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To set my non-coffee-snob bona fides, I exclusively drink decaf (I've avoided caffeine for almost 10 years now).

The reactions this post is getting are kind of odd. A typical home coffee brewing setup is going to offer you just a couple of variables --- a set-it-and-forget-it grind size, water temperature, and the dose of grounds you use for whatever amount of coffee you brew.

It is not especially weird or "gourmet" to be interested in what the right values are for each of those variables. You figure out the right grind size and dial it into your grinder; you figure out the right temperature and hit that button on your kettle; you figure out the right dose and either weigh or scoop-measure that much grounds. Mostly what I'm describing is the simple act of brewing a cup of coffee.

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Try the decaf from my friend here: https://www.swroasting.coffee/ it's the best decaf I have ever had. Amazing on its own and with milk.

My local source: https://ten-drops-coffee.square.site/

Thank you! I'll buy a bag or two, love trying new roasters. :)

I was a coffee snob whose health requires decaf. So far Kirkland (Costco) ground decaf is my favorite and most reliable decaf that doesn't taste like cardboard water.

I'll try your recommendation with high hopes.

Beware: he has limited decaf left, so if you really like it, make sure you order a couple extra pounds! Hope you like it. Give it a couple of weeks rest after you get it if you're getting whole bean.

Equal Exchange has some phenomenal decaf offerings

Highly recommend Happy Cup's Decaffeination: https://happycup.com/products/decaffeination-decaf

Yay decaf recommendations! Chromatic Coffee's decaf is currently (far) at the top of my decaf list: https://www.chromaticcoffee.com/

I haven't hunted online though, just lucky enough to find it while living in the bay.

My favorite decaf: https://www.defer.coffee/coffee-tea/p/palmera-decaf

Another good one: https://www.convivecoffee.com/shop/decaffeinated-colombia

> The reactions this post is getting are kind of odd

Your first time on this site?

No, it is not.

I didn't mean it literally, my apologies if it came across this way.

I mean the response to nearly everything on this site could be described as "generally dismissive". So the responses are not odd, they are totally normal HN responses.

Oh, I know. You're fine.

Lol, his points score is >100× yours; somehow that situation is hilarious to me.

in fairness most of his points were probably accumulated before the poster joined the site.

I'm fairly certain he was just making a joke about HN and not a literal comment to the OP.

I use uBlock to remove all gamification from websites that I use, so I'm blissfully unaware of how many points any of us have. I'd rather judge comments myself than react to other people's reactions.

To me that's a weird question to ask then. FWIW, I try to address all comments on the content, sometimes - for highly voted commenters/submitters one just notices over the years.

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