The Chemistry of Coffee

The Chemistry of Coffee

The Chemistry of Coffee is a chemistry module to take you from green bean to perfectly roasted cup of magical coffee! We will learn about pH, solutions, dilution, data collection, variable manipulation and much more.

The project will culminate in "The Coffee Cup", a blind tasting competition pitting your perfectly roasted coffee against your classmates. The winners will be crowned the Master Roasters and will live in infamy for the rest of their lives!

The entire sequence of The Chemistry of Coffee is attached below.

Lesson 1: How Stuff Works - Coffee

Lesson 2: Introduction to Acids and Coffee Flavor

Lesson 3: Lab - Discovering Acids, Bases, and pH

Lesson 4: Lab - Roasting Stages of Coffee

Lesson 5: Chemicals in Coffee

Lesson 6: Lab - First Roast - Full City Roast

Lesson 7: Lab - Brewing and Cupping your First Roast

Lesson 8: Lab - Master Roaster - Roasting for THE COFFEE CUP!

Lesson 9: Lab - The Coffee Cup: Master Roaster Competition

Lesson 10: Lab - Coffee pH and Color (Absorbance)

Lesson 11: Conclusion

The Coffee Cup - Cupping Scorecard

The Coffee Cup - Cupping Card Scores

Extra Videos and Resources about Coffee: (listed in order of recommendation)

    • Caffeinated - Every Cup of Coffee Has a Story (Buy/Rent)

    • A Film About Coffee (Buy/Rent)