Coffee
(smell the buzz)
The first half of "Coffee & Cosmetics" focuses on -EVERYTHING- coffee. Some students are coffee fanatics and some don't even know how to order a cup of black coffee, but there are lots of things for students to learn.
The first half of "Coffee & Cosmetics" focuses on -EVERYTHING- coffee. Some students are coffee fanatics and some don't even know how to order a cup of black coffee, but there are lots of things for students to learn.
We start with asking students what they want to learn and balance class lectures and activities to focus on their interests. Spring 2021 students wanted to know more about roasting, environmental impacts, and how to start a small business. Fall 2022 students were all about learning how to make the perfect cup of joe.
We start with asking students what they want to learn and balance class lectures and activities to focus on their interests. Spring 2021 students wanted to know more about roasting, environmental impacts, and how to start a small business. Fall 2022 students were all about learning how to make the perfect cup of joe.
What will your class focus on? Sign up this spring!
What will your class focus on? Sign up this spring!
Images of from Fall 2021 in the Fairchild Martindale Library:
Images of from Fall 2021 in the Fairchild Martindale Library:
Example videos from Spring 2021:
Example videos from Spring 2021:
Topics to be introduced:
Topics to be introduced:
- Batch/continuous processing
- Scale-up
- Ecology and global trade
- Unit Operations
- Powder technology, grinding
- Roasting (heat transfer, chemistry)
- Filtration and mass transfer
