4-Bag Variety Pack (12oz)

Do you love coffee, but cannot handle the acid? Over 30% of the coffee-drinking public experiences upper gastrointestinal distress when drinking coffee. These symptoms can manifest as heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion, sour stomach, and GERD. The assumption has been that Ph level has much to do with these symptoms. This is misleading and in most cases, incorrect.

Over 30% of the coffee-drinking public experiences upper gastrointestinal distress when drinking coffee. These symptoms can manifest as heartburn, acid reflux, indigestion, sour stomach, and GERD. The assumption has been that pH level has much to do with these symptoms. This is misleading and in most cases, incorrect.

There are dozens of different types of acids in coffee. Many of them are beneficial to flavor and are healthy. However, there is a specific acid in coffee that causes upper GI distress. Chlorogenic Acid, specifically CQA 3,4, and 5 has been definitively correlated with stomach problems. Chlorogenic Acids can occur naturally in coffee. Drum roasting can significantly increase these levels.

Over 98% of coffee roasters in this country roast coffee in a drum roaster. We don't. Instead, we've engineered, designed, and manufactured our coffee roaster, which utilizes patented convection technology to roast coffee. Instead of introducing coffee to a hot drum, we roast our coffee beans in a fluidized bed of hot air. Our coffees never come into contact with hot steel. Our coffees are gently roasted in a stream of very hot air to reduce chlorogenic acids, confirmed by independent lab testing. Then, they are processed using the mountain water technique to remove caffeine, without the use of heavy acids or chemicals. The results are a smooth, flavorful, easy-to-drink coffee that's easy on your stomach.

Skeptical? Good. You should be. If you're one of the many who experience stomach problems with drinking coffee, you've probably already researched the topic online and found lots of information, much of it contradictory. Our claims are based on the work of Dr. Taka Shibamoto, a Distinguished Professor of Environmental Toxicology at the UC Davis Coffee Center. Dr. Shibamoto has conducted studies on Chlorogenic Acid in coffees. These studies have determined that elevated levels of Chlorogenic Acid in coffee are major contributors to bitterness in coffee as well as upper GI distress.

Alex's Low-Acid French Roast Coffee is a special blend of three highly sought-after beans (50% Chiapas, 25% Nicaragua, and 25% Honduras) and is mild, delicate, and well-balanced. It is perfectly roasted to a medium-leaning dark, almost French Roast. It is dark enough to have a full body and chocolatey personality, but it lacks any burnt or bitter notes. Instead, the flavors in these beans are still detectable, and that is a great thing!

Alex's Low-Acid Organic Decaf Coffee™ contains 100% pure Chiapas coffee beans. Grown in southern Mexico, near the border with Guatemala, Chiapas coffee beans share the same characteristics as Guatemalan beans, which you would expect from the volcanic soil and high altitude in which they are grown. They are mild and delicate, with slightly sweet notes of brown sugar and pear. They also have a nutty overtone.

Organically Certified by Organic Certifiers. Our coffee beans from Chiapas, Mexico, originate from an organic cooperative established over 20 years ago by five tribes of indigenous Mayan Indians, who were concerned about soil degradation, contamination, and erosion. In the 20 years since they obtained organic certification, these farmers have accomplished much for their communities. They have built a hospital, a school, and a state-of-the-art milling facility to process their coffees. They established a women's center and created a lending institution to support their entrepreneurs in starting up. They've stemmed the flow of their young people migrating from their small town to the bigger cities in search of employment. The members of this co-op earn three times as much as other coffee farmers.

Alex's Low-Acid Organic Whole Bean Decaf Coffee™ is everything good coffee should be: rich, balanced, bright but not acidic, nutty and aromatic, as well as socially and environmentally conscious.

Alex's Low-Acid Organic Coffee™ 4-Bag Variety Pack includes the following items:

• Alex's Low-Acid Organic Coffee - Fresh Ground French Roast (12oz)
• Alex's Low-Acid Organic Coffee - Whole Bean French Roast (12oz)
• Alex's Low-Acid Organic Coffee - Fresh Ground Decaf (12oz)
• Alex's Low-Acid Organic Coffee - Whole Bean Decaf (12oz)

We recommend storing your coffee in an airtight, opaque glass, metal, or ceramic container and keeping it in a cool, dark place. Coffee beans can lose moisture in the freezer and pick up flavors from the fridge or freezer.