Coffee and Caffeine FAQ

I am looking for small markets that decaffeinate their own green beans. The problem is that most seem to use Germany to do this process and I am more interested in the smaller ones (i.e., farmers, independent green bean growers). Does any one know the easiest way to find a listing of such places? Thanks for the help.

Tim

Great coffee recipes.
I'm interested recipes from all over the world.

Jack

Is there a way to reduce the quantity of caffeine on your body, like an antidote?
For example, if you take an expresso or a certain amount of coffee to keep you awake (for finish a work or study), but then you realize that you don't need to be awake all night, is there something that cuts the effect of caffeine (food or drink for example) you have on your body?

I've searched in your FAQ, but didn't find anything.

Thanks in advance
Tiago
Portugal

I have found that many diets recommend the elimination of caffeine as one step. It seems that I have read that caffeine boosts your metabolism and therefore it seems counter intuitive, to me at least, that one should stop caffeine intake as part of a diet. Can anyone explain why stopping caffeine would help in a diet if stopping it removes something which was helping your body maintain a higher metabolism rate ? Seems like without the caffeine, your metabolism would slow and make it harder to loose weight.

Thanks

Do flavor notes relate in any way to a brew's caffeine content?

Does brewing, roasting, freshness, or temperature affect (by either raising or lowering) caffeine content?

Hi,
I was recently introduced into this new line of product that consists of "natural" herbal/dietary supplement pills. The dietary pills claim to boost your enery,curb your appetite, and produce lean muscle mass if taken as directed. In fact, it will be more effective if taken in combination with another product ($$). Some people I know claim that it's true and they are experiencing successful weight loss and inexplicable energy boosts they'd never experienced. They claim to feel better than ever and never experience any energy crashes. Also, some people have testified that they were heavy coffee drinkers and now this product has completely replaced their daily intake of coffee.