Belgian Chocolate #coffee. #Yum. There's still time to order for #Easter.
15% off your first order with code FT15. Also available in #decaf https://buff.ly/ALrPGyT

Edward Ongweso Jr. graces us with a riveting tale on how #AI #skepticism is as deep as a #kiddie #pool , while the "useful idiots" bask in their comforting #ignorance . It's a #groundbreaking #revelation that discussing AI's limits is as productive as debating the merits of #decaf #coffee .
https://thetechbubble.substack.com/p/the-phony-comforts-of-useful-idiots #HackerNews #ngated

Our new decaf coffees are here:
Atunkaa, Colombia sugarcane decaf https://roastinghouse.co.uk/buy-coffee/atunkaa-colombia-sugarcane-decaf/

Quetzal, Mexico. Mountain Water decaffeinated https://roastinghouse.co.uk/buy-coffee/quetzal-mexico-mountain-water-decaffeinated/

Norman Muruku, Uganda - sparkling water decaf https://roastinghouse.co.uk/buy-coffee/norman-muruku-uganda-sparkling-water-decaf/

FDA recalls thousands of pounds of ground coffee mislabeled as decaffeinated

Thousands of pounds of ground coffee across 15 states that it said were mislabeled as decaffeinated.

Hundreds of 12-ounce bags of Our Family Traverse City Cherry Decaf Light Roast Ground Coffee were mislabeled and sold in CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, MN, NC, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI and WY...

#coffee #decaf #lol #uhoh #gonnawakeyouup

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fda-coffee-grounds-recall-rcna198701

Why the #screaming face on #decaf?

Bied je iemand een decafje aan, uiteraard van een goed merk, en diegene reageert met:
"Nee dank je, misschien later. Ik ben nu gewoon nog niet toe aan een #decaf". En dat dan op een toon alsof die nog niet toe is aan een nieuwe relatie.... Dan is het mogelijk dat je hier met een erkende #dramaqueen te maken hebt.
Mijn advies: Geniet ervan. Goede Dramaqueens zijn dun gezaaid.
Ik kan het weten. Het is zo moeilijk om de enige dramaqueen in het dorp te zijn

busybee: Coffee Talk: Decaf Project: S&W Roasting https://beesbuzz.biz/food/coffee/3511-Decaf-Project-S-W-Roasting #JamesHoffmann #DecafProject #CoffeeTalk #SWRoasting #Cupping #Science #Coffee #Decaf #Food

The coffee in this hotel taste like poutine (shit-tier) gravy. I get it, I get it, as a decaf drinker, I don't deserve nice things. And yet still, this doesn't seem right.

A chemist explains the #chemistry behind #decaf #coffee
Three methods strive to retain bean's flavor while removing its #caffeine:
- Carbon dioxide
- Swiss water process
- Solvent-based methods
These methods remove about 96 to 97% of caffeine.
It’s chemically impossible to dissolve only caffeine without also dissolving other chemical compounds in beans, so decaffeination inevitably removes some other compounds that contribute to aroma and flavor of your cup of coffee.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/07/a-chemist-explains-the-chemistry-behind-decaf-coffee/

If there were a coffee shop that stayed open after 2pm but only served #decaf coffee I'd hang out there all the time.

One thing I adored while living in #UK was the universal understanding that #decaf #coffee has to have a blue packaging. On this example from a #Swiss shop you can see two decades, they both fail to stand out to be easy to recognise.

#Decaf #coffee might be banned in the #USA

https://www.thestreet.com/restaurants/decaf-coffee-might-be-banned-in-the-u-s-heres-why

The EPA rule does not extend to its use in pharmaceuticals and food, overseen by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

"Methylene chloride is commonly used to decaffeinate coffee. When applied directly to the beans, the solvent binds to the caffeine and removes it. Earlier this year, the Environmental Defense Fund petitioned the FDA to remove the chemical from the process of producing decaffeinated coffee."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/30/epa-methylene-chloride-ban

A Decaf hack!

I've switched to decaf for blood pressure and health reasons, but it always lacked the sour and bitter notes I like in coffee.

Today I brewed my decaf with a little bit of brewed cacao. I find brewed cacao on its own to be too bitter and too one-note, but mixed in with the decaf, it brings in just the right complexity and makes a genuinely good cup!

It's not pure coffee and it's slightly higher caffeine than decaf, but it's far less than coffee would be, and I really like it!

I am using Crio Bru for the cacao but there might be other brands as well.

Decaf drinkers...

I''m struggling in a few ways as I transition to lower caffeine coffee consumption.

I notice I have a harder time finding medium roast (my preference). The beans are over-roasted, and I'm somewhat narrow in what I like.

Secondly, the brew always feels under-extracted. Maybe I'm used to the bitter/sour notes of caffeine?

I also notice that the grind is a bit finer, even with all the same settings- but online guides recommend a finer grind?

Any advice?

Why does the decaf never taste as good to me? Even when it's good quality. Coffee or tea. Can I actually taste the caffeine, or can my brain associate the caffeine hit with a drink, such that, after I've had the decaf a couple of times IT KNOWS and tells me it's not as tasty?

Has anyone studied this?

(And I say this as a person who has a long history of both loving tea and coffee and having a low caffeine tolerance.)