[humann_brewing]

I have heard since decaf take so much more of a process to make that the quality of the beans are worse given the extra effort that is put into making it and they sell it for the same price basically.


So, is this true and does anyone know of some good quality decaf?

I honestly do not get any effects of caffeine but just like the taste and bitterness of coffee.

[coffee]

my under standing of how they decf coffee , is they heat it ( this brings the caffeine to the surface ) then they rinse it off .. but not sure just what I heard.
so they may use the same beans just decaf them

[McKBrew]

Based on the link I found, I'd say no. The process seems interesting, and I'm sure they use the same beans as they do for regular coffee.

Caffeine and The Bean (INeedCoffee.com)

[coffee]

thank you ,, I thought just heating them sounded to easy ...

[teaberryeagle]

Originally Posted by McKBrew

Based on the link I found, I'd say no. The process seems interesting, and I'm sure they use the same beans as they do for regular coffee.

Caffeine and The Bean (INeedCoffee.com)

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I read all of the "good" information about decaf. on this link and find this one paragraph very interesting......copied and pasted here for those that didn't pull up the link:

Labeling Practices
It is important to note that the Food and Drug Administration of the United States has no regulatory authority on coffee. Consequently, "decaffeinated" coffee can vary wildly. A product may contain anywhere between 2 and 13 milligrams of caffeine and still be labeled "decaffeinated". Several studies have shown that store bought decaf has a higher ratio of caffeine, so you probably want to purchase your decaffeinated coffee beans from a gourmet roaster. Furthermore, random samplings of brewed coffee suggest that - surprise - human error exists so that sometimes that cup of decaf is actually just regular coffee in an orange-handled pot. If you are extremely concerned about caffeine or sensitive to its effect, you should buy the beans from a reputable source and brew the coffee yourself.

Also, here is some very interesting information I found on "Wikipedia.org":

Coffea arabica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Austin]

They have also released caffeine test strips.

Caffeine Test Strips

No more guessing.

[kau]

I wish they would release strips that measured the amount of caffeine, just just identified it being there.

Been wanting to test my iced coffee to find ways to make it stronger.

[Austin]

That's a good idea. You should talk to a scientist and see what they say.

[RichHelms]

There are excellent decaf beans but much of what is sold is poor quality. My wife and I both love coffee in the evening but sometimes found it kept us up. As I roast my own beans I started to explore decaf beans.

The Mexican Swiss Water process beans have a deep full body but lack brightness while the Columbia KVW process does less to effect brightness. My favorite is a bland of the two with about 2/3 Colombia and 1/3 Mexican. Care has to be taken with roasting decaf as it roasts much faster. Decaf is easy to over roast

[Austin]

Do you know why decaf roasts faster?