Coffee Bean Direct CO2 Decaf Colombian, Whole Bean, 5lb Bag | Light Roast, Single Origin Arabica Coffee Beans, Decaffeinated

Almost all of the whole-bean decaf sold are dark roasts even if they say medium or light roast. In addition, Swiss Water Method removes most of the flavor and natural oils of the bean. The CO2 decaf method is superior in maintaining the flavor and removes more caffeine. Is more expensive to produce than SWM which is soaking in water and then re-combining the oils to re-introduce the flavor. This brand is the best quality, best tasting decaf beans I can find. I spent $$$ trying all in the market online and offline. With the exception of Illi Italian decaf beans, all the rest went to to trash because they tasted like burnt cigarette ashes. These coffee beans make rich, creamy smooth tasting coffee. If you are hesitant to buy 5 lbs , they also sell 1 lbs, look around to find it.

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This is my absolute favorite Decaf coffee. I just wish that the price were lower. It seems like every time I go to buy it, there's a significant price increase. Gotta love those tariffs.

This coffee is fresh. It more than doubles the amount of crema I was getting from any other coffee. That includes coffee from a local roaster. Not only was this fresh, but it was incredibly smooth. I hate bitterness in coffee but I found virtually none in this coffee. For the record, I use it to make espresso with a fully manual expression machine from Flair. I'm not an expert on flavor layers, but this had a really nice chocolatey flavor to me.

I'm on my third 5 pound bag of this CO2 Decaf Colombian coffee. I obviously have enjoyed it. The aroma and freshness of the coffee from Coffee Bean Direct is absolutely wonderful. For some reason the beans also grind terrifically without any static electricity that usually sends other grounds scattering. I like that. However, after buying my third bag of the Colombian beans I think I will move on to another decaf. I don't know whether the Co2 process yields a weaker flavor or if it is just this particular roast. I have found that a normal portion of ground beans in a drip coffee maker produces a rather watery and weak coffee, not nearly worthy of the amazing smell of the beans. I keep using more and more coffee to get the most flavor out of the beans. This seems to work ok for now, but I now use almost 50% more coffee than is normally called for. I still like the brand though and look forward to trying another CO2 decaf roast from them next time.

I switch to decaf because I have to control my eye pressure. So, I learned the CO2 decaf process can preserve most original flavors of coffee beans. It is hard to find CO2 processed decaf beans, so I was happy to find this one and looking forward to enjoying it. When I opened the bag, I was impressed by the strong fragrance. I first tried to do my usual V60 pour-over, the cup turned out to be bitter with little flavor and body. I was very surprised as the outcome was very different from what I read about CO2 decaf method. I changed my brewing method using Aeropress, lowing the water temperature to 90 degrees C, also set my grinding mark higher and allowed longer submersing time. The result was slightly better, less bitter, little more body, but still thin with little tastes. When I ground the coffee beans by hand, I felt the beans were very hollow with no resistance at all. I understand that the CO2 processing can change the structure of beans and remove some chemicals but no flavor? I realize the CO2 process has high costs so it doesn't make sense to use very good beans. After this experience, I decide to look for Swiss water or EA processed beans, either one will do but has to be good beans to start with. BTY, the blooming looked good when I did the pour-over, proving the roasting was freshly done. From the 'Best by' date printed, I assume that It was roasted around one month before I brewed. I tried a coupled decaf beans before this one, one was Swiss water processed and the other was EA processed. The beans were not as fresh as this CO2 processed one, they also had literally no fragrance before I brewed. However they turned out to have more flavors and body. Update: I tried different ways to brew with this brand of beans, they just turned out to be bitter. Also, the beans obviously are dark roasted, since you can see oil covers the beans. I am upset that why the description for this product is so off, it even states that it is light roasted. Just look at the color! (see my 2nd picture ) I just have to change to 1 star from previous 2 stars.

I've been on a decaf journey lately. I transitioned from caffeinated to decaf, and along the way learned that how the coffee is decaffeinated is important. So I've been trying out coffees using the Swiss or CO2 methods. This is my absolute favorite. It's rich and smooth, and has a nice Columbian flavor with cocoa aftertaste. I use a Jura Ena 3, and the coffee froths nicely. The price is worth it, and I'll keep coming back for this one!

I bought this first time and i liked it a lot, second time was not that good, almost undrinkable. It seems that the quality is inconsistent.