How To Brew Amazing Coffee With Science

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🗓️ 16 August 2022

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

The perfect cup of joe might be a matter of taste, but knowing the science behind the coffee-making process could help you elevate your at-home brewing game. Today, barista champion Sam Spillman on the chemical processes behind coffee and her technical approach to the craft.

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0:00.0	I haven't had coffee today.
0:02.0	Ha ha ha ha! You should leave that in.
0:04.8	You're listening to Shortwave.
0:08.2	From NPR.
0:10.0	Hey everyone, it's co-host Emily Quang.
0:12.3	And Regina Barber, scientist and residence?
0:14.9	Gina B, I figured out something we share in common.
0:18.2	Is it that we both think Loki is way more interesting than Thor?
0:22.0	That is true, that's facts, it's not that.
0:24.7	It's that we both grew up near hubs of coffee culture I realized.
0:28.0	New York City for me and Seattle for you.
0:30.4	Yeah, yeah, that's true.
0:31.9	But can I tell you a secret?
0:33.9	And it's not really a secret for people who know me, but...
0:36.9	I don't know, what is it?
0:38.4	I know very little about coffee.
0:40.4	I actually can't handle the caffeine because I'm such an energetic person.
0:45.0	I'm more of a green tea drinker, I always have been.
0:49.2	Yes, coffee is a potent drink.
0:51.9	Growing up for me, it was this like bitter,
0:54.6	hissing thing that my dad would make for breakfast
0:58.1	and I thought it tasted like poison.
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