Brewing Better Coffee
Like Duolingo, but for Brewing Better Coffee. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
A short one: 12 levels across 2 sections, about 24 minutes end to end, roughly 5 days at five minutes a day. It moves through The Perfect Extraction and Developing Your Palate. It starts from scratch.
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Key ideas in Brewing Better Coffee
- Darker roasts are less dense and take up more space than lighter roasts
- The 1:16 ratio means 1 gram of coffee for every 16 grams of water
- A digital scale measures the actual mass of the coffee regardless of bean size or roast level
- 1:16 provides a balance where the coffee is neither too intense nor too watery
- Consistency in weight ensures the same amount of flavor is available for extraction every time
- Water is measured in grams on a scale for precision (1ml = 1g)
- Why a scale is superior to a scoop for consistency
- Applying the 1:16 ratio to a specific amount of coffee
- Water acts as the solvent that dilutes or concentrates the brew
- The amount of coffee grounds determines the total potential flavor available
- Strength is about the ratio of coffee solids to water
- Distinguishing between strength and flavor profile adjustments
- Under-extraction happens when water hasn't pulled enough sugars and oils from the grounds
- Sourness is a hallmark of under-extracted coffee
- Weakness isn't just about too much water; it's often about insufficient contact time or surface area
- Identifying the cause of thin, sour 'weak' coffee
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives Brewing Better Coffee the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
In a standard 1:16 brewing ratio, what does the '16' represent?
Get it right to open this lesson and 11 more in the app.
Where Brewing Better Coffee takes you
Stop settling for bitter office pots. Learn the simple variables that turn a morning caffeine fix into a craft beverage you actually enjoy.
- 1
The Perfect Extraction
- Mastering the Ratio
- Controlling Heat and Time
- 2
Developing Your Palate
- Decoding the Bean Bag
- Tasting Like a Pro
2 sections · 4 units · 12 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
You pick the voice
Brewing Better Coffee is taught in the The Professor style: clear, structured, thorough. Want a different feel? In the app you can spin up the same topic in any of Tomo's teaching styles. Same facts, totally different vibe.
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