Journal
From the roastery.
Guides, sourcing notes, and brewing wisdom from the Ember Roast team.
12 March 2025
6 min read
Why single-origin matters: a guide to traceability
When you pick up a bag of coffee labelled 'single-origin', you're holding more than a marketing term. You're holding a story — of a specific farm, a specific harvest, a specific set of hands.
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28 February 2025
5 min read
How we source from Ethiopia's Yirgacheffe region
Ethiopia is where coffee was born. Yirgacheffe is where it became an art form. Here's how we find, cup, and select the lots that make it into our Sheffield roastery.
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14 February 2025
4 min read
The perfect home brew: our recommended ratios
The single biggest variable in home brewing isn't your grinder or your kettle. It's the coffee-to-water ratio. Here's what we recommend, and why the numbers matter.
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