EmberCoffee & Roastery Order ahead

Open daily from 6:30 am on weekdays

Roasted down the lane, ready on the shelf.

Ember is a café and small-batch roastery in the old kiln works on Foundry Lane. This week’s roast is on the bar, the whole menu is right here, and when you order ahead your cup is waiting by the door with your name on it.

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  • 6 minaverage wait, ordered ahead
  • No. 41La Estrella, Huila
  • 10th cupis always on us
A bag of this week’s roast beside an espresso and roasted beans on warm stone

Roast of the week · No. 41

La Estrella, Huila.

Every Tuesday we roast one coffee we can’t stop talking about. It goes on the pour-over bar, into the batch brewer on Thursday, and onto the shelf in 250 g bags until it runs out. The next one drops on Tuesday.

Whole bean, 250 g

Roasted Tuesday, rested four days, at its best from the weekend for three more weeks. Ground for your brewer if you ask.

$19 per bag · two loyalty stamps

In the cup

  • Blood orange
  • Panela
  • Cocoa nib

Juicy and round, with a clean, sweet finish that lingers like brown sugar. Lovely black on filter; as espresso it turns into a chocolate orange.

Growers
La Estrella association, 22 small farms
Region
Huila, Colombia
Altitude
1,650 – 1,850 m
Variety
Caturra & Castillo
Process
Washed, dried on raised beds
We paid
$4.10 / lb at the farm gate

Roast level

LightLight-mediumDark

Brew it at home

Dose
15 g
Water
250 g at 94°
Grind
Medium-fine, like sea salt
Time
2:45 – 3:15

Bloom with 40 g for 40 seconds, then pour in slow circles to 250 g. If it tastes sharp, grind a touch finer next time.

Tuesday’s roast curve Charged at 200°, first crack at 8:36, dropped at 10:18 with 16% development: sweet, not baked.
100° 150° 200° 0 2 4 6 8 10 min development turning point yellowing 4:30 first crack 8:36

Recently on the bar

  1. No. 40Sidama, EthiopiaJasmine, peach, black tea
  2. No. 39Cauca, ColombiaRed apple, toffee
  3. No. 38Nyeri, KenyaBlackcurrant, grapefruit
  4. No. 37Huehuetenango, GuatemalaPlum, cocoa, almond

Order ahead

Skip the line, not the chat.

  1. 1Order here or text (555) 018-4420.
  2. 2We time it so it’s hot when you walk in.
  3. 3Grab it from the shelf by the door. Pay there, or at the till.
1Pick your usual

Popular picks below, or tap Add on anything in the menu.

2When will you be here?

Choose a pickup time. We start your drink a few minutes before.

3Who’s it for?

The Ember card

Ten stamps, one on us.

Every drink is a stamp, every bag is two, and the tenth cup is free, whatever it is. No app to download: give us your mobile at the till, or keep the paper card in your wallet like it’s 1998.

  • Double stamps on Roast Day. Every Tuesday, while the roaster’s running.
  • A birthday bun. Any pastry, any day of your birthday week.
  • First pour of every new roast for card holders, Tuesdays at 4 pm.

Ember Coffee

Loyalty card · 18 Foundry Lane

  1. Stamp 1
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  4. Stamp 4
  5. Stamp 5
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  7. Stamp 7
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  9. Stamp 9
  10. Stamp 10, a free drink

7 of 10 stamps. Three more cups to a free one.

Try it: this card is a sample and resets when you leave.

Our story

A kiln works, still warm.

Ember started in 2016 on a one-kilo roaster in a garage, selling bags off a folding table at the Saturday market. When the old Brindle Yard kiln works came up for rent, we couldn’t resist the name, or the chimney.

Today Marguerite, our 15-kilo roaster, runs every Tuesday behind the glass at the back of the café. You can watch, ask questions, and taste the first pour at four. We buy from four grower groups we visit, pay well above the commodity price, and print what we paid on every bag.

“Good coffee should be quick to get and slow to forget. That’s the whole plan.”

Ines Arroyo, head roaster
  • 10years roasting
  • 4grower groups we visit
  • 2.3times the commodity price, on average
  • 100%of our grounds go to Yard Gardens
  1. 2016

    First roasts in a garage. Forty bags a week at the Saturday market.

  2. 2018

    The kiln works on Foundry Lane. Eighteen seats and a borrowed espresso machine.

  3. 2021

    Marguerite arrives. The roastery moves in behind glass so you can watch.

  4. 2024

    Order ahead and the pickup shelf. Average wait at the door: zero minutes.

Hours & location

Come in, warm up.

Open seven days

Opening hours
Monday6:30 am – 5 pm
Tuesday Roast day6:30 am – 5 pm
Wednesday6:30 am – 5 pm
Thursday6:30 am – 5 pm
Friday6:30 am – 5 pm
Saturday7:30 am – 5 pm
Sunday8 am – 3 pm
18 Foundry Lane, Brindle Yard Two minutes from Yard station, opposite the canal steps (555) 018-4420
KILN ST FOUNDRY LN MILL RD YARD AVE Brindle Green canal YARD STATION EMBER
Pickup shelf is just inside the door, on the left. Bike rack and two short-stay spaces out front.
  • Step-free entrance and an accessible restroom
  • Free wifi; laptop-free tables 8–10 on weekends
  • Dogs welcome on the patio, water bowl by the door
  • Bring your own cup and save 25¢

Good questions

Before you pop in.

Can’t see yours? Ask at the bar or call (555) 018-4420. We pick up between orders.

How long do you hold an order-ahead pickup?

We start your drink a few minutes before the time you choose, so it’s hot when you arrive. If you’re running late we keep it on the shelf for 20 minutes, then remake it fresh when you get here, free.

Do I need an account or an app to order ahead?

No. Just a name for the cup. Add your mobile if you’d like the stamps to go on your loyalty card, and we’ll text you once when it’s on the shelf.

How does the loyalty card work?

One stamp per drink, two per bag of beans, double stamps on Tuesdays. The tenth stamp is a free drink of any size, any kind, including a pour-over of the roast of the week. Stamps never expire.

Can you grind beans for my brewer?

Of course. Tell us what you brew with (espresso, cone, French press, stovetop, cold brew) and we’ll grind it to suit. Whole bean keeps longer, so we grind on the day you pick up.

Which milks do you have, and do they cost extra?

Whole, skim, oat and soy, all at the same price. Our ganache, chai and syrups are plant-based, so any milk drink is vegan with oat or soy.

What about allergies?

Our kitchen handles nuts, gluten, dairy, egg and sesame. Items marked GF are made without gluten, but not in a separate kitchen. Ask us and we’ll show you every label.

Can I watch the roast?

Every Tuesday from 9 am the roaster runs behind the glass at the back of the café. At 4 pm we pour the first cups of the new roast for anyone holding a card.

Do you supply offices and cafés?

We roast for a handful of neighbourhood spots and a few offices, with fresh bags every week and someone to fix the grinder when it sulks. Call us and ask for Ines.