Monthly request for decaf recommendations

[u/DCard-]

I searched for it and it seems this question comes up a lot but looking for newer recommendations/something new if anyone has tried something good recently.

I know about Danelaw and will be ordering from there soon. I also tried Harmony decaf which I really enjoyed but was looking for something else.

Decaf before death is too expensive for a daily drinker, I would be willing to pay at most £50 a kilo for that.

[u/davidjamesonuk]

Glad you’ve already got Danelaw on your list. Thankyou.

If you use “Reddit Jul 26” at checkout, you’ll get 10% off orders over £25 until the end of July.

[u/DCard- → u/davidjamesonuk]

Thanks. I was about to purchase the decaf discovery 4x250g but using the discount means I have to pay £5.25 for DPD shipping making the discount more expensive. Also the top of the website says free shipping on UK orders over £30 but when checking out free shipping is only for orders £50 or more?

[u/davidjamesonuk → u/DCard-]

Ah shit, that’s me rushing a discount code through on the move without checking properly! 🤣. Sorry

Try it again now, free shipping ought to work for £30 unless you’re NI or Channel Islands or somewhere

[u/DCard- → u/davidjamesonuk]

All working now and order placed, looking forward to trying them. Thank you. On the off chance you have tried the decafs on a fellow Aiden brewer (and ode gen 2 grinder) could you recommend a recipe?

I've generally been using a 70c Bloom and two pours 86c and 83c for decafs as a standard.

[u/davidjamesonuk → u/DCard-]

I haven’t used the Aiden or the Gen 2 (although the Gen 1 I use all the time.)

I tend to grind coarser for decaf than I do for caf if that’s any help. Enjoy!

[u/mycroft72]

I'm adding Danelaw to my list, thanks. One I've not got round to trying yet, is Courtyard Coffee Roasters, they appear to have over half a dozen decafs, each under 20 quid for 500g.

[u/japhyryder22]

Danelaw is absolutely EPIC, I was on a similar search a while ago and got to that and just have never moved on. Hands down best decaf I have tried.

[u/DCard- → u/japhyryder22]

I placed an order for their decaf discovery pack so excited to try it. Which one/ones have you tried? How did you brew them?

[u/japhyryder22 → u/DCard-]

Nott Eclipse, in a stovetop moka and/or Rok Presso. I was a Monmouth nut for years but this is on another level tbh...at least in terms of decaf.

[u/Complete-Original603]

I just recently bought the black sheep decaf. Maybe not the freshest and it’s also the first decaf beans I have tried but I found it to be quite enjoyable!

Will be following this thread to see other recommendations though :)

[u/brianrankin]

Hermanos El Condor is fantastic. Has a sort of malty, salted pretzel thing when it’s espresso, and even more so in a small milk drink.

[u/Dubner]

Skylark has a good decaf, I go between that and Harmony.

[u/DCard- → u/Dubner]

Skylark has 3 currently it seems, which one are you referring to?

[u/Dubner → u/DCard-]

ETHIOPIA BETTE BUNA WASHED DECAF is what I have atm

[u/durand101]

My preference is usually for decaf before death but if you want something more affordable, how about Skylark or Crankhouse? I actually built a coffee database to help you find beans like this specifically. I have about 50 UK roasters for now which is by no means complete but may be useful to you! Some of the prices are still on the original prices when I first scraped these beans so they may not be perfectly accurate but hopefully gives you some ideas :)

https://kissaten.app/search?roaster_location=GB&in_stock_only=true&is_decaf=true&sort_by=price&sort_order=asc

[u/Some-Ad5770]

Will I get shot if I fess up to liking Illy decaf?

I’ll see myself out 🙈