is a volume.

by **poison** on Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:26 pm

This is whole bean, roasted. I'm trying to get a shipping quote, but need a more accurate volume estimate than 'a lot'.

Sorry, I should've stated that up front.

by **timo888** on Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:11 pm

poison wrote:This is whole bean, roasted. I'm trying to get a shipping quote, but need a more accurate volume estimate than 'a lot'. Sorry, I should've stated that up front.

If it's a trucking/short-distance hauling company, something weighing 150 pounds might be shipped on a pallet which would typically mean you must have a loading dock or pay extra for "curbside" delivery. If you can specify the size of the bag in which the coffee is shipped, it might work out better cost-wise to have several smaller containers than one or two big bags.

by **Psyd** on Sat Jan 02, 2010 9:42 pm

timo888 wrote:Ground or whole bean? Tamped or untamped?

African or European?

by **gyro** on Sat Jan 02, 2010 10:00 pm

Psyd wrote:African or European?


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