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Science Explains the Perfect Cup of Coffee

Someone holding a white ceramic cup of coffee with steam coming off of it.

More Than Just Hot Water and Coffee Beans 

With the holidays approaching, it’s likely we’re all going to be up early or going to bed late as we travel and spend time with family and friends. 

You know what that means: long days and not a lot of sleep. 

And that will likely mean we’ll need some coffee to keep going. (Well, it really means caffeine, but for this we’ll say coffee.) 

It turns out brewing the perfect cup of coffee requires a lot of science. To learn more, watch this video from our Chew on This YouTube series featuring NC State’s Keith Harris and Emilize Momplaisir. 

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