Council Oak Supply

We're excited to announce our Cafe' 101 Seminar for July is SOLD OUT. There are still spots available in August, September, and October. You can come learn about: Bar Operation Roasting Basics Coffee Business Machine Maintenance Supplies and Menu Items Go to CouncilOakAcademy.com to register!

Flood relief for Siouxland. We've partnered with Central Bank and the United Way: Siouxland Recovery Fund to contribute to the cause.   Our goal is to raise $10,000 for local flood victims. Want to help our Community?   Buy a 12oz bag of Big Sioux or Little Sioux coffee and the full purchase price will go directly to the local relief effort.   The flooding hit many of us hard. We want to help raise both funds and spirits. Please stop by the parlor or shop online to purchase a 12oz bag of Big Sioux or Little Sioux. Rise and Rebuild.  

Council Oak Academy. Join us for the Cafe 101 Seminar. (Dates below.) We'll cover these aspects of running a profitable coffee business. - Bar Operation - Roasting Basics - Coffee Business and Finances - Machine Maintenance - Menu Profitability - Cafe Supplies And More! We're offering a discounted Early Bird rate. Seminar Dates: July 23rd August 20th September 24th October 22nd The regular price is $250 but the early bird rate will save you $125! 𝗣𝗟𝗨𝗦 We'll give you samples of product worth more than the cost of admission. The Seminar is sponsored by: - Smartfruit - Barista 22 - Pallo Only 10 spots available for each date. Please reach out or comment with any questions you have! Go to counciloakacademy.com to sign up!

NEW BAGS ARE HERE! Full custom bags with the story of the Council Oak. Michael our, Digital Marketing Manager, designed and hand-drew the elements you see. We have different elements from Sioux City's history on the bag. - The War Eagle Monument - The Council Oak Tree - The Floyd Monument - The Josephine And Prospect Hill as the backdrop. Stop in to see the bags in person! Enjoy these historical callbacks from Sioux City's history!

Saturdays are back! Come visit the parlor on Saturdays. We've resumed normal parlor hours... Monday-Saturday 7am-Noon.

Sometimes coffee fuels conversation and memories. Other times it fuels grit, work, and gettin' things done. Regardless of motive, your coffee quality makes the difference. When your coffee is consistent it helps you to be consistent. Bad coffee distracts you from the important things you need to do and can sour a memory being made. If you want quality coffee in your home or office send us a message or stop by the parlor!

Gather. We're made for community. But that's not always easy to find. - Life is just so busy - We had to move - I changed jobs - I'm stuck As social beings, we often miss one of our basic needs. We let urgent non-important tasks fill our day. But you don't have to stay there. Make a small step. Fight. Grow. Win. Make it your goal to have coffee and conversation with someone this month. To share a moment or lesson with a loved one. Maybe it's 5 minutes...or 5 hours. But 5 minutes of community is better than no minutes. Cheers to gathering with someone you're close to.48s

All Decaf is Not Created Equal Chemical Decaf?? 😳🤢 Around 1,000 chemical components contribute to a coffee bean's makeup. These provide its taste, aroma, etc. It's challenging to remove the caffeine without removing these components. This is why historically decaffeinated coffee doesn't taste "good". There are two major ways to decaffeinate coffee. - Solvent Based Methods - Non-Solvent Methods Let’s talk about these! • Solvent Process - Chemical Contact • The Direct Solvent process steams green coffee to heat and open its pores. The coffee is then rinsed with a chemical solution. The methylene chloride in the solution binds to the caffeine. This leaves you with decaffeinated green coffee and a coffee-flavored solution. Next, the coffee is removed from the solution and the caffeine/chemicals are skimmed out of the solution. The green coffee is placed back in the solution to re-absorb the flavor... (hopefully 😉) And if the coffee started organic it's now been in contact with chemicals. • Non-Solvent - Mountain Water Process • This process is similar to the solvent process. But instead of using chemicals to remove the caffeine it uses high-grade filters to capture the caffeine. Once the caffeine is removed the green coffee goes through a triple drying system. The process removes 99.94% of the caffeine content. And no chemicals are used. So the grade one specialty coffee you buy from us is organic...and stays organic :) Remember decaffeinated doesn’t mean “Caffeine-free.” Trace amounts will remain regardless of the process. Keep these things in mind next time you go to buy decaf coffee.

1 out of 451. What makes coffee high quality? Here is one factor that goes into it. Green coffee is graded by assessing the number of defects per 300 grams. (warning...math is ahead) The average coffee bean weighs .1325 grams. So in every 300 grams, you have about 2,264 individual beans. 😳 The grade one specialty coffee you get from us has less than 5 full defects in every 300 grams. OR... Less than 1 defect for every 451 beans. Compared to the exchange grade which allows up to 1 defect in every 98 beans. Various things in the coffee can make a defect. - Husks - Pebbles - Chipped beans - Sticks and twigs - Beans that won't roast! Ideally, your roaster will pick out any of these defects that make it through.

"We ran out of out of coffee" Terrifying words if you're a daily drinker. 😳 Here are 3 ways to help make sure this doesn't happen to you. 1. Subscription Membership. Join the Coffee Council and save. You get to pick your roast and grind plus it saves you 15%. You choose the frequency, from every 2 weeks up to once a quarter. You decide. - pickup is available for local members - 2. 2lb Tuesday. In-store only. Save 20% off any 2lb bag of coffee. Every Tuesday. 3. 5lb Fridays. Maybe you can't make it in on Tuesdays...or 2lbs is 3lbs too little ;) Get 15% off on 5lb bags on Fridays in-store only. Enjoy Council Oak Coffee at home or in your office. If these don't fit your situation reach out to see how we can help :)