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I've been sleeping on decaf (lemmy.ca)

submitted 6 days ago by major_jellyfish@lemmy.ca to c/coffee@lemmy.world

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Always thought I wouldn't like it and didn't see the point.

And then I got some nice decaf beans and holy shit. This is great. I can have coffee in the evening now as a beverage to enjoy.

I know this is obvious. But if you like speciality coffee, and you wish you could drink more without a panic attack, then I think trying some decaf roasts is a big brain move.

Now whipping out the Aeropress in the evening is my highlight.

I think when I last looked at decaf it was basically just the supermarket brands and the coffee sucked (cause it was supermarket coffee). Now that I'm looking around there is a decaf roast at almost all local roasters.

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[–] thelosers5o@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago (2 children)

If you are new to brewing decaf I recommend under extracting it. Generally all decaf are much easier to extract. So this usually means lower temps, coarser grinds or less water. I didn’t believe it until I tried it and now I love decaf even more

[–] major_jellyfish@lemmy.ca 6 points 6 days ago

That's an interesting tip. I'll tweak the recipe and give it a go!

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 days ago

that makes sense for the ones decaffeinated via supercritical CO2. my guess is vacuum boiling off the CO2 makes the beans microscopically porous in the same way that freeze drying other foods does. so you get more surface area, thus more efficient extraction