Coffee Data Science
New Coffee Book Coming Soon: Advanced Espresso
Another journey into the shot
Coffee has held my attention for a few years now. What started as a small investigation to better understand some espresso equipment has snowballed into a broad array of deep-dives into everything coffee related. I have used data to answer more questions than I started with, but my rate of question generation has continued to increase relative to having answers.
Initially, I wanted to put together a book with a premise of a diving deep into the coffee bean. However, as I started putting together the material, I noticed a lot of gaps still exist. I’m not convinced those gaps will ever not exist, and part of coffee that makes it so interesting to drink and study is its mystery.
My aim is to explain the mystery of coffee through the lens of four elements: earth, wind, water, and fire. All of these are tied together using data. I grouped the different components of espresso by these elemental categories in an attempt to group variables that are highly inter-connected.
The conclusion of this work is to encourage people to study coffee and the evolution of coffee extraction. We have found good methods for coffee extraction through a lot of trial and error by many people across many years. All of this is a great starting point for the next revolution in coffee, applied data.
If you’re curious to be notified when the Kickstarter goes live, here is the link:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/espressofun/advanced-espresso-elements-of-coffee-extraction
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Further readings of mine:
My Second Book: Advanced Espresso
