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Decaf that tastes like caf would be great. Unfortunately it seems to be impossible. Or at least I haven’t found it yet. The standard processes used to remove th
by xanderlewis 2y ago
Decaf that tastes like caf would be great. Unfortunately it seems to be impossible. Or at least I haven’t found it yet. The standard processes used to remove the caffeine seem to also remove enough of the other compounds to make it noticeably more watery and thin.
- Kirby64 2y agoIt’s possible, but very difficult. The problem isn’t really the removal of compounds, as far as I can tell, but moreso the change to the bean composition itself. Because the porosity increases so much roasting the decaf beans is much more difficult. Additionally, beans grind differently due to their porosity and brittleness. Basically, this means both the roaster and the grinder of the beans (and preparer of the coffee) need to change their behaviors slightly. Then, at the end of it, the coffee stales much faster so it’ll go bad faster.
- xanderlewis 2y agoInteresting. I do need to try some more decaf from roasters who know what they’re doing…
- Kirby64 2y agoI roast everything myself so I can’t really comment on roasters, but I’d suggest looking for Swiss water processed decaf. Tends to cost more… but I think there’s an associated prestige that makes people care more about the bean quality if you pay for expensive processing.
- ectospheno 2y agoCaffeine tastes bitter. This is why decaf has to taste different. If you start with a naturally bitter coffee then you can make decaf taste more like what people expect coffee to be. This is my theory on why Starbucks decaf tastes as good as it does.