Category: Brewing

Coffee to go

26/6/2023

Getting a decent cup of coffee when you are travelling can be a challenge. Even the most hardy of speciality coffee lovers have been known to slum it on the go and reach for the instant, or even the dreaded conference coffee flask - and there is no shame in that. However, there are just a few simple considerations for you if you would prefer to drink a better quality cuppa when on the go.

The key considerations are location transport and brewing. Firstly, if you choose to take good quality coffee with you, will it fit in your luggage? Will the aroma permeate your clothing - making you smell like a roaster all week? (Although there is nothing wrong with that 😉). When you reach your destination, how will you brew you coffee? Do you need to take other equipment with you? Maybe a hand grinder?
Whilst all of these are relevant questions, you also need to think about convenience and storage. At the end of the day - it’s coffee, not emergency medical supplies, although of course some of us might argue with that..

At the roastery, we’ve got quality coffee for your travels covered. The Coffee-To-Go Travel Can has everything you need to make great quality coffee on the go. A hermetically sealed can, to protect against spills and aromas in your luggage. Freshly ground speciality roast coffee with individual filter bags that hang over your cup. Plus, a gorgeous wooden coffee scoop. So all you need is hot water and a cup for coffee anywhere.

Finding a Roastery…

You can find great coffee roasters all over the world and Google will do a pretty decent job of making suggestions. From a quality perspective you may also like to take a look at The Coffee Roasters Guild - the global trade guild of the Specialty Coffee Association - www.crg.coffee.
If I have time when I’m travelling I love to try a coffee from a local roastery or great coffee shop.

‘Coffee To Go Travel Cans’ and refill packs are available from The Garden Roastery.

'Coffee to Go' Travel Can

£21.50

Everything you need to brew a fabulous cup of coffee wherever you are. Whether you take it in your work bag for hybrid working, in your car for a weekend away or in your suitcase to take on holiday.

A reusable stylish tin, holding fresh roast, ground coffee with a stylish wooden coffee scoop and coffee filters that sit directly on your cup or mug. This tin has everything that you need when to make amazing coffee when home or away.

A stylish silver colour tin (measuring 95mm x 130mm) with a round, hermetic sealed, hinged lid. Containing 150g of fresh roast ground coffee, a wooden coffee scoop and 10 individual coffee filters which fit directly over a cup or mug. (Mug not included).

The coffee will be fresh ground to the perfect size to use in the individual filter bags provided, with a choice of medium roast, dark roast or De-Caf.

If you would like to send this item directly to a gift recipient, please indicate this in the 'Note to Seller' within your order including the wording to be written on a gift card which will be included. In the case of a gift no receipt or invoice will be sent within the package.

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REFILL PACK for 'Coffee to Go - Travel Can'

£13.65

A refill pack for your 'Coffee to Go - Travel Can',

1 x 220g recyclable bag of filter ground fresh roast speciality coffee.

2 packs of 10 individual coffee filter bags.

(Mug not included)

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These photos of beautiful roasteries are from my recent visit to The Dordogne in France. Above left is the Brulerie Sarladaise and above right (plus coffee pic) is Cafe Layac.

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back to basics......brewing............. 'pour over' made easy

13/4/2019

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So I have to share this with you. As you know at The Garden Roastery I am all about great coffee without the hype #yourcoffeeyourway. A little while ago I was looking for a straight forward brew method for my Mum. Well, we can’t have the mother of a coffee roaster not being able to drink fabulous coffee, can we? ;)

Whilst my mum has several methods to make coffee when she has visitors, she didn’t have a way to make a good cuppa just for herself. There are clearly several options. As you will have seen in my last ‘back to basics' blog, the one person cafetière is great, but my Mum already has a larger cafetière for guests. I took a look at a single dripper/filter top for a mug. Whilst they are good, they really need a goose neck kettle to pour the water evenly, and then I found something better ..... drum roll please ..... A pour over coffee maker with its own water tank.

There are several great benefits of the design. The water tank has small holes to evenly distribute the water onto the coffee grounds. The tank has a lid which makes it much safer when sat on top of a mug, and the tank has a measure so you can get the amount of water just right. The lid doubles as a drip tray for the filter when you’ve finished, so no nasty drips across the kitchen.

Having been so impressed with this innovative product I sent one to my lovely mum and thought nothing more about it, until last week when I visited. All I can say is ‘wow’. Whilst I am admittedly biased about the great coffee itself (Mum uses a little micro roastery .....) the Pour Over worked brilliantly. I was so impressed, I bought myself one just to write this blog!

So, if you want an innovative, uncomplicated, safe, well designed way to make a single cup of great 'Pour-over' coffee, I would say look no further than this little beauty.

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Back to basics - brewing...cafetiere / french press

28/7/2018

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I often get asked about different ways to brew coffee. So once you’ve chosen which beans you like, and whether you prefer a lighter or darker roast, how are you going to make your drink? So in this series of short blogs I’m going to take those new to coffee through some of the absolute brewing basics. This time it’s the turn of the good old Cafetière or French Press .....

Brewing In a Cafetière / French Press

How much coffee to use?
Use 1.5 to 2 tablespoons of ground coffee per small coffee cup
For a 3 cup cafetière, I use 4 to 5 tablespoons of coffee
For an 8 cup cafetière, I use 11 to 15 tablespoons of coffee

Grind Size?
The coarseness of your coffee grind is really important. Every brewing method extracts flavour differently. So for a Cafetière use coarse ground coffee. At The Garden Roastery our Eureka grinder can be set to all levels. So just let us know how you brew when you order your coffee, and we’ll give you the perfect grind.

Preparation
Boil your kettle, 94 degrees is good for cafetière brewing so let the water cool a little. You can pre-warm the pot, but it’s not essential and remember that will affect your brewing temperature.

Here we go...
Add your coffee to the pot. Pour over the water to just cover the grounds. Leave for 30 seconds to ‘bloom’. Then fill the pot, leaving enough room to place the plunger on top.

Wait 4 minutes....... then plunge, slow and steady.

Your coffee is ready to enjoy.

Take some time to experiment, to make the perfect cup of coffee, just how you like it. These are just guidelines .. #yourcoffeeyourway.

If you fancy brewing your coffee in a Cafetière, but don’t have one, check out the gift sets in The Garden Roastery shop.

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Ramblings of a roaster

Coffee to go

Finding a Roastery…

'Coffee to Go' Travel Can

REFILL PACK for 'Coffee to Go - Travel Can'

back to basics......brewing............. 'pour over' made easy

Back to basics - brewing...cafetiere / french press

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