Cause and effect
On a chilly winter morning, hot cup of coffee in hand, I’m once again thinking about the many ways temperature has influenced the liquid I’m drinking.
In the June edition of BeanScene, we investigated how changes in grind temperature affect the viscosity of espresso shots, shedding some light on why shots tend to speed up over time. This time, let’s zoom out and look at a complete map of temperature-dependent variables, and the complex ways they influence the end result (see image 1). Rather than discussing the details of each effect, I’m going to focus on how they are all interconnected.
On a cold day, coffee beans will sit at a significantly lower temperature in the bag and in
