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Decaf - from specialist roaster or not?

I've been thinking I need to buy a bag of decaf soon - and happened to see in the latest email from Moonwake a link to this: El Vergel Estate Decaf - Elias and Shady Bayter. Sounds tasty.

But I've also read a lot lately about Frequent, a decaf specialist. They get high recommendations. I'm not sure if they have the same coffee, I haven't checked yet - but let's imagine they do.

Part of me wonders if a roaster who does mostly decafs might potentially be "better" at it (relatively) since they specialize. However, I also know that Moonwake (for example) is known to be a great roaster.

So I'm wondering: those of you who purchase decaf, do you tend to go with a specialist/decaf-mostly roaster, or do you shop from mostly-caf roasters who offer one-off decafs?

u/winehook2025 — 1 day ago
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Look for recommendations, new to here!

Whoa I just found this new home, and I got to say I love me some decaf! I am looking for some good recommendations. I love fruitier coffee and i love good Coferments. I am looking for recs for a fun desert coffee to end my night.

My tools are

Grinder: ZP6

Brewers: orea z1,

Hooper,

Hario Switch,

V60.

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u/kumabear62 — 11 days ago
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Decaf pour over recipes?

I’m curious what folks are doing with decaf beans. I don’t remember where I heard it but I’ve been doing a combo of coarser/lower temp/shorter ratio and really liking the results. But there was one EA decaf coffee I just couldn’t get, which was strange because I really like everything I’ve gotten from the roaster. In a “what do I have to lose” move, I brewed it the same as similar caffeinated beans and voila.

So here’s what I had been doing, though I’ll be checking everything with a more “normal” recipe now.

- Origami S, Cafec Abaca filters
- Kinu M4 @ 3.8.0 (normally 3.2.0-3.6.0)
- TWW diluted 1:1
- 89° C (normally 93-94°)
- 1:14 (normally 1:16)

I’d appreciate suggestions/recommendations.

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u/mgsecure — 11 days ago