Decaf Coffee

  • How decaf coffee is made? How does decaf coffee work?

    Here at Coffee Beanery, we are proud to use the Swiss Water Process (SWP), which uses no taste-altering solvents or possible toxic chemicals. How does the SWP process work? The short version is that the green coffee beans are soaked in water and the caffeine is then drawn out of the bean where c...
  • How does Coffee Beanery make such great decaf coffee?

    Most decaffeination processes use chemical solvents like methylene chloride and ethyl acetate to strip caffeine molecules from the green coffee bean. It can also strip out a lot of the flavor! We care about your health so we ONLY use Swiss Water Process Decaffeinated Coffee (SWP), which uses wa...
  • How much decaf coffee is safe during pregnancy? How much decaf coffee while breastfeeding?

    There are no official guidelines on decaffeinated coffee and pregnancy. We strongly recommend that you check with your doctor to get the official limit. Nonetheless, due to the very low amounts of caffeine (.01%) in our decaf coffee, it's most likely safe to drink in moderation during pregnancy. ...
  • What decaf coffee has the least caffeine?

    Most decaf coffee uses chemicals, like methylene chloride and ethyl acetate to remove caffeine from their coffee. Methylene chloride has been banned in some industrial products for toxicity and ethyl acetate can actually alter the flavor of the coffee bean. The beforementioned decaffeination chem...
  • What is the best decaf coffee beans?

    A few years back, when I was working as a barista in one of our Coffee Beanery stores, a gentlemen came in to peruse the bagged coffee selection. He told me he loved coffee but could no longer enjoy it due to caffeine sensitivity and he wouldn't drink decaf because he had heard it had rat poison ...
  • What is water processed decaf?

    Most decaf coffee uses chemicals, like methylene chloride and ethyl acetate to remove caffeine from their coffee. Methylene chloride has been banned in some industrial products for toxicity and ethyl acetate can actually alter the flavor of the coffee bean. The beforementioned decaffeination chem...
  • Where can you buy decaf coffee beans?

    You can purchase Decaf Coffee Beans Here
  • Who Invented Decaf Coffee & When?

    The first commercial decaffeination process was invented in 1900 by Ludwig Roselius, who founded the German company Kaffee Hag. By 1912 he was marketing a decaffeinated coffee in Europe called Sanka, a name derived from the French ''sans caffeine.'' This coffee was introduced in the United States...