Ember Coffee Company

Ember Coffee Company ☕️ husband+wife led, ethically-sourced roastery
💨 exclusively air roast our coffee
🔥 voted best coffee in minnesota (2023-2025)
❤️ quietly exceptional

Winner of Minnesota’s Best Coffee and Coffeehouse by Star Tribune! � A living room in Big Lake, Minnesota hosting a coffee shop, coffee roaster, and ice cream pit shop. We seek to do good, using our profits to support non-profits that care for orphans, victims of trafficking, and the marginalized. Ember’s mission is to turn strangers into friends, serve the best coffee everywhere, and be a pla

ce that cultivates creativity and good works. We are more than a coffee shop—we are a community on a mission, passionate about bringing beauty to every corner of our city.

06/08/2026

You guys always ask us how we develop our coffee. The truth? It’s a lot of trial and error.

Each of our coffee has its own roast profile which are built around these four things: charge temperature, heat as the temperature climbs, development time, and drop temperature. 

Sometimes it takes only a few roasts, but other batches can take longer to dial in. So we roast, cup, adjust, and do it again.

Great coffee doesn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of an intentional process with a lot of trial and error.

So the coffee you’re drinking today might not have been dialed in perfectly until batch 12.

NIGHT OWL IS BACK! 🦉 You can grab our almost-French roast on our site for a limited time. But once it’s gone, it’s gone....
06/08/2026

NIGHT OWL IS BACK! 🦉 You can grab our almost-French roast on our site for a limited time. But once it’s gone, it’s gone.

Use code FIRSTSIP for $8 off your first order.

06/04/2026

El Jefe caught red handed with McDonald’s coffee again 🤣

pov: it’s finally “should we get ice cream after dinner” season🍨😋☀️🍦 After 1PM:• 50% off a kids scoop with any large spe...
06/03/2026

pov: it’s finally “should we get ice cream after dinner” season🍨😋☀️

🍦 After 1PM:

• 50% off a kids scoop with any large specialty drink
• FREE kids scoop with any 12oz coffee bag purchase

Stop in for a scoop, grab a coffee, and enjoy a summer afternoon at Ember.

We’re so excited to partner with The Annabelle House, providing Ember drip coffee and being a part of their commitment t...
06/03/2026

We’re so excited to partner with The Annabelle House, providing Ember drip coffee and being a part of their commitment to hospitality, connection, and serving their community. ☕️

June’s Roaster’s Choice is here.Every month, our Roaster’s Choice gives us a chance to explore something a little differ...
06/02/2026

June’s Roaster’s Choice is here.

Every month, our Roaster’s Choice gives us a chance to explore something a little different.

This month’s pick takes us to Bolivia’s La Paz region, where 120 families across seven communities grow coffee beneath a native forest canopy thick enough to meet the Smithsonian Institution’s Bird Friendly standards. That means the canopy overhead is real forest, not decoration.

In your cup, expect brown sugar and candied citrus zest over a rich, full body, finishing with lingering praline and cocoa.

But what makes this coffee special isn’t just how it tastes.

The APCERL cooperative has been Organic Certified since 2002 and Bird Friendly Certified since 2014. Their farms sit near Madidi National Park, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, where the coffee farms double as wildlife corridors connecting protected forest habitat.

At a time when some of Bolivia’s best coffees are becoming harder to find, this is one we’re especially excited to share.

☕ June’s Roaster’s Choice: Madidi Canopy Reserve
🌿 Organic Certified
🐦 Smithsonian Bird Friendly Certified
📍 La Paz, Bolivia

Available now online and in the shop.

Use code FIRSTSIP for $8 off your first online order.

https://embercoffee.co/products/roasters-choice

06/01/2026

It took us 14 months to get four letters on our coffee bags.

Most people see the USDA Organic seal on a bag of coffee and assume it’s just another marketing label or just ignore it.

To earn USDA Organic certification, it’s an extensive process. Coffee farms must go at least three years without synthetic pesticides or chemical fertilizers. Every step in the supply chain must be certified, documented, and audited from the importer to the warehouse, roaster, and packaging facility.

One broken link in the chain and that certification is gone.

That’s why USDA Organic costs more. Not because of the label itself, but because of the accountability behind it.

For us, organic coffee isn’t about following a trend. It’s about transparency, traceability, and doing things the right way—even when it’s harder.

Stop in this Wednesday for a chat with the chief! Every 2 months, the Big Lake police chief stops in to answer your ques...
06/01/2026

Stop in this Wednesday for a chat with the chief! Every 2 months, the Big Lake police chief stops in to answer your questions over coffee.

05/30/2026

Meet Noah, one of the roastery technicians at Ember. Noah has brought a lot of fun and care to the Ember team and we are so happy to have him!

All of the roastery team puts so much care and detail into your coffee, from the time we receive to when it hits your cup.

If you haven’t grabbed a bag yet, use code FIRSTSIP at checkout for $8 off your online order.

Address

450 Jefferson Boulevard , Suite 1
Big Lake, MN
55309

Opening Hours

Tuesday 6am - 4pm
Wednesday 6am - 4pm
Thursday 6am - 4pm
Friday 6am - 4pm
Saturday 7am - 4pm
Sunday 7am - 4pm

Telephone

+17632078558

Website

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