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In praise of mixing coffee beans (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by FrankLaskey@lemmy.ml to c/coffee@lemmy.world

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I have been discovering the joy of mixing different types of whole bean coffees before preparing them in my French press. I find that as long as you don’t do something crazy like mix a very light roast with a very dark roast you can end up with a lot of extra depth and roundness to the flavor. Thoughts? Am I insane? A heretic??? Have you tried it?

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[–] Zoldyck@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (9 children)

I usually only do it with a leftover bag, but it can give really good results. I've also ruined quite a bit of espresso shots this way, so it doesn't always work out.

This can also be nice for people who want to cut back on caffeine, but not completely. Just mix decaf beans with regular beans.

[–] FrankLaskey@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Okay, can I hijack this thread to ask the question from some fellow coffee enthusiasts: Do decaf beans actually tend to suck? I would be interested in a decaf or half-caff blend but curious what the connoisseurs think.. and sorry no I haven’t searched for a post on this in the community so feel free to downvote the crap out of me / take mercy on me and link one of it exists..

[–] Westcoastdg@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Decaf beans are harder to roast well (IMO) so it tends to be that the mass distributed ones won't be great since they're in less demand. You can find small locals that do decaf runs sometimes, or order green beans and do it yourself. Remember, darker means less caffeine, so if you're pulling medium roast beans and have no good decaf source, try something dark that you can tolerate and see whether it helps

[–] nuez_jr@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'll be trying to home-roast some decaf eventually; any tips?

[–] Westcoastdg@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

More complete overview below, but basically, it can move faster through phases, can't be judged as well by color, and can reach crack at lower temperatures. It's totally possible to get a great outcome! Dialing it in is the fun IMO Link

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