My wife drinks decaf and I like caffeine. Her decaf shots are always gushing, thin and fast. I’m pretty happy with my shots most of the time. I’m using a Niche Zero and a Lelit Bianca and have moved the grind setting all over the place and played with the Bianca paddle to no avail on her decaf. I always change one thing at a time so I can pinpoint any success but so far I haven’t had much with her decaf. I also roast my beans and have tried different decaf roasts.
Is it just the nature of the decaf beast? Decaf beans are quite a bit different from caffeinated beans from appearance on through the roast so maybe there’s not much to done about it.