What Is Good Science? Part 1: How to brew coffee like a scientist

Should you rinse your filter paper before making a filter coffee? Almost everybody in coffee internet says you should.

But what if most of coffee internet was wrong?

In this episode, I show you how I try to answer this question like a professional sensory scientist would.

It’s hard. It’s frustrating. But ultimately, it’s worth it because I end up saving seven days of my life left on earth!


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Dive deeper into sensory science methodologies

Take Becky Bleibaum’s free introductory sensory science course!
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Morten Munchow - Coffee Mind website
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The Science of Coffee is a spin-off series from James Harper's documentary podcast Filter Stories

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