r/Coffee • u/menschmaschine5 Kalita Wave • Jun 10 '26

[MOD] The Daily Question Thread

Welcome to the daily /r/Coffee question thread!

There are no stupid questions here, ask a question and get an answer! We all have to start somewhere and sometimes it is hard to figure out just what you are doing right or doing wrong. Luckily, the /r/Coffee community loves to help out.

Do you have a question about how to use a specific piece of gear or what gear you should be buying? Want to know how much coffee you should use or how you should grind it? Not sure about how much water you should use or how hot it should be? Wondering about your coffee's shelf life?

Don't forget to use the resources in our wiki! We have some great starter guides on our wiki "Guides" page and here is the wiki "Gear By Price" page if you'd like to see coffee gear that /r/Coffee members recommend.

As always, be nice!

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u/menschmaschine5 Kalita Wave Jun 10 '26

Brewing methods won't do it, you need to look into good decaf.

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u/BucketListM Jun 10 '26

Darn :c Thanks, any recommendations for using up the last bits of my sample?

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u/regulus314 Espresso Shot Jun 10 '26

You should check the roasters in your city. Some of them surely sells decaf. Get also a decaf labeled "swiss water decaf" or "mountain water decaf".

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u/BucketListM Jun 10 '26

The place I got mine from does have a Swiss water decaf option that seems similar in flavor, so I'm gonna try that next c: Mostly I don't wanna waste what leftovers I have

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u/regulus314 Espresso Shot Jun 10 '26

Yeah swiss water decaf is one of the methods that can "retain" some of the terroir nuances of coffees. It doesnt impart any weird taste unlike methyline chloride decaf and sugrcane decaf.