/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Good morning coffee. Had a productive week even tough I'm still having exams.

Checked water temperature and the temperature during infusion. Was starting with water too hot (> 98ºC) a pan and after 3 minutes it dropped bellow 80 ºC. Now I'm using a stainless steel pan with compost bottom and the lid to keep warmer for longer.

Found one book about volatile compounds at uni so now I'm able to start writing my first pages about coffee. I'm gonna start with chemical details then write a bit about biological details like varieties. I still need to find something about history/economy and more about industrial processing.

Bought alkaline water to see what happens. Really seems to improve foam formation (read a paper saying it helps foaming espresso). Somehow this water makes acid notes more apparent. Maybe this is caused by my new infusion temperature that keeps higher for longer.

Found ABIC (brazilian coffee association) journal and that's very nice since until now I've been reading only research papers. This journal is more industry oriented. I discovered a lot of brands that I never heard before in 5 minutes. Just need to wait for money and then buy some new coffees to try.