How to make great coffee with fewer beans, according to science
Physics
Physicists have determined that the ideal technique for pour-over coffee can use up to 10 per cent fewer beans to make a cup just as flavoursome
By Matthew Sparkes
The right technique can make great pour-over coffee with fewer beans
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Physicists have discovered a technique that can produce the perfect cup of coffee with up to 10 per cent fewer beans.
With climate change making coffee production an increasingly tricky proposition, it is becoming more important to brew in the most efficient way possible, says Arnold Mathijssen at the University of Pennsylvania.
“Coffee is getting harder to grow, and so, because of that, prices for coffee will likely increase in coming years,” he says. “The idea for this research was really to see if we could help do something by reducing the amount of coffee beans that are...
