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Coffee brewed a few degrees of temperature apart tastes fairly different to me. I get annoyed by people who say the difference in taste must be in your imaginat
by kelipso 3y ago
Coffee brewed a few degrees of temperature apart tastes fairly different to me. I get annoyed by people who say the difference in taste must be in your imagination. It's like color blind people saying you must be imagining the difference in red and green colors.
- 0xbadcafebee 3y agoIt's not your imagination, it's science (although it does depend on the other variables). The temperature of water changes the extraction of dissolved and undissolved solids from the bean into the water, and water changes whether oils, esters, acids, etc are folded or not, which is what we perceive as flavor (aroma combined with the 6 tastes). It's unlikely that only a few degrees would be perceptible by most people, but for supertasters, with the right coffee, it's possible.
- gottorf 3y ago> I get annoyed by people who say the difference in taste must be in your imagination. I have a friend who is a supertaster, and I'm probably whatever is the opposite of that, due to lifelong allergies. We amaze each other sometimes when we eat together.
- boringuser2 3y agoThe thing is, it's normal to be annoyed by people who are challenging your reality. Most people who never learn anything that goes beyond surface level truths accessible at a broad social level are. It is the job of intellectuals to not be mad, but rather revel in challenges to their reality. This is the difference between someone who develops a robust worldview and someone who develops a comfortable worldview. I have my doubts that you can switch between these two modalities of learning. FYI I drink elaborately roasted and brewed coffee in many blends constantly. I'm open to the idea that I've been engaging in Kabuki because I f***g love science.