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leriotdelac
lemmy.zip

I sometimes buy Muji instant coffee for travel. I believe they have decaf too!

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FudgyMcTubbs
lemmy.world

Sorry, I don't do instant, but I buy whole bean sugarcane processed decaf and do pour over coffee almost all day long. If you ever want to go that route, I'm taste testing different roasters for the best and I'd be happy to share my pick.

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FudgyMcTubbsreply
lemmy.world

Right now, I can tell you that Merit Coffee Sugarcane Decaf is really good. Smooth and balanced. But I'm trying to not buy things from Texas, so that began the taste testing adventure. 5/5

I'm on my second cup of sugarcane decaf from Shavi Coffee out of Washington DC. I found the first cup to be "muddy" and leaning a little bitter. Second cup was better, but still suggested bitterness that I'm not a fan of. I'm tasting the tiniest hint of "winey" notes, but they're very faint. If it were the end of the world and I had to choose between these beans and supporting a Texas business as my only two choices, then I guess I'd still be buying Merit beans. 3/5

I have a bag of sugarcane decaf on the way from Gibson Coffee in Vermont. I'll update when I get a cup of that going. ?/5

I've also had Happy Mug Rainy Day Decaf from Pennsylvania. It's a water process decaf. I would say Shavi Beans have an edge over the Happy Mug beans, but for my taste buds I think sugarcane process decaf will always hold the advantage over water process. 3/5

Amazon Fresh Decaf Columbia is a shit coffee that's bitter to the point of being acrid. No better than Great Value preground decaf, except that the Amazon beans stay fresher longer because they're whole beans. 1/5

Bristot Decaf, Procaffe', of Italy is another bag of beans I tried through Amazon. It's an OK decaf whole bean. Also water process. Still a little on the bitter side. I'd choose the Happy Mug beans over the Bristot. But in my coffee journal (I'm a geek), I gave them a 3/5 noting the convenience factor of just pressing two clicks on Amazon and having it show up with other crap I ordered but didn't really need.

Let me know if you try any good decaf whole bean -- I'd love some recommendations!

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CapuccinoCoretto
lemmy.world

I can't speak to the decaf, but despite being a total coffee snob, instant has a place in my home, usually coffee flavoured drinks and baking.

What is good for you might depend on taste, but I would try Nescafe Espresso Gold Decaf for starters and experiment from there.

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BurntWitsreply
sh.itjust.works

Just a heads up for anyone reading, Nescafé is owned by Nestlé, one of the most blatantly comic-book-level evil corporations out there. While Nescafé Gold is very much a standard in the instant world, I would strongly advise everyone against supporting Nestlé.

Fuck Nestlé.

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DavidP
lemmy.world

I've tried Folger's and Aldi instant decaf and they were pretty similar. If go with whatever is cheapest.

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Grass
sh.itjust.works

You seemingly have to give up on the concept of fuck nestle for that. I have tried a few store brands but a couple may have been made by nestle behind the scenes. They were all the same or worse. Supposedly other brands exist but I haven't seen them sold anywhere.

I ended up just grinding a whole bag of beans and mixing direct with filtered water in a big jar, leaving it sealed on the counter for a day, then dumping through a cooking oil/soup stock filter into another jar. If the filter clogs I pick it up like a piping bag and put a new one under and just stab the old one with a knife or chopstick to let the pooled up coffee into the new filter. I dilute it generally 50/50 for drinking but it varies by beans. For mixed drinks, ice cream, or other cooking I don't dilute it.

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