How much caffeine is in coffees made at home?
We track 23 coffees made at home with caffeine figures from the brand, USDA FoodData Central, DailyMed or a published lab test.
The typical one has about 84 mg in its usual serving. Nespresso Vertuo Coffee is the strongest at 170 to 200 mg (7.77 fl oz cup (Coffee or Alto)); Decaf Coffee is the mildest with caffeine at 2 to 15 mg.
For an 11 pm bedtime, 19 of the 22 with caffeine can still be started at 3 pm or later by an average adult; 0 are too strong to fit into the same day at all.
Each page shows the sizes, how much is still in you at bedtime if you have one at 3 pm, and the latest time to drink it for your bedtime.
Coffee at home, strongest first
| Serving | for an 11 pm bed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nespresso Vertuo Coffee | 7.77 fl oz cup (Coffee or Alto) | 170 to 200 mg | 1:05 pm |
| Death Wish Coffee | 6 fl oz cup (ground or whole bean) | 140 to 210 mg | 1:30 pm |
| Nespresso Diavolitto | 1 espresso | 150 mg | 2:35 pm |
| Half-Caff Coffee | Small pot (20 fl oz, 4 cups) | 120 mg | 4:10 pm |
| Nespresso Kazaar | 1 espresso | 120 mg | 4:10 pm |
| Nescafé Instant Coffee | 12 fl oz cup | 113 mg | 4:35 pm |
| Chicory Coffee | 8 fl oz cup | 96 mg | 5:50 pm |
| Coffee | 8 fl oz cup | 95 mg | 5:50 pm |
| Cappuccino | 8 fl oz cup | 86 mg | 6:35 pm |
| Latte | 8 fl oz cup | 86 mg | 6:35 pm |
| Macchiato | 1 espresso cup (2 fl oz) | 85 mg | 6:40 pm |
| Mocha | 8 fl oz cup | 82 mg | 6:55 pm |
| Nescafé Espresso Concentrate | 2 tbsp, black | 80 mg | 7:05 pm |
| Nespresso Original Espresso | 1 espresso (40 ml) | 50 to 100 mg | 7:35 pm |
| Nespresso Vertuo Espresso | 1 espresso | 50 to 100 mg | 7:35 pm |
| Iced Coffee | 8 fl oz cup | 74 mg | 7:40 pm |
| Espresso | Single shot (1 fl oz) | 63 mg | 8:50 pm |
| Instant Coffee | 8 fl oz cup | 62 mg | 9 pm |
| illy Espresso | 1 shot (1 fl oz) | 60 mg | 9:20 pm |
| RYZE Mushroom Coffee | 1 cup, medium roast | 48 mg | Any time |
| Nescafé Decaf Instant Coffee | 12 fl oz cup | 15 mg | Any time |
| Decaf Coffee | 8 fl oz cup | 2 to 15 mg | Any time |
| Decaf Espresso | Single shot (1 fl oz) | 0.3 mg | Any time |
"Finish by" is the latest time to start one serving so that an average adult is under 50 mg of caffeine from 11 pm through the night. Each product page has other bedtimes and sensitivity levels.