A 250 g bag of beans makes about 18 cups, a 500 g bag about 35, and a 1 kg bag about 70. Drip bags are simpler still: one bag is one cup, so a 12-pack is 12 coffees and a 24-pack is 24.
Those bean numbers move with how strong you brew and how big your mug is, so think of them as a sensible guide rather than a promise. Below is how we get there, and how to read the drip-bag packs.
How many cups are in a 250 g, 500 g or 1 kg bag of beans?
Here's the quick version for a cup of about 200 ml, brewed at a normal strength.
| Bag size | Cups (about 200 ml each) |
|---|---|
| 250 g | about 18 |
| 500 g | about 35 |
| 1 kg | about 70 |
Brew lighter and you'll get a few more cups. Use a bigger mug or brew stronger and you'll get fewer. Either way a 1 kg bag keeps one person going for over two months of daily coffee.
How did we work that out?
We use about 70 g of coffee per litre of water, which is the ratio we brew to across filter, plunger and pour-over (roughly 1:14). A litre is five 200 ml cups, so 70 g covers five cups, which puts a 250 g bag at about 18 cups, a 500 g bag at about 35 and a 1 kg bag at about 70.
If you'd rather not do sums, our coffee calculator does it for you, and the ratio calculator works the other way from however much water you're brewing.
Does the grind or brew method change the count?
A bit, yes. Espresso uses more coffee for a small cup, so a bag of espresso-ground beans pulls fewer shots than the table above. Filter, plunger and stovetop all sit near that 70 g per litre ratio, so they track the table closely.
Grind doesn't change how much coffee is in the bag, only how fast you get through it. If you want the long version, our plunger guide and filter machine guide both set out the method.
How many cups are in a pack of drip bags?
This one's easy. Each drip bag is a single serve, so the number of bags is the number of cups. No weighing, no leftovers.
| Pack | Cups |
|---|---|
| Pantry 12 | 12 |
| Pantry 24 | 24 |
| Pantry 36 | 36 |
| Travel 10 | 10 |
| Travel 20 | 20 |
| Travel 40 | 40 |
| Travel 100 | 100 |
The Pantry packs come as a shared nitrogen-flushed pack, which is the pick for a kitchen or desk drawer where the bags get used steadily. The Travel packs wrap every bag on its own, which suits a backpack, a glovebox or a hotel room. New to them? Start with how to choose drip coffee bags.
How long will one bag last a single person?
On a cup a day, a 250 g bag of beans is around two and a half weeks, a 500 g bag about five weeks, and a 1 kg bag roughly ten. A Pantry 36 of drip bags is a little over five weeks at the same pace.
Keep it sealed and out of the light and it'll hold up fine, and the roast date is on every label so you always know how fresh yours is. We go through the details in how to store coffee fresh.
Which size should you buy?
Bigger bags cost less per cup, so if you know you'll drink it, size up. A 1 kg bag of beans works out cheaper per cup than a 250 g bag, and it's one order instead of four. Drip bags follow the same logic: the 36 is better value per cup than the 12.
If you're not sure a blend will become your daily, buy small first. And free shipping kicks in over $80, which a 1 kg bag or a couple of drip-bag packs will clear.
Quick answers
How many cups are in a 1 kg bag of coffee?
About 70 cups of about 200 ml each, a few more or less depending on how strong you brew and how big your mug is. That's over two months of daily coffee for one person.
How many cups does a 250 g bag make?
About 18 cups of about 200 ml. Brew lighter and you'll get a couple more; use a bigger mug or brew stronger and you'll get fewer.
How many coffees are in a pack of drip bags?
One per bag. A 12-pack makes 12 coffees, a 24-pack makes 24, and so on. Each bag is a single serve, so there's nothing to measure.
How do you work out cups per bag?
We use about 70 g of coffee per litre of water. A litre is five 200 ml cups, so every 70 g of beans is roughly five cups. Scale that up to the size of your bag.