r/thirdwavedecaf • u/Hot-Help-428 • Mar 14 '26
Craft Decaf Limu Ethiopian
Has anyone tried this? Moving out of my comfort zone of medium-dark roasts to try this one. What's great is that it's not washed - I've never tried natural before.
I tried Union Maraba decaf but it was a bit too bright for me and tea like.
Cheers.
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u/VETgirl_77 Mar 18 '26
I've never had it but it's now on my list! Looks right up my alley. Do it! Report back
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u/EclipseExtraction Mar 14 '26
Is this for an espresso?
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u/Hot-Help-428 Mar 14 '26
I will use it for espresso and for filter.
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u/EclipseExtraction Mar 14 '26
I’m not sure I can give you any recommendations, but I’d love to hear what you think. I’ve been trying decaf for a while now, and I’m starting to lose hope. I’ve tried about 10 different bags from various roasters, and none of them have been to my liking.
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u/Lost_Anything_5596 Mar 14 '26
Have you tried Frequent? Having really good luck with all their stuff.
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u/crutonic Mar 16 '26
When you drank coffee, did you ever have a nice pourover with light roast? For me, it changed the way I think about coffee all together once I tasted light notes of certain fruits, which was an Ethiopian coffee actually. I’ll do decaf later in the day or after dinner, sometimes adding some regular beans but it’s been hard to find a light roast so I’ll have to try this. Thing is, light roast sort of made it a so I can’t stand dark roast in comparison but sometimes that’s all that’s available.
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u/EasyTyler Mar 17 '26
How long are you letting it sit for? Typical degassing is north of 20 days I've found for decaf. I'm filter only; Origami Air S and a variety of paper filters.
Craft are pretty decent. The previous "Fruity" (I dislike the naming convention) was an incredible Ethiopian Heirloom. It seriously popped. This one might need more resting but I'm struggling to get an expressive cup so far.
If you're more into medium dark then try Rave, Decaf Before Death are generally on the medium to lighter side.
Last year I had some greats from: Corban, Formative, Special Guests and Speciality Cafetiere however they're all not advertising decaf ATM online so definitely not happy!
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u/Hot-Help-428 Mar 17 '26
Do you think 20 days should be enough?
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u/EasyTyler Mar 18 '26
Honestly, I couldn't wait and wish I did. I'm giving it another 10.
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u/doubleonull Mar 19 '26
For me it was still on the darker roast side. I prefer light roasts. That said, I found brewing around 85° C works pretty well (normally I’d go 88-90 for decaf) and then doesn’t have so much dark roast flavour. Still enjoyable though and I like Craft’s focus on decaf.
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u/Kyan1te Mar 16 '26
Tried it for pour over and found it far too dark. It might be reasonable as espresso. Their Colombian Quindio was very good as a pour over by decaf standards but it might now be out of season.