Save Our Wolves - Medium Roast
Save Our Wolves - Medium Roast
Our Save Our Wolves Medium Roast was created to support wolf conservation and raise awareness for these vital keystone species. As we evolve our lineup to focus on core coffees with strong, year-round availability, we’ll be retiring this coffee as of 9/1/25. But the heart of the mission—and the flavor you love—lives on.
If you’re looking for a direct replacement, we recommend Paul’s Blend—a bold, rich medium-dark roast that’s also Fair Trade Organic, crafted in honor of our co-founder and deeply rooted in our commitment to purpose-driven coffee.
Or, if you’d like to continue supporting cause-based coffee, try our Songbird Nicaraguan. This medium roast protects bird habitat across Central America and is part of our long-standing Songbird Coffee program.
Whether you choose Paul’s Blend or Songbird Nicaraguan, you’re continuing a tradition of impact with every cup. Thank you for helping us use coffee as a force for good—for wolves, birds, people, and planet.
Our medium roast selection for Save Our Wolves is a fair trade and organic version of our most popular medium roast coffee, with a big, bold, sweet and fruity cup of coffee with a long finish.
Sourced from our producer-partners and small farmer cooperatives in Nicaragua, Guatemala, Peru and Ethiopia - many of which we have been working with for over two decades - these long-standing relationships allow us to present only the finest sustainable, fair trade and organic coffees.
For almost seventy years, Defenders of Wildlife has worked tirelessly to protect animals across our nation. Here at Thanksgiving Coffee, we have partnered with Defenders to support their efforts in protecting the majestic wolves of our nation with the finest sustainable, fair trade and organic coffees . Help us help them through our Save Our Wolves Coffee - here in a Medium Roast. Learn more. Since 2002 we have raised $54,404.96 and counting…
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Coffee to Water Ratio
Using the correct amount of coffee will ensure that your coffee is brewed to strength, without over-extracting or under-extracting the coffee to compensate for an inappropriate dose. We recommend 2 grams of coffee for every fluid ounce of water used to brew. Weighing coffee is the most accurate way to measure the appropriate dose. If a scale is not available, we recommend 2 heaping tablespoons of ground coffee for every 5 ounces of water used to brew.
Grind Size
Producing the correct particle size in ground coffee is one of the most important steps in coffee brewing. In general, a finer grind will produce a more intense brew and a coarser grind will produce a less intense brew. At the same time, a grind that is too fine will produce an over-extracted, astringent brew, and a grind that is too coarse will produce a weak, under-extracted brew lacking flavor. In pour-over methods, grind size also affects the rate of extraction, as water will pass more slowly through a finer grind, and more quickly through a coarser grind. We strongly recommend burr grinders over blade grinders.
Water Temperature and Quality
Water temperature dramatically affects the extraction of coffee’s flavor during brewing. We recommend brewing with water at 200-202° Fahrenheit for best results. Using fresh, clean, chlorine-free water is essential.
Coffee 101
Discover how to make the most in your cup with our brew blog - Coffee 101. Brewing variations, roast colors, coffee storage, steaming, and so much more. Not just for beginners, this info has gems for all coffee enthusiasts from novice to barista and beyond.
"I'm so glad to have signed petitions and causes supported by the Defenders of Wildlife, because otherwise I would have not found out about Thanksgiving coffee. We will definitely make Thanksgiving coffee our go-to coffee supplier from now on, knowing that not only we will drink delicious coffee but support a great cause: the wellness and protection of our wolves!"
