Simple Coffee Co Now Open

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Hello Coffee Drinkers,

My name is Jason Weimer, founder of Simple Coffee Co. After moving to Thailand, I quickly realized that this region was an emerging global coffee supplier.

Discovering very few online retail outlets that made buying quality coffee simple and convenient, I was inspired to partner with coffee producers who cared about quality and freshness, families and communities, and had a desire to share their coffee with the world.

Simple Coffee Co celebrates each producer's unique coffee by delivering their beans to your home or business in their original packaging and labels by Thailand Post EMS. We’ve partner with producers who share the values that coffee should be free of slavery, support just causes and pay fair wages, as well as taste delicious.

We’ve opened a small storefront in Bangna, Bangkok selling fresh whole bean coffee, or ground to order (fine, medium course), Hario brand pourover coffee
accessories, and custom designed pourover stands, coffee tables and end tables.

We’ve also setup a small sampling bar in our storefront location where you can sample any of our coffees for free, before you buy.

Or, if visiting our storefront is not convenient, you can always order from our online store delivered to your within a few days, depending on your location within Thailand.

We’ve included several different payment options in our online store such as Paypal, ATM transfer, iBanking Transfer, Direct Bank Deposit or In-store Payment and Pickup.

We invite you to be a part of our story as you taste the difference in each cup and enjoy some truly good local Thai coffee.

Cheers!

Jason Weimer

Simple Coffee Co

http://simplecoffeeco.com

Simple Coffee Co is part of Simple Group Co., Ltd.

[tonytigerbkk]

Hi Jason,

Although I am a genuine (strong) coffee drinker, I drink decaf in the evenings, as the caffeine in normal roast coffee will keep me awake.

The problem with this is there is very little choice for decaf in Thailand and a lot of shops don't even stock it.

I have had a look at the website but I can't find any decaf.

Do you supply decaf and if so please advise the price of this.

Regards,

Tiger.

[SimpleCoffeeCo]

Hello Tiger - Thanks for the question. I am in the same predicament as you regarding good decaf in Thailand. Unfortunately, none of my current suppliers offers a decaf option yet. I will be working with my Gem Forest supplier on this and hope to be able to offer this in the near future.

Jason

[tonytigerbkk]

Thanks, Looking forward to that.

[SimpleCoffeeCo]

After discussing the decaffeination process with one of my producers we are finding that the process would be quite complicated and expensive to do here. There are currently several different methods and most require the use of chemicals.

With that being said, there is a way to somewhat "decaf" your regular coffee using the pourover drip method. This can be done in the brewing process. Most of the caffeine is extracted from the ground beans within the first 20-30 seconds of the brewing/pouring. Make sure you use Arabica coffee beans and not Robusta coffee beans. Robusta coffee beans can contain up-to 50% more caffeine than Arabica coffee beans.

Here's how to decaffeinate regular beans using the pourover brewing method:

1. Prep your pourover equipment - dripper, filter, two receiver cups

2. Pre-soak the dripper and filter

3. Grind almost double the amount of coffee on a medium grind setting

- Regular ratio is: 10-11g of coffee per 8oz hot water

- Double ratio is: 18-20g of coffee per 8oz hot water

4. Add all the coffee grounds to the dripper

5. Start the brewing process by pouring a small amount of hot water to the center of the grounds and then waiting for 10-15 seconds for the brewing process to begin. You'll see some gasses and might see the infamous "bloom" happen as well. You'll also start to smell the fresh aroma.

6. After waiting for 10-15 seconds, slowly start pouring the remainder of the water while keep track of your time.

7. After about an additional 20-30 seconds of slowly pouring, stop pouring and quickly switch receiver cups

8. Quickly get back to pouring again until the remainder of the hot water is finished

9. The coffee in your second receiver cup will have a significantly lower amount of caffein than the first cup. it will also be much weaker, thus the reason for almost doubling-up on the amount of coffee grounds being used.

Suggestion on what to do with the coffee in the first receiver cup:

- Save it. Keep it in a glass serving pitcher, preferably one with a lid, and then keep it in the refrigerator. This can then be used as an iced-coffee concentrate for iced-coffee drinks during these hot days of summer.

Hope this helps,

Jason

[Duxnuts]

Great initiative! The website looks very nice. Don't think I'll get a chance to visit the store, as it's quite a bit away from me. What's typically the shippong charges within BKK?

[SimpleCoffeeCo]

We ship Thailand Post EMS. Shipping this method allows us to receive a tracking number which we in-turn give to the customer when their order has been shipped. This number can then be used online to track the shipment via the Thailand Post website. Currently, these are our domestic shipping/handling fees within Thailand.

0.00 kg - 0.50 kg = 62.00฿

0.60 kg - 1.00 kg = 80.00฿

1.10 kg - 1.50 kg = 98.00฿

1.60 kg - 2.00 kg = 116.00฿

2.10 kg - 2.50 kg = 146.00฿

2.60 kg - 3.00 kg = 164.00฿

3.10 kg - 3.50 kg = 188.00฿

3.60 kg - 4.00 kg = 212.00฿

4.10 kg - 4.50 kg = 236.00฿

4.60 kg - 5.00 kg = 260.00฿

5.10 kg - 6.00 kg = 287.00฿

6.10 kg - 7.00 kg = 337.00฿

Qty 1 250g bag of coffee will have an additional shipping cost of 62.00฿

Qty 2-3 250g bags of coffee will have an additional shipping cost of 80.00฿

Qty 4 250g bags of coffee will have an additional shipping costs of 98.00฿

etc...

Hope this helps.

[SimpleCoffeeCo]

We are currently running a special discount for those who are willing to take a quick 9 question survey. We're trying to get more acquainted with out customer base. After answering the 9th question you will be given a discount code that can be used in our online shop. The link is here: http://simplecoffeeco.com/pages/customer-feedback-survey

[spawn]

Hi Jason.

Some of your products mention Java, Typica or Caturra.

Are they single varietal. A blend? Imported or grown in Thailand? Just a marketing word?

Sent from my GT-I9070 using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app

[SimpleCoffeeCo]

Our heirloom varieties, Java, Typica and Caturra, are grown, processed and roasted here in Thailand. All their beans grade from AA to AAA. They are not blends. Yes, they are single origin. They come from one farm in Nan which has a limited quantity. Next harvest we are hoping to introduce two more varietals, Bourbon and the ever-so-special Geisha.

Thanks for the questions.