sergiodeblanc
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That's cool. You can learn me!
The decaf I've tried is crazy to roast. None of your "system" works, none of your "clues" work... you just watch the color only of the beans and then still stop it fast and early because once you think they are dark enough, it's too late. Rarely do you get any real "cracks" and so I can't set my timers, etc. I over-roasted the first three batches I tried.
Yeah, they’re weird. It depends I think on how it’s been decaffinated. There’s either a chemical process that strips the beans of caffeine, or something called SWP (Swiss water process) that soaks the beans in a water solution where the caffeine is drawn out and it evaporates (I believe). So the beans actually have to be dried twice, which I think screws with the bean’s composition.
Okay, now I’m really done.