ravings of a hungry scientist

Coffee Chemistry : Milk and Heat

September 5, 2015 Coffee Science

(Above: A pasteurization process in Murgon Button Factory, Queensland. Credit: Wikipedia.) Recently, I took a look at a whole bunch of different canned coffees and started noticing some, let’s say trends amongst the flavor profiles across various brands and treatments...

Coffee Chemistry : Caffeine

March 15, 2015 Coffee Science

Featured Photo: Crystalline caffeine. (Credit: Annie Cavanagh and David McCarthy, Wellcome Images.) Coffee has all sorts of interesting organic compounds that have helped cement it as a longtime favorite for sleep-deprived people around the world. Arguably, the most famous...