How to Grow ‘Coffee’ at Home (Surprisingly Easy)
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Love your morning cup of Joe, but feel the need for a caffeine free alternative? Well, you're in luck! because it's surprisingly easy to grow your own 'coffee' (and you can often forage for it too).
in this week's episode Ben shows us exactly how to grow, roast and blend your own warming hug-in-the-mouth brew, that won't give you the jitters or keep you awake trying to count sheep!
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I spent a year in an apothecary apprenticeship, and have two things to add here from my herbalist instructor. First, a good reason to grow chicory is that it likes kinda crappy soil, and that long taproot will suck up some pretty icky things. Second, if you're drinking dandelion anything, be aware that it has strong liver detoxifying properties that can cause nausea the first couple times if you have a heavy toxin load. Also, it is a potent diuretic. Don't drink it if you aren't going to be near a bathroom or suitable tinkle spots.
I've never personally enjoyed dandelion coffee, but I do keep a jar of roasted roots to just periodically smell. Not sure if I'm just weird, but the smell has a mood-lifting effect for me. Something I learned by accident in my starting days as a landscaper was that if you want massive dandelion roots, break the top off a few times. Like, pop the leaves off but leave the rest. The thing will come back darn near doubled in size.
Question about the chicory root - you mentioned it was good to grow bc the root sucked up icky things, can you elaborate please? I was trying to think if you meant like good nutrients or if it was bad stuff to get out of the soil. Thanks.
@@gaylekerr9826 I mean to be careful where you harvest it because it can pull up and store contaminants out of the soil that can be released during the roasting and steeping process. If you're gathering it from the wild, just keep in mind that whatever is around is likely to impact the plant. Where I live has chicory growing absolutely everywhere that has gross goings-on. The dump, the jail, the recycling places that people treat like dumps, just where the soil is disturbed and of questionable health. Growing it in pots or in the yard is extremely easy, and what was recommended to me as opposed to wild harvesting. Heavy metals are one of the main concerns.
@@froginprogress8510 Oh, golly! Thank you for the explanation! I appreciate you taking the time to clarify.
I enjoyed your post and really appreciate the suggestion for increasing the size of the root. And no, you are not weird lol.
Thanks for this. I was wondering about those things beyond its taste, like how digestible is it, whether it contains anything like caffeine, etc. Very helpful.
These were both extremely common coffee substitutes in my country up to the 1980s! They have a negative image as a "poor man's coffee" but they're actually quite nice, as long as you don't expect them to taste exactly like coffee. Carob root and roasted acorns are also quite commonly used as coffee substitutes.
Yes, there are quite a few decent coffee substitutes. I reckon they're all due a renaissance!
What an informative video! I had no idea you could make these mock coffee drinks. I will definitely give this a go. Lovely kitchen by the way! Many thanks from Michigan ❤
Thanks so much. Definitely worth trying out. They are genuinely good drinking.
Roasted chicory root is delicious! Dandelions are also great for your liver 👍
Almost everyone in Southern Africa drinks a chicory/coffee blend. Really nice!
Dandelions were actually introduced to the Americas as an imported salad crop, and now they grow like weeds everywhere here too! My brother used to make dandelion wine 40 years ago.
Dandelion wine - what a fab idea!
When I was a child my mother used to drink chicory or a coffee and chicory mix, It was a lot cheaper than pure coffee.
For me the other use of dandelions is for my rhuharb. I take as many of the plants from the paths around our allotments as possible and put them around my rhubarb plants. The next field has a lot of dandelions in it so we get a lot of the seeds blowing in.
What a great idea!
Is that some kind of companion planting??
First time growing 'Chiavari' chicory this year and they've grown very well. I skinned them, sliced them as thing as I could (~2mm) and baked at 170C for 2 hours or so without dehydrating. I also went quite a bit darker than this (coffee bean colour) and I kept them as chips so they last longer too. They tasted great, much better than shop bought and plan to grow this every year. Chicory syrup is also lovely on desserts / ice cream.
Wow! Thanks for this, can’t wait to get stuck in, grow & harvest the plant & drink the results ☕️😋
Great ideas - thanks for sharing these!
I am a heavy coffee drinker and I bought chicory seeds (I’m in New Orleans so it’s only natural) and I have been interested in dandelions for a few years now and this video was very informative and helpful! Thank you so very much friend ❤
So pleased you came across this video. It was a very satisfying and genuinely tasty project. :-)
Boiled chicory greens with a bit of lemon juice makes a great vegetable as a side for a lot of food, if you'd like to not waste the greens.
What a fab idea - thanks for sharing. :-)
How fun! I'd heard of roasted chicory but never dandelion root. I'll have to give it a try. It was good to see the whole process, thank you for that.
Thanks for watching. I really enjoyed the whole process - very satisfying.
I grew up drinking chicory and dandelion! Considering the effect climate change is having on coffee bean growing regions I think the more alternatives we have the better!
Agreed! :-)
To wash off the roots, I put them in a spaghetti strainer and blast them with the hose. I used the single stream setting and it's a bit like a power washer. If there is any soil left in the cracks, I use a little brush like an old tooth brush or something similar.
That's a great method. :-)
If you grow dandelions in conditioned soil, the root and leaves will be more abundant. Been eating since 1959
Thanks for your time much appreciated.
Thanks for watching. :-)
I think ‘Camp Coffee’ is made from this. I remember getting this on a scout camp as a kid and thinking I was REALLY grown-up!
Yes indeed, Camp Coffee is made from chicory root.
That's funny, dandelions are called Löwenzahn in Germany and it means Lionstooth. Nice Video! Will try some of this.
That's fab to hear, thanks for sharing that. Definitely try some! :-)
I’m living in Costa Rica right now-the best coffee grows in the mountains.
I Looooooovvvvvveeeee my coffee…but with the price of it (like everything else) going up, it’s so great to know that I’ve got potential coffee growing in my own backyard!!!
Thank you again for a great video!!
Absolutely! :-)
A couple of years ago I started saving the dandelion roots from the dandelions I was weeding out of my garden so that I could roast them and make tea. Absolutely love it! And it's really good for you as it is said to be a good detoxer. I love chicory flowers and could use more flowers in my garden - you've convinced me to grow chicory next year!
So pleased you've been convinced to try chicory next year. :-)
Brilliant ❤
Wow! Thank you for the taste test.
I've used the commercial ground chicory coffee substitute which dissolves. It's ok but a bit too burnt in flavor. I would definitely like to give both of these homemade types a go!
They are really top-notch. I was surprised how really rather good they are.
Brilliant! I'm going to have a go at this.
Chicory is very common in the low country (Charleston SC) and you're right not a bad substitute for coffee. Although the dandelion, I've not tried, but it sounds yummy. Thanks for sharing
It really is, I promise! :-)
Wow! I want to try this dandelion coffee and taste test it myself. Who knows if I will like it? Thank you for sharing this experiment! That is very interesting! ❤️
So pleased you found this interesting. Definitely try the dandelion coffee - it's jolly good!
thank you for this video. i just found out that caffeine makes me sick, needed something that could wake me up ready for work lol...the caffeine teas i buy are quite expensive for very little bags... so, gracias :)
Enjoyed the new camera takes. Great video!
Thanks so much. :-)
LOVE this video!!! I stop drinking coffee many years ago! too much caffeine! I will definetely add CHICORY to next year garden!!
THANK YOU and HAPPY NEW YEAR to you and your family
That's wonderful to hear. Happy New Year to you too! :-)
Very informative Ben,thanks so much.
Thanks for watching. :-)
I think I’m going to give it a go.
I love root coffee!!!
Here in New Orleans, we still mix chicory into coffee and you can buy it at the grocery or order it at places like Cafe du Monde. I believe it's a holdover from the Civil War blockade when they couldn't get real coffee.
Yes, I've heard the same. Great you're still able to find it. :-)
♥️Thx .. but the work .. USA Southerners always drank chicory instead of coffee ,)!
also love dandelions salads
I've lived my whole life in Atlanta, Georgia, and that's not true. Only very poor people who couldn't afford coffee drank chicory, outside of Southern Louisiana where it is a local specialty. I think even there, it is most often drunk half and half with real coffee. Now that there are cheap brands of coffee, poor people only drink it out of tradition. These days it is not easy to find chicory in ordinary grocery stores, although it may be more common out in the country where people still remember it. It's mostly considered to be either a foodie specialty item, or a non caffeine health food.
I really rate it as a drink in its own right. Lovely depth of flavour and a welcome change to other caffeine-free hot drinks.
I've wanted to try something to cut the cost and the caffeine level of coffee. Going to make a place for chicory in my yard. Yes everyone I know caffeine is great but my heart can't take as much anymore!
Honestly, it's so worth growing!
I was wondering about the caffeine myself. Do these plants contain any?
nice!!!!
Ben very good video. In the states there is a type of holly called Yaupon Holly(Ilex Vomitoria). You might do a little research. I believe that it is the only plant that has caffeine in the leaves in North America. Not sure if it is available in the Uk.
I hadn't heard about this plant until making this video. I think you can buy plants of it here, so this is something that may be worth investigating!
The Latin name is not promising lol
Hi Ben, what make is your dehydrator? It looks a good (smallish) size and I think rectangular trays are a better use of space than round ones. I assume you sourced it in the UK ...?
I bought it on Amazon. It's an American make called Excalibur, but bought on UK Amazon. It wasn't cheap, but it very robust and used all the time. I love it!
Sounds interesting Ben, wonder what they would taste like together(?)
A few commenters here have said they taste very good blended together.
Can I use it in a drip coffee maker? My parents used the chickory added to coffee to make the coffee go farther.
Yes, I imagine you could as it behaves in much the same way as normal coffee grounds.
Ladies, a word of caution on Chikory. Chikory can encourage menstruation as it somehow affects our hormones.
Well...another great and fun video to watch, but it looks like a fair amount of work. Think I'll stick with my coffee beans. 🙂
Haha - fair enough! :-)
I read of caffeine studies reporting that tea has more caffeine than coffee. My grandmother used chicory coffee in milk for the grandkids. It was a favorite of mine. Never thought of making rmy own until now. "Leaves" are plural and "are" edible. Leaves is, is not correct. A leaf "is", whatever. Thankyou for this vlog.
Definitely give home-made chicory coffee a try if you're able - it's lovely stuff! :-)
The original “Camp’ coffee was made from these.
They belong TOGETHER, to taste more like the real thing!
(Mix about 50/50)
Chickory roots easily grow to 3 or 4' in length (90-120cm) DON'T break them off as short as you did, hahaha, you'll waist 70 or 80%
In Germany this (the combi of both roots) used to be known as kid's coffee (no caffeine)
Dandelion is good for a liver detox and Chickory is good for stomach upsets, and both are high in potassium, a nutrient almost nobody gets sufficient quantities of from food.
Enjoy, ssslurrrrp 😁
Great advice there, thank you so much. 😀
My dad told us about chicory coffee used in the last war.
So I'm going to do this project so I'm ready for the next war.
Always worth having these sorts of skills to hand!
It’s funny that so many people think tea is caffeine free.
The French name for Dandelion has always amused me because of it's bluntness: 'Pissenlit', which alludes to the plant's diuretic properties - 'piss-a-bed'. You would have to eat several kilos of the plant to have any serious effect, though.
I do like eating Dandelions - they're quite refreshingly bitter, and great mixed in with other salad leaves. My favourite way of eating them, is the French dish, 'Pissenlit au Lard' which is simply bacon, fried quite crisp, and served over shredded Dandelion leaves (remove the mid ribs from the leaves), and is dressed with the fat and scrapings from the bacon pan. It's simple, and stupidly good. Not every day, though. Once a month, in spring and summer, does me fine.
I never knew they were called that in French - that's a fantastic name!
Chicory was a frequent coffee substitute in the 1950s and 1960s, and cheaper. It was often added to actual coffee. Dandelion coffee, on the other hand, was always expensive to buy and being mild makes it even moreso. Presumably the cost difference also reflects the labour if you grow your own?. The flavour is great though - I much prefer it to coffee which to me has always tasted like drain water. I believe chicory contains caffeine (and can stimulate the heart) whereas dandelion doesn't. Anyone know if that is correct?
I don't think either of the roots contain caffeine. Dandelion is fiddlier to harvest, with generally smaller roots, so that may explain why it used to be relatively more expensive.
@@GrowVeg you are right - definitely no caffeine. What I remembered was a newspaper scare in the 1960s about potential effects on the heart. There is absolutely no evidence that was ever true. Maybe a line put out by the coffee industry to stop it eating into their profits. On the contrary it is "100% edible" and contains a whole bunch of nutrients including vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, some B vitamins, manganese, vitamin E and calcium.
I'll try this. Had heard of it many times, but never seen it prepared...War time coffee! ( previously used in WW1 and 2, probably earlier. Nice to see how to make it, and what it tastes like. I wonder what it would taste like if you combined the two? from your description, it should balance each other and taste like perfection.... How about tea? My grandfather said when he was a boy, they went through quite a poor time ie depression era, and they made tea by scraping burnt toast and tipping boiling water over the crumbs. This could be made with used tea leaves, and reheating the dregs of the pot, or make just with burnt crumbs. Tastes slightly like Earl Grey.
Make more sense to find out what plant grows in your area that tastes like tea. So many ancient foods were thrown aside with commercialized products replacing them.
Both dandelion and chicory leaves can be used to make teas also. :-)
Thanks for the how to. Chicory grows wild all over the place in my yard. No way I'm planting it on purpose. May as well do something constructive with it, as I can't do caffeine. I love coffee, but I just can't drink it. Half a cup of coffee, and you're scraping me off the ceiling with a spatula. Decafs just taste weird. Currently, I've been drinking a brew, brand name Rasa, that uses roast chicory and dandelion root, but it's way expensive. My hubs, who loathes coffee, actually drinks Rasa daily, but if I can make something like it myself, I'll save some money on it.
Definitely try it. I was very impressed by both 'coffees', and this is a great way to use up weeds!
can you post the name of your dehydrator? thanks.
Of course. The make is Excalibur.
@@GrowVeg Thank you very much. If you have any free minutes, can you tell us how you became so professional? Your editing, your camera work, your delivery, etc..? Did you teach yourself or in classes or a previous career? thanks! Have a good day.
Is it best to store pre-ground, like coffee or go ahead & grind it?
I think it's probably best to leave the roasted pieces as they are, particularly if producing larger batches, and then grind what you need, as you need it. For freshness.
@@GrowVeg Thanks :) I'm thinking I can try the dandelion...PLENTY available lol
I've always wanted to try the chicory, but not now that I know about the bitterness.
Thanks for the info & entertainment
There was no like button. I accidently hit the thumbs down. Great video.
Thanks for watching! :-)
Would the two be good blended?
Apparently there are commercially available blends of the two, so yes - would be great blended I reckon.
That's blasphemy talk Ben! Decaffe ugh! Nothing like a strong cup of java to kick start your heart 🤗 in the morning . Happy holidays from mine to yours.💝
Haha - indeed! And happy holidays to yours also. :-)
Are they safe to drink? Do you know how many cups are safe to drink in a day?
As far as I know there's no limit, but perhaps err on the side of caution and stick to maybe just a couple of cups a day.
what if you mixed them?
I tried that this afternoon after many people said to try this - and it works great! Best of both worlds!
Great idea! I'll go with dandelion and experiment with other plant roots as well. Thanks for the great content!
You're most welcome. I think both were excellent but dandelion narrowly pipped it for me.
@@GrowVeg My mother always makes dandelion leaf tea. So I can make good used of those roots. I've also tried to eat dandelion like vegetable, they're good for freezer storage too.
8:50 To paraphrase one of my favorite botanists: "Latin is a dead language, so anyone that tries to correct your Latin deserves a kick in the shins, or the balls."
Haha - yes, fair enough!
Anything to do with the greens?
No, it's just the roots used in these coffees.
Ben my dear friend & gardening consultant:
As you know that's WW2 fake coffee.
AND there is no caffeine in it.
So you're better off growing real tea as you said in one of your replies to me.
However I will grow a real coffee tree for my summer & autumn backyard garden in a 5 gal bucket with a handle & simply bring it indoors during winter.
I have 2 beautiful cathedral windows positioned like an L in my entry foyer of my new house (133 sq-meters tiny) facing SE where it will become a stunningly beautiful indoor tree !!
The other cathedral window facing south in the study will get an avocado tree !!
Your gardening videos are truly inspiring !!
As for the coffee fruits & beans they do contain real caffeine. A great source of it besides cola nuts & tea.
I will simply pulverize the beans after roasting them on my stovetop in a big stainless steel cooking pot that I use for frying meats & veggies as well !!
I have an old fashioned pioneer coffee pot already.
Thank you !!
What a fantastic project. I bet it will make a superbly beautiful plant in its own right too. Best of luck with it, and enjoy! 😀
@@GrowVeg today earlier I went to the plant nursery & ordered 20 thorny raspberry plants for April delivery & 1 coffee bush & 1 avocado tree.
Chicory doesn't grow here... but at least Coffea does
I once tried to grow dandelion in Hong Kong - it was proven difficult! The climate there was just not right for this plant.
I guess it likes the odd chilly spell.
It's not coffee.
If there's no caffeine what's the point in drinking it in calling it coffee????
I guess 'coffee' is used to infer its richer, fuller-bodied taste. I love caffeine too - but this is a great no-caff alternative.
I was actually looking to grow coffee not roots🤦♂️🤦♂️
Sorry to have disappointed. But this type of 'coffee' does taste pretty good also. :-)
1/10 of an inch? . . . . . . Nice try.
Chicory.takes like mud to me, first time I drank it I was like "what is this"
De-caf coffee is much better in my mind.
Try the dandelion coffee. Honestly, I was so impressed!
@@GrowVeg Thanks, I will try it, I pick wild dandelion leaves for my bacon, dandelion salad and making wild greens filled pasta called pannsoti , its so healthy for ones liver..🍺 cheers
Try adding roasted cleaver seeds and blend the chicory and dandelion together with it.
Great suggestion, thank you. :-)
I drink dandelion root coffee for the health benefits. It is great for liver and immunity. I really should grow it; thanks!
It's amazing how so many 'weeds' are so good for us!
Thank you for introducing this idea to everyone. Both chicory and dandelion are, in their various different concoctions and uses, extremely beneficial for health which is why our forebears grew those and other weeds rather than aspiring to perfectly mown grass and buying gallons of weedkiller. I am blessed with a large garden and fields so dedicating spaces to ''weeds'' is no hardship at all, and I do. My medicinal shelves are always full.
Thank you for this video - fun to watch and intriguing too. Most coffee subs have both of these ingredients- it would be interesting to mix different ratios of the two to make a perfect blend.
Yes, I reckon a blend would be good fun to try.
I was thinking this exact same thing!
Killed coffee plants twice now🤦🏻♂️ Think our summers are too hot. We love chicory in the New Orleans area, might as well try growing it.
Please do - it's easy to grow and the 'coffee' really does taste amazing!
I have tried this in the DANDY BLEND. It's good, but as it says on the package it will stain your teeth. I added plant milk, but it still did.
I drink dandy blend every day. So far no issues with staining 🤞🏼
Thanks for the warning.
All coffee or tea will eventually stain your teeth. I drink coffee with a small straw, it helps prevent stains.
I have been drinking black coffee everyday since I was 13. I definitely have stained my teeth drinking coffee
Yeah, it stains mine as well. I have to brush with activated charcoal once a week.
Cichorium intybus, perfect pronuntiation. You are ready for latin!
Thanks so much! Gratias tibi.
If you grow dandelions in conditioned soil, the root and leaves will be more abundant. Been eating since 1959
I knew about chicory, but I did not know about dandelions. I make dandelion tea and now I know how to make dandelion coffee. How fabulous. I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for sharing.
How do u make dandelion tea? I am thinking of trying too
@@shalmaahad6915 you can dehydrate the dandelion leafs and steep in hot water. It is very medicinal and taste good too. I also love them fresh like spinach. I add them to my eggs or salads.
@@pobo6113 great Thank-you. Is that fresh leaves without cooking or dehydrating?
@@shalmaahad6915 I dehydrate for tea, but use fresh for the others.
@@pobo6113 Thank you
Grown and used as a coffee alternative during the 2nd world war here in UK, so I understand
Even when I was young there were coffees thinned out with chicory. But I think chicory stands well on its own too.
2:54 1/10 of an inch is kind of like 1/8 of a dollar.
I love chicory coffee and drink it instead of real coffee for personal health reasons. I will definitely try this 🤩🙏
Dandelions are amazing. Although considered a loathsome weed, it's seems to be one of the useful plants I can imagine. You can make wine with it, and all sorts of things.
It really is - that and nettles.
"Tastes good" compared to coffee? In my experience Chicory has always been much more acidic than coffee. I think the big mistake is trying to sell it to people as a coffee substitute. Just let it be its own thing and people might appreciate it more.
Yes, that's a fair point. I did think it had a warming depth of taste like true coffee. But yes, it stands alone as its own thing.
@@GrowVeg Yes, you kind of warned. But I am kind of surprised that you didn't mention the acidity, which I find the most off putting characteristic of chicory. Maybe how you prepared your chicory, or the quickness in which your consumed the chicory after preparing it eliminated the high acidity. I just don't know.
In any case, you don't find many people complaining about herbal teas because everyone pretty much know that herbal teas don't contain Camellia Sinensis or Camellia Assamica leaves. They are either highly floral or highly citrusy in their flavors. There are no failed expectations of comparison.
Very nice video! I've been drinking both but just haven't done them myself. Maybe next year I will dig out some dandelion roots. Here dried dandelion root is also used in baking and in porridge.😊
Wow - dandelion has so many uses!
`chickory is also love by mice or voles or what not ate them all on my allotment, left nice round holes like in a Bugs Bunny cartoon ;-) i grew them for the pretty flowers and they usually come in wildflower mixes
Is nothing sacred from those pesky mice?!
You never cease to amaze me! Great comments from subscribers too! Will defo be giving this a try. Thank you to you & your experienced subscribers for their comments…can’t wait to try this! ✌️❤️🙏
So pleased you're going to give this a try - you'll love it I'm sure. :-)
I love this!! I literally have dried dandelion roots in my pantry from the spring (that I forgot about!) I’m having dandelion coffee tomorrow!
Great to hear this! I hope you enjoy the coffee. :-)
Not drinking mud? But it was Ground this morning.
Nothing matches the true taste of coffee.
The foodie in me would have mix them together. Who knows maybe they would complement each other.
That's not a bad idea! :-)
Crazy stuff
What make and model of stove do you have?
That is a very cool stove!
Thanks. :-) It's a Rangemaster Kitchener 90.
7:10 "Dandelion roots are small scraggly things". Really? Mine all seem to be over a foot long, with smaller side roots branching out from a main root about 2" diameter. A good size for a carrot or parsnip. And of course, when you pick one, you leave several bits in the soil, so you get another six plants.......
That's amazing. Yes, mine area all a bit small - great to hear they can reach those sorts of proportions - that's very impressive!
Chicory was a Confederate alternative during the American Civil War. Britain and France tried hard to break the Federal naval blockade for the duration. Effective resupply of armaments was sporadic but coffee was not on the urgent list. Chicory was embraced and the pleasant result had lasting impressions. Blends also are not half bad at all.
Interesting to hear that history, thanks for sharing this. :-)
I always combine the roots. Makes a good flavor
So beautiful there
Would the spent grounds benefit the garden the way traditional coffee grounds do?
They could certainly be added to the compost heap, but I'm not sure they'd have the same properties of true coffee grounds.
Do we know dietary info? I assume no caffeine but what is contained within this coffee? For example people fasting can drink black coffee as it has nearly no calaries, what about these though?
These 'coffees' have no caffeine. I would imagine they would be like normal coffee also, in that the calorie count (just like teas) is negligible.
Gramma always sent me out with an old dull chef's knife or screwdriver. idk how you got that out with a tiny fork without breaking it off. Might be a less clay and rock soil.
I may have been lucky I guess!
No no no no! Dandelion and chickory are disgusting! Even the worst decaf is 10 times better, I'd rather drink tea!😅
Fair enough. But I would try making it yourself if you haven't already, as that may make a difference in taste. I really rated the taste, but I appreciate it may not be for everyone! :)