Sleep Well Beast - Omni Decaf

The tastiest decaf you'll find

Lot Information

The Producer

El Carmen is a small town nestled on the foot of the steep Andean ridges in the south of Huila. Mauricio Benavidez leads a group of local farmers that decided to jointly sell their coffee by forming the El Carmen Association. We first started buying their coffee in 2019 through our friends at Raw Material. While touring the Acevedo region in 2024, we visited Mauricio in the town and celebrated our 5 year partnership.

The Association consists of 60 farmers that have plots of 2-5 hectares, a very typical finca size in Colombia. Before the association, farmers were frustrated with low market prices. Given their elevation (up to 1800 masl), excellent terroir and mild weather, Mauricio knew the coffee was high grade. He went to Bogota in 2017 and met with Miguel from Raw Material. They helped them set up a cupping lab in the town to grade lots, separate them and sell them at quality premiums. When we cupped the coffees two years later, we were impressed by its clean, sweet profile, both in the regular and decaf version.

The Lot

Most farmers in the association grow Caturra, Castillo & Colombia. The cherry is pulped, washed and dried traditionally and then sent to a Colombia factory for decaffeination. Sugarcane decaffeination uses an organic compound derived from the fermentation of sugarcane (ethyl acetate) to wash out caffeine from green coffee beans. The method is very effective at removing caffeine molecules without affecting the other 1000+ aromatic compounds significantly. As sugarcane is abundantly available in Colombia, the decaffeination is done locally, leaving more economic value at origin.

How we brew it

Delivery

We ship Monday to Friday with DHL/Bpost. Orders received before 8AM will generally ship that same day. Exceptions can occur.

Freshness

We roast 2-3 days per week. The coffee we ship is usually roasted no longer than a week ago, but can be up to 2 weeks maximum. We recommend to rest our coffees as they gain more intensity and complexity 2-3 weeks after roasting.

Ground coffee

After roasting we pack and seal our coffee bags immediately. When you order ground coffee, be aware that the bag will be opened, so our team can grind your coffee. Pay attention when choosing your grind size as we cannot accept returns for wrong grind size selection. 

Customer Service

Email us at hello@wideawake.coffee. We try to reply within 24 hours. Make sure to reference your order number. Please note that we don't do customer service via Facebook or Instagram. If you write us there we will refer you to hello@wideawake.coffee.

Need an invoice ? 

After ordering you will receive an order confirmation email with a link to a PDF invoice. If you're VAT liable, please fill out your VAT number on your cart page before checking out (below the order note box). Other company information can be filled out during checkout under the Billing Address. If you're logged in, you can find invoices for all your past orders on your account page. Can't find your invoice or forgot to add your VAT number? Email us at hello@wideawake.coffee.

Want to change a workshop date?

The tickets for our workshops are non-refundable. You can change dates up to maximum 2 weeks before the event via the website. For questions email us at hello@wideawake.coffee. All courses are taught at our Brussels Brew Bar in Rue de Flandre.

Subscription changes

If you want to change or cancel your subscription, we kindly ask you to do that online. Login to your account, go to the "Account" tab, and click "Manage Subscription". 

Item Missing?

Let us know what is missing and we will refund you the item. Please provide us with a photo of the package and the content. 

Shipping Rates

We ship to the EU, UK, Switzerland and Norway. Shipping costs and the thresholds for free shipping are determined per country. 

Flexible Subscriptions

Compose the coffee subscription that perfectly matches your preferences & usage. 1KG of Duchess beans + 250G of ground Strawberry Fields + a couple of bottles of Oatly? Sure ! You can change or cancel at any time and even skip a delivery when needed.

How do I start?

Simple. Login to your account, go to any of our coffees, select the number of bags & grind size. Click “Subscribe” (instead of  “one off purchase”) and add to your cart. Repeat this for every coffee you wish to add to your subscription. You can even add some Oatly. Ready? Check out your cart. You’ll get the order shipped to your door every 30 days.

Manage your subscription

Login to your account and navigate to Account > Manage Subscriptions.

• Cancel or skip (part of) your subscription : select one of the products in your subscription. Scroll down and click Cancel/Skip. Repeat this for each subscription product if you want to skip/cancel your entire subscription.
• Add an extra bag : click “Add a product”. Select the coffee you want to add. Now choose if you want to receive the extra product every month or just once. Select the size (KG/250G) and grind size and click “Add a product”.
• Swap a bag (one off) : select the product in your subscription that you want to swap for a month. Scroll down and click “Swap Product”

Availability

We strive to always have all of our series stocked. If exceptionally a coffee is not available at the time of your subscription renewal, we will send you the closest alternative.

Pricing

When you start a subscription, your coffee price is locked in. We revise prices once a year in November. You will receive a notification if the price of the coffees you subscribed to changes.

Invoice

You can download a PDF invoice for each recurrence of your subscription. Login to your account and navigate to your Account Page.